There is provided a container (10) for consumer goods, the container (10) being at least partially formed from a blank (100) having a thickness (T). The container (10) comprises a top wall (12), a bottom wall, a front wall (14), a rear wall (16), and first and second side walls (18, 20). A top wall front edge (22), a bottom wall front edge (30), a first side wall front edge (38), and a second side wall front edge (42) together extend along a first plane. A top wall rear edge (24), a bottom wall rear edge (32), a first side wall rear edge (40), and a second side wall rear edge (44) together extend along a second plane. At least one of the front wall (14) and the rear wall (16) comprises an ablation area, wherein any ablation area on the front wall (14) comprises at least one ablated line (46, 48, 50, 52, 54) extending across the inner surface of the front wall (14) to define a portion (56) of the front wall (14) that is spaced outwardly from the first plane, and wherein any ablation area on the rear wall (16) comprises at least one ablated line (58, 60, 62, 64, 66) extending across the inner surface of the rear wall (16) to define a portion of the rear wall (16) that is spaced outwardly from the second plane. Each ablated line has a residual thickness (RT1) that is less than the thickness (T) of the laminar blank (100).

A container (100) for consumer articles, the container (100) comprising a box (20) comprising a box front wall (22), a box back wall, a box bottom wall, and first and second box side walls (24a, 24b); and a lid (40) comprising a lid front wall (42), a lid back wall, a lid top wall (46), and first and second lid side walls (44a, 44b). A lower edge of the lid back wall depends along a hinge line from a top edge of the box back wall, with the lid being moveable about the hinge line between an open position and a closed position, in which at least a portion of the lower edge of the first lid side wall (44a) abuts at least a portion of the upper edge of the first box side wall (24a), and in which at least a portion of the lower edge of the lid front wall (22) abuts at least a portion of the upper edge of the box front wall (42). The first box side wall (24a) is connected to the box front wall (22) by a first box edge portion (25), and the first lid side wall (44a) is connected to the lid front wall (42) by a first lid edge portion (45). The shape of the first lid edge portion (45) is different from the shape of the first box edge portion (25), such that, when the lid (40) is in the closed position, the lower edge (47) of the first lid edge portion (45) is disposed beyond the upper edge (27) of the first box edge portion (25) in a transverse direction of the container (100).

Described is a packet for tobacco products, substantially in the shape of a parallelepiped and extending about a respective main direction, having a front wall, a rear wall facing the front wall, a pair of side walls, a bottom wall and a top wall; the bottom wall and the top wall have a same perimeter extension; the packet also has at least a first and a second corner wall, each of which is interposed between a side wall and the respective front wall or rear wall and has a transversal dimension variable along the main direction; the first corner wall has a geometry complementary to that of the second corner wall in such a way as to keep substantially constant the perimeter extension of each section of the packet transversal to the main direction.

A lid for a pack for consumer goods, in particular a pack for smoking articles, comprising a container and a lid being pivotable about a hinge with a lid top wall, a lid front wall, a lid back wall and two opposite lid side walls, wherein the lid further comprises a reinforcement structure bonded to a contact surface of the lid top wall comprising a lid top wall counter panel, a first stabilizing flap and a second stabilizing flap, and wherein the reinforcement structure is further configured such that at least a part of an edge of the first stabilizing flap is aligned with at least part of a first edge of the lid top wall counter panel and at least a part of an edge of the second stabilizing flap is aligned with at least part of a second edge of the lid top wall counter panel.

A pack including a base and a lid mounted to the base for rotation between open and closed positions, the lid being configured to separate from an upper edge of the base when rotated into the open position; wherein the base includes front and rear panels separated by side panels, wherein corners of the base between the front panel and side panels each include a right angled corner section and a chamfered or filleted corner section, the right angled corner section extending between the upper edge of the base and the chamfered or filleted corner section, and wherein corners of the base between the rear panel and side panels form a right angled corner along their full length.

A hinge lid container (100) for consumer articles comprises a box portion (102) formed from a blank having a thickness (T) and defining a front wall of the box portion (102); a lid portion (104); and an inner frame (108) received within the box portion (102). A portion of an inner frame front wall (110) extends beyond an upper edge of the box portion front wall. A magnetic closure comprising a first magnetic material (200) is provided on an inner surface of the lid portion (104). A second magnetic material (202) is provided on the inner frame front wall (110). The first and second magnetic materials (200, 202) overlap when the lid portion (104) is in the closed position to magnetically retain the lid portion in the closed position. The second magnetic material (202) is a flexible magnetic laminar material applied on the outer surface of the inner frame front wall (110) such 102 that the outer surface of the flexible magnetic laminar material is horizontally offset from the outer surface of the box portion front wall by a distance substantially corresponding to the thickness (T) of the blank.

A container for consumer articles is at least partially formed from a laminar blank having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a thickness (T) of from about 100 micrometers to about 350 micrometers. The laminar blank defines a portion of the container that comprises a first planar wall and a second planar wall connected to one another by a first edge portion. The inner surface of the first edge portion comprises one or more ablated lines extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of the first edge portion, each of which is provided as a groove within the blank, having a minimum residual thickness (RT) of from about 15 percent to about 40 percent of the thickness (T) of the laminar blank, and an ablated width (X) as measured transversely to the longitudinal direction of the first edge portion. The laminar blank is folded about the one or more ablated lines such that, for each ablated line, the angle (a) between the outer surface of a first planar portion of the blank adjacent to one side of the ablated line and the outer surface of second planar portion of the blank adjacent to the other side of said ablated line, is within 5 degrees of:

A container for consumer articles is at least partially formed from a cardboard or paperboard laminar blank having a thickness (T) and defining a portion of the container, which comprises at least a first planar wall and a second planar wall that are connected to one another by a bevelled edge portion. The bevelled edge portion has an inner surface and an outer surface, and the inner surface of the bevelled edge portion defines an ablation area (A), having a length (L) in the longitudinal direction of the bevelled edge portion and a width (W) that extends across the bevelled edge portion. The ablation area comprises two or more ablated lines extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of the bevelled edge portion. Each ablated line has a minimum residual thickness (RT) that is at least about 15 percent and less than about 40 percent of the thickness (T) of the blank, and the gap between the low points of two adjacent ablated lines is more than 1.3 millimetres and less than 5.0 millimetres.

A sealing block for a cigarette group (12) is provided on the inside with an internal collar (42). The latter is composed of an internal front wall (45), an internal base wall (48), and internal side flaps (46). The internal base wall (48) is configured in a reinforcing manner by folding flaps disposed on top of one another, specifically by the base tab and the base flap.

A container for consumer articles is at least partially formed from a cellulose-fiber based laminar blank having a thickness (T) and defining a portion of the container, which comprises at least a first planar wall and a second planar wall that are connected to one another by a curved edge portion. The curved edge portion has an inner surface and an outer surface, and the inner surface of the curved edge portion defines an ablation area (A), having a length (L) in the longitudinal direction of the curved edge portion and a width (W) that extends across the curved edge portion. The ablation area comprises two or more ablated lines extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of the curved edge portion. Each ablated line has a minimum residual thickness (RT) that is less than the thickness (T) of the laminar blank wherein the minimum residual thickness (RT) of each of the two or more ablated lines is at least about 30 percent and less than about 60 percent of the thickness (T) of the blank. The gap between the low points of two adjacent ablated lines is more than 0.2 millimetres and less than 1.6 millimetres.