KR20150013459A - Container with sliding element for dispensing consumer goods - Google Patents

Abstract

A container for a consumer product comprises a first housing part (20) rotatable about a first hinge line (A) and a second housing part (20) axially rotatable about a second hinge line (B) opposite the first hinge line An outer housing (12) including a second housing part (21), the first and second housing parts being movable relative to each other between a closed position and a removed position in which an access opening is provided between the housing parts; An inner shell (14) fixedly installed within the outer housing (12); And a sliding member (16) for receiving the consumable product, wherein the sliding member (16) is installed inside the inner shell (14). Since the sliding member 16 is connected to the outer housing 12, movement of the first and second housing portions 20 and 20 between the closed position and the removed position is achieved by sliding the inner shell 14 relative to the inner shell 14, Causing a slight sliding movement of the member 16.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container having a sliding member for dispensing a consumer product,

The present invention relates to a new container for a consumer goods product comprising a sliding member for dispensing consumer goods within the container. The container of the present invention is particularly applicable to containers for accommodating elongated smoking articles such as cigarettes.

It is well known to package a three-piece smoking article and other consumer goods in a container formed of a folded thin layer blank. A three-piece smoking article such as a cigarette or a cigarette has a box for accommodating the same, and a hinge reed pack having a lead extending from the hinge line connected to the corresponding box around a hinge line extending across the rear wall of the container. (hing-lid packs). In use, the lid pivots about the hinge line to open the pack and has the opportunity to access the smoking article stored in the box.

Slides and shell containers that do not have or do not have hinge leads are already known. For example, US-A-3,858,788 and US-A-3,933,299 describe a hinged lid container of internal slides. The outer housing is in the form of a sleeve surrounding the inner slide.

There has been proposed a slide and shell container having a hinge lead that moves to the removal position when the inner slide is pushed upward relative to the outer shell. For example, EP-A-2,029,446 discloses a hinged lid container having an inner pack installed in an outer pack. Here, the hinge leads are provided on one side of the outer pack. Since the inner pack and the outer pack are connected to each other, the hinge lead of the outer pack moves to the removal position due to the displacement of the inner pack relative to the outer pack, for example, when the inner pack is pushed upward.

To remove the smoking article from these well known hinge-lid containers, the consumer must first open the hinge lid and then remove the smoking article from the bundle of smoking articles contained in the container. Since smoking articles are generally all of the same length and are all located at the same height, removing only one smoking article from the container without contacting other smoking articles can be quite difficult, especially when the container is relatively full.

It may be desirable to provide a new container having a sliding member adapted to provide improved access to the consumer goods when it is opened. In particular, it may be desirable to provide a container from which individual consumer goods can be conveniently extracted from the container. In addition, it may be desirable to provide a new container with a sliding member that allows the consumer to select a particular consumer product from the consumer product of the group or bundle to provide significant stretch.

According to the present invention, there is provided a container for a consumer goods product comprising an outer housing, an inner shell and a sliding member for accommodating the consumer goods. The outer housing comprises a first housing part rotatable about a first hinge line and a second housing part rotatable about a second hinge line opposite the first hinge line. The first and second housing portions are adapted to move relative to each other between an enclosed position for sealing the housing portion and an removed position in which the access opening is provided between the housing portions by causing the housing portion to fall off. The inner shell is fixedly installed inside the outer housing, and the sliding member is installed inside the inner shell.

In the following description of the present invention, the term "removal position" is used to describe the position of the housing portion so as to remove at least one of the consumable goods contained in the sliding member.

In the container according to the present invention, since the sliding member is connected to the outer housing, the movement of the first and second housing parts between the closed position and the removal position is such that, between the first slide position and the second slide position, Causes slide movement. In the first slide position, the sliding member is inside the inner shell and the consumer goods are enclosed within the outer housing. In the second slide position, the consumer item is at least partially protruded from the inner shell and is at least partially accessible through the access opening between the housing portions.

Preferably, in the second slide position, the consumer item is at least partially protruded from the sliding member. More preferably, in the second slide position, the consumer goods are at least partially protruded from the outer housing. Preferably, the consumer item is lifted so that the top end of the consumer item reaches a height above the height of the closed position.

A container according to the present invention comprises at least three separate components, an outer housing, an inner shell and a sliding member. Since these separate components are installed and connected to each other, the separation of the housing portion of the outer housing automatically moves the sliding member so that the consumable product can be dispensed from the access opening in the outer housing. Thus, the container can provide automatic dispensing of consumer goods in a simple opening operation.

In addition, the structure of the container according to the present invention of the three components described above allows the protruding parts of the consumer goods to be approached in all respects, so that the individual consumer goods products can be more easily grouped Can be extracted from the bundle. In addition, this improves the visibility of the consumer goods within the sliding member, thus providing the only way to display the consumer goods when the container is in the removal position. Improved accessibility and visibility of the consumer goods product when the container is opened allows consumers to be provided with a greater choice to remove one of the plurality of consumer product items from the container.

The container according to the present invention has a structure in which the consumer goods are completely sealed in the sealed position of the outer housing and protected from the inside of the outer housing and the inner shell. Thus, the state and freshness of the consumer goods in the container can be maintained between the openings of the container.

As described above, the container according to the present invention is composed of at least three components, an outer housing, an inner shell and a sliding member. The outer housing provides the outermost portion of the container and receives the inner shell and the sliding member. Since the inner shell is fixedly mounted inside the outer housing, there is no relative movement between the inner shell and the outer housing. The sliding member is installed in the inner shell and is slidable with respect to the inner shell, so that the outer housing is also slidable. As described in more detail below, the sliding member is connected to the outer housing, so that movement of the housing portion of the outer housing relative to each other automatically causes a relative sliding movement of the sliding member and the inner shell. The connecting means between the sliding member and the outer housing can be the entire part of the outer housing or the entire part of the sliding member. Alternatively, the connecting means may be an additional material, for example an adhesive, connecting both the outer housing and the sliding member. Providing the connecting means as a separate material can improve the stretchability with respect to the position and dimensions of the connecting means as opposed to constituting the connecting means as an entire part in either the outer housing or the sliding member.

 Providing an inner shell secured within an outer housing has many advantages over a conventional container in which only the two slides are capable of moving and only the components of the present invention are compared to conventional containers. Providing the inner shell around the sliding member improves the stiffness and stability of the container and thus provides good protection of the consumer goods during storage. As will be described in greater detail below, the inner shell advantageously does not interfere with the connection between the sliding member and the outer housing, and does not affect access to the consumer goods when the sliding member is in the second slide position and the outer housing is open .

The inner shell may also inhibit movement of the slide to induce movement of the sliding member, and in particular to move only in a desired direction. This makes it possible to maintain a smooth opening and closing operation even after the repeated opening of the container.

Since the outer housing does not need to include or guide the sliding member in any way, the provision of the sliding member and the provision of the inner shell for guiding the movement of the sliding member also advantageously provides considerable flexibility in the relative movement of the housing portion of the outer housing to provide. In particular, the housing portion may provide a greater range of relative movement of the housing portion so that the housing portion can be separated farther away from each other at the removal position. This can improve access to consumer goods as it allows larger access openings. In addition, increasing the relative movement range of the housing part can increase the relative movement range of the sliding member and the inner shell. As a result, the sliding member can move a greater distance from the first slide position to the second slide position, so that the proportion of the consumer goods projecting from the access opening increases. It also improves access to consumer goods when containers are opened.

The structure and function of the internal shell embodiment will be described below.

A sliding member is connected to the outer housing to cause movement of the sliding member relative to the inner shell when the housing portion of the outer housing moves to the removal position. The sliding member may be connected to either the first and second housing portions, or may be connected to both the first and second housings. The sliding member is installed inside the outer housing and is therefore preferably connected to the inner surface of the outer housing.

In the following description of the present invention, the terms "front", "rear", "upper", "lower", " Refers to a container in an upright position with an access opening at the top end used to describe the location. When describing a container according to the present invention, these terms are used without regard to the orientation of the containers described.

The terms "left" and "right" are used for the side wall of the container when the container is viewed from the front in the upright position. The term "longitudinal direction " refers to the bottom-to-top direction or vice versa. The term "lateral direction" refers to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

Similarly, "upward" and "downward" are used to describe movement of the sliding member relative to the inner shell and outer housing of the container when the container is in the upright position.

The term "hinge line" refers to a line through which a component of the container can be pivoted. The hinge line may be, for example, a fold line or ruled line in the panel forming the container. Alternatively, the hinge may be formed by a label that bridges the gap between the two pieces of containers.

Preferably, the sliding member is connected to the outer housing by at least one open flap connecting the free edge of the sliding member to the wall surface of the first or second housing portion. Here, the at least one open flap is connected to the housing portion corresponding to the sliding member in a hinged manner.

When the outer housing is opened, the first and second housing parts move away from each other, and at least one open flap will be pulled together with the corresponding housing part. Toward the second slide position, by pulling the open flap along with the corresponding housing portion, the sliding member will also be pulled and will slide against the inner shell. Since the at least one open flap is connected to both the sliding member and the outer housing along the hinge line, the housing part can be moved away to flex the flap. Preferably, the at least one open flap is sufficiently rigid so that when the housing portion is pulled apart, the open blades will not bend or bend at any location remote from the hinge line, but will transmit tensile forces to the sliding members.

The degree of movement of the housing parts away from one another will generally be limited by at least one open flap. So that additional relative movement of the housing portion beyond a certain point where no additional open flap is likely to bend along the hinge line will be prevented. The distance that the sliding member can move relative to the inner shell can generally be determined by the length of the at least one open flap. The "length" of the open flap is the distance between the hinge lines, along which the open flap is connected to the sliding member and the outer housing. Preferably, the at least one open flap has a length of at least one third, preferably at least one-half the length or height of the container.

Preferably, when the sliding member is in the first slide position, the hinge line to which at least one open flap is connected to the sliding member is located at or above the level of the inner shell. Such an arrangement can cause the open flap to bend immediately along the hinge line as the housing moves towards the removal position, so that movement of the sliding member is not restrained by the inner shell. With this arrangement, at least one open flap is provided on the outside of the inner shell at the first slide position and remains outside the inner shell as the sliding member moves to the second slide position.

In the first slide position, at least one open flap generally lies between the consumer article in the sliding member and the outer housing and forms an extension of one or more wall surfaces of the sliding member. This arrangement improves the rigidity of the container when sealing the outer housing and improves the protection of the consumer goods contained in the sliding member. Preferably, the at least one open flap extends substantially across the entire width of the wall surface of the sliding member on which the open flap is suspended.

At least one open flap is preferably formed integrally with the sliding member from the same thin layer blank. The at least one open flap is preferably axially rotatable about the remainder of the sliding member along a line of weakening, such as folding lines or creases provided between the open flap and the adjacent wall surface of the sliding member. The integration of the at least one open flap into the thin blank to form the sliding member facilitates the production and assembly of the container according to the invention and further ensures the connection between the sliding member and the outer housing.

Preferably, the tip of the open flap is connected to the inner surface of the corresponding housing by a suitable adhesive. The connection position between the open flap and the inner surface of the corresponding housing portion can be adjusted according to the desired range of movement of the housing portion and the desired range of movement of the sliding member. Preferably, the tip of the open flap is attached to the inner surface of the corresponding housing portion of the outer housing at a location adjacent the top wall of the outer housing. This position maximizes the potential travel range of the open flap and the potential travel range of the sliding member through the access opening out of the inner shell.

The sliding member is connected to one side of the housing portion and a single open flap can be provided on only one side of the connecting sliding member. However, it is further preferred that a pair of opposed open flaps provide the sliding member to be connected to both the first and second housing portions. In this embodiment, the first and second opposed open flaps extend from the opposing free edges of the sliding member to the inner surfaces of the first and second housing portions, respectively.

The sliding member of the container according to the present invention is adapted to accommodate the consumer goods. Preferably, the consumable product is supported on the lowermost wall surface of the sliding member. Preferably, the sliding member at least partially surrounds the consumer goods. The sliding member preferably has an opening tip, so that the consumer item is protruded from the sliding member at the front end moving through the access opening in the outer housing or toward the access opening. Most preferably, the sliding member has an open top so that one portion of the consumer product protrudes from the top of the sliding member. This structure allows the consumer to have instant access to consumer goods when the outer housing is open.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, the sliding member surrounds only a part of the consumer goods remaining in the outer housing at the second slide position, so that the consumer goods are projected onto the upper free edge of the sliding member. The portion of the consumer product projecting through the access opening in the second slide position is exposed on all sides without a cover. As set forth above, this improves accessibility to all consumer goods and improves the visibility of consumer goods as compared to conventional hinge-lid containers.

Alternatively, the sliding member may surround the consumer goods as a whole. In this case, however, it is desirable to provide a suitable lead or open flap to the sliding member, so that the consumer item can be accessed through the opening of the lead or open flap at the second slide position.

As described above, at least one of the open flaps extends from the free edge of the sliding member, which generally can be the top edge of the sliding member. Preferably, the open flaps extend from the top edges of the opposed front and rear wall surfaces of the sliding member. In the closed position of the outer housing when the sliding member is on the first slide, the open flap forms an extension of the opposite wall surface of the sliding member such that the consumer item is sealed more when the container is sealed.

The sliding member of the container according to the invention preferably accommodates a plurality of elongated consumer goods, more preferably a plurality of smoking articles. When the container is first opened, the plurality of consumer goods are packed with a suitable inner wrapper or liner that can be removed at least from the protruding portion of the consumer product. Preferably at least the upper portion of the elongated consumer article protrudes above the upper free edge of the sliding member.

The outer housing of the container according to the invention consists of a first and a second housing part, each of which rotates about a hinge line provided in the outer housing. In the removal position of the outer housing, the first and second housing parts are closed to provide a hermetically sealed container. The container is opened by moving the housing portion away to provide an access opening.

The first and second housing portions provide opposite sides of the container. Preferably, the first and second housing portions are provided at the front and rear of the container.

The first and second housing portions are pivotable about respective first and second hinge lines extending across the outer housing. The portions of the first and second hinge lines may depend on the ratio of the outer housing formed by the housing portion.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first and second housing portions constitute the entire outer housing of the container. The first and second hinge lines are preferably provided along opposite edges at the lowermost wall surface of the outer housing. Most preferably along the front and rear edges of the bottom wall surface.

In this embodiment, it is possible to move the first and second housing portions away from each other to open the entire outer housing. This has the advantage that, in the removal position of the outer housing, a relatively large access opening can be provided. In addition, there is the advantage of making the potential area of relative movement of the housing part farther apart to be larger, again providing a greater potential area of movement of the sliding member out through the access opening. In this way, the accessibility of the consumer goods at the removal location is optimized.

In an alternative embodiment, the first and second housing portions may form a lead of the outer housing, wherein the outer housing further comprises a box sealing around other components of the container. In this case, the first and second housing portions can be pivoted about the box of the outer housing along the first and second hinge lines. Thus, the first and second hinge lines are provided at an intermediate position along the opposite wall surface of the outer housing, most preferably along the front and rear wall surfaces of the outer housing.

In such an embodiment, the container has two parts constituted by the housing part, and the leads are opened by moving the housing parts far apart from each other. Such a structure generally provides a more limited access opening and may be suitable for certain types of consumer goods.

Preferably, in the closed position of the outer housing, the second housing part is at least partly enclosed in the first housing part. More preferably, the uppermost wall surface and the side surface of the second housing are sealed in the first housing portion as a whole in the closed position. The at least partial sealing of the second housing portion in the first housing portion provides at least partial overlap of the wall surface of the housing portion. For example, when the second housing part is completely sealed in the first housing part in the closed position. The wall surface of the first housing part lies on the corresponding wall surface of the second housing part. This provides good rigidity to the enclosed vessel. In addition, overlapping of the corresponding wall surfaces of the housing portion provides a more secure seal to the outer housing and further enhances the protection of the consumer goods.

In an alternative embodiment, the first and second housing portions may be sealed together with the free edges of the adjacent housing portions so that the housing portion is not inserted or received in the other housing portion. In this case, there is no overlap of the wall surface of the housing part in the closed position of the outer housing, but the wall surface of the second housing part extends from the corresponding wall surface of the first housing part to constitute the wall surface of the sealed outer housing.

Preferably, since at least one incision is provided along the free edge of the first or second housing portion, it is easier to grasp the housing portion to move them away from each other to the removal position of the outer housing. For example, in this embodiment, the second housing portion is at least partially enclosed in the first housing portion in the closed position of the outer housing, and one or more incisions are provided along the free edge of the first housing portion, It is possible to grasp the housing portion. Preferably, a pair of substantially opposed incisions are provided along the free lateral edge of the first housing.

As described above, in the outer housing of the container according to the present invention, the first and second housing parts can move away from each other toward each other by axially rotating the housing part about their respective first and second hinge lines. In general, moving the housing further apart from one another would allow a larger access opening to be provided in the removal position.

To move the housing portion from the closed position to the removal position, push the housing portions away from each other, generally outwardly and downwardly. For example, in the above embodiment, the housing portions form the entire outer housing, the hinge line is provided at the lowermost portion of the outer housing, and the housing portion remains in contact at the lowermost end in both the sealing and removing positions .

The container according to the present invention generally includes means for restricting the separation of the housing portion, thereby making it possible for the outer housing to open up to the maximum extent at the removal position of the outer housing. As described above, the removal position of the outer housing can be adjusted by an open flap connecting the sliding member to the outer housing. Alternatively or additionally, as described below, storage means may be provided to limit the relative movement of the components of the container. Consumers can make the outer housing partly open so that the housing parts are separated from each other to a lesser extent in the removal position.

The access opening provided when the outer housing is in the removal position corresponds to the space between the separate housing parts. The access opening is preferably at the top end of the container. In the removal position, the consumer goods are projected through the top of the outer housing. Preferably, the access opening extends at least partially downwardly from the side of the outer housing, depending on the degree of detachment of the housing portion from the removal position. This can further facilitate the removal of consumer goods from the container. The access opening needs to be sufficiently large so that all of the consumer goods contained in the sliding member can be drawn out through the space between the housing parts.

The outer housing of the container according to the present invention is preferably formed of a single thin layer blank which comprises suitably arranged fold lines and cutting lines so that the first and second housing portions and the first and second hinges Line. The outer housing is formed of a single thin layer blank so that the first and second housing portions are connected to one another and can generally share a common wall surface, such as the lowermost wall surface.

Preferably, in the closed position of the outer housing, the outer housing is in the form of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped. As described above, the outer housing includes an inner shell and a sliding member. Preferably, in the closed position, the outer housing seals the inner shell and the sliding member as a whole, without an opening or an open end. This makes it possible to optimally protect the consumer goods in the sliding member.

 Preferably, the outer housing of the container according to the invention further comprises a locking device for locking the housing part in the closed position. The locking device maintains the housing portion until an artificial force is applied to push the housing portion away from each other. This reduces the likelihood of opening out the outer housing during use, so that the consumer product is kept safe in the container. When the second housing part in the closed position is at least partly closed in the first housing part, the locking device can easily be provided between the overlapping wall surfaces of the housing part. The locking device may include, for example, one or more magnets, a Velcro strip, a low-tack adhesive, an uneven surface on at least one side of the housing portion, and the like.

In certain preferred embodiments, the locking device comprises at least one locking flap which is provided in one of the housing parts, which can be fastened to the other housing part to hold the housing part in the closed position. At least one locking flap can be fastened to the corresponding flap provided in the other housing part. The fastening of the flap means that greater force is required to move the housing portion away from each other to the removal position.

Alternatively and preferably, the outer housing portion includes one or more cuts or cuts on its surface. When the housing part is tied together in the closed position, at least one locking flap is fastened to one or more cuts or cuts. Sufficient force must be applied to release the locking flaps from the corresponding cuts or cuts in order to move the housing part to the removal position. Preferably, the locking flap is provided on the inner surface of one of the housing portions and the cutout or cutout is provided on the outer surface of the corresponding wall surface of the other housing portion. When the outer housing is in the closed position, the wall faces overlap each other so that the locking flap is fastened to the cut or cut.

Preferably, engagement of the locking flap at the cut or cut creates an audible sound, such as an audible click, to give the consumer an indication that the outer housing is securely sealed.

Preferably, the outer housing can be self-standing in the open and closed positions, so that the outer housing can be stably held on a flat surface, for example, by standing the outer housing with its bottom wall. Therefore, the open container can be placed on a flat surface, such as a table, together with the consumable goods protruding through the housing and access openings spaced apart from one another. This is the only way to distribute and share consumer goods within a container.

Since the inner shell of the container according to the invention is fixedly mounted in the outer housing, the inner shell is held stationary in the container even when the outer housing moves between the sealing and removing positions. Preferably, the inner shell is attached to the inner surface of at least one wall surface of the outer housing using suitable adhesive means. Particularly preferably, the inner shell is affixed to the inner surface of the wall surface that is fixedly in place when the housing portion is moved relative to one another. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the inner shell is installed and attached to the lowermost wall surface of the outer housing.

The inner shell is adapted to enable movement of the sliding member between the first and second slide positions. Preferably, the inner shell can move the sliding member through at least one open end, and particularly preferably the inner shell has an open top end.

The inner shell is preferably partially extended along the height of the outer housing, but is particularly preferably not more than half along the height of the outer housing. This ensures that the inner shell does not affect the connection between the sliding member and the outer housing, and does not restrict access to the consumer goods when the outer housing is in the removal position.

As described above, when the outer housing is in the closed position, the inner shell guides movement of the sliding member between the first and second positions to maintain the sliding member in the correct position and maintain a smooth opening and closing movement.

At the first slide position of the sliding member, the sliding member is preferably contained in the inner shell as much as possible. Preferably, the lowermost wall surface of the sliding member is held on the lowermost wall surface of the inner shell. The sliding member is slidably movable relative to the inner shell from the first slide position to the second slide position. Preferably, the inner shell is fitted around the sliding member so that movement of the sliding member relative to the inner shell is restrained by a single linear movement relative to the inner shell. In order to move from the first slide position to the second slide position, the sliding member moves in the first linear direction, and conversely, the sliding member moves in the linear direction to return to the first slide direction. Preferably, the sliding member is restrained against linear movement of the container in the longitudinal direction, most preferably in the vertical direction, so that the sliding member moves up and down in the outer housing. Particularly preferably, the sliding member moves upward from the first slide position to the second slide position, so that the consumer goods are lifted out of the container at the second slide position.

The moving range of the sliding member out of the inner shell may vary depending on the relative sizes of the inner shell and the sliding member and the position where the sliding member is connected to the outer housing, as described above.

Preferably, the container according to the present invention includes storage means for preventing the sliding member from moving beyond the second slide position, so that the sliding member can not be removed from the inner shell. The storage means may further restrict the degree of separation of the housing portion of the outer housing due to the connection between the sliding member and the outer housing.

In certain preferred embodiments, the storage means comprises at least one storage tab provided on the sliding member. At least one retaining tab may be fastened to the inner shell to prevent movement of the sliding member beyond the second slide position. At least one retaining tab can be fastened to a corresponding tab provided on the inside of the inner shell. Here, the fastening of the tab prevents further movement of the sliding member out of the inner shell. Alternatively, the inner shell may include one or more cuts on its inner surface. Here, engagement of the at least one incision and at least one retaining tab prevents further movement of the sliding member.

Alternatively or additionally to the storage means for preventing the sliding member from moving beyond the second slide position, the container according to the present invention may further comprise means for moving the sliding member to the second position until the application of an artificial force to return the sliding member to the first position Storage means for holding the sliding member in the slide position is provided. This artificial force can generally be generated by pushing the housing part back toward each other in the closed position. The storage means can advantageously maintain the container in an open state in which the consumer goods protrude through the access opening, even if the consumer places the container on a support surface such as a table. This is the only way to display and distribute consumer goods from containers.

The storage means for storing the sliding member at the second slide position comprises a storage tab provided on the sliding member and a cutout provided on the inner surface of the inner shell. When the sliding member moves to the second slide position, the storage tab on the sliding member is slid to the incision in the inner shell. In the absence of any applied force to move the sliding member back toward the first slide position, the retention tab remains within the incision and is constrained to move only within the incision. Thus, the engagement of the retaining tab and the incision prevents the sliding member from moving back to the first slide position, so that the sliding member is held in the second slide position.

In particular, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the single storage means functions not only to maintain the sliding member in the second slide position, but also to prevent the sliding member from moving beyond the second slide position until an artificial force is applied can do. For example, a single retention tab may be provided on the sliding member to engage a single incision on the interior surface of the inner shell. In this case, fastening of the retaining tab within the incision prevents movement of the sliding member out of the inner shell, as well as movement of the sliding member in the opposite direction until force is applied.

The inner shell and the sliding member may have the same shape. This can enable smooth operation of the sliding member between the first and second slide positions. For example, both the inner shell and the sliding member may be in the form of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped. In that case, both the inner shell and the sliding member may have a substantially rectangular cross-section in both the transverse direction and the longitudinal direction. Here, the term "longitudinal section" refers to a section cut along the longitudinal direction from the uppermost portion to the lowermost portion. The longitudinal cross section is substantially parallel to the front wall surface and the rear wall surface of the inner shell or the sliding member or substantially parallel to the side wall surface of the inner shell or the sliding member. Here, the term " transverse section "refers to a section cut in the transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Alternatively, the inner shell and the sliding member may have different shapes. This can limit the movement of the sliding member relative to the inner shell between the first and second slide positions. This can help prevent the sliding member from moving beyond the second slide position. For example, the inner shell may be in the form of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, and the sliding member may be substantially in the form of a trapezoidal prism. In this case, the inner shell has a substantially rectangular cross-section in the transverse and longitudinal directions, but the sliding member has a trapezoidal cross-section in substantially one longitudinal direction. Preferably, the sliding member has a substantially trapezoidal longitudinal section cutout substantially parallel to the lateral wall surface of the sliding member, and has a substantially rectangular longitudinal section cutout substantially parallel to the front and rear wall surfaces of the sliding member. A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with two parallel edges and two nonparallel edges. A trapezoid may be a trapezoid of isosceles. The trapezoid may be an exact trapezoid. The angle between the parallel side of the trapezium and the non-parallel side of the trapezoid can be selected in a desired manner to produce the desired friction between the sliding member and the inner shell. Preferably, the angle between the parallel side of the trapezoid and the non-parallel side of the trapezoid is between about 85 ° and about 95 °, preferably between about 88 ° and about 93 °.

The containers of the present invention may be formed from blanks of any suitable material including, but not limited to, cardboard, cardboard, plastic, metal or combinations thereof. Here, when the container is formed of cardboard, it is preferable that the cardboard has a weight between about 100 g / m 2 and 350 g / m 2.

Preferably, the inner shell and the sliding member are formed from one or more separate blanks and one or more blanks used to form the outer housing. The blanks for forming the outer housing, the sliding member and the inner shell may be made of the same or different materials. Preferably, the container is formed of one or more folded thin layer blanks, more preferably one or more folded thin layer cardboard blanks.

The container according to the present invention may be in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped having transverse edges perpendicular to the right and left longitudinal edges. Alternatively, the container may be comprised of one or more rounded longitudinal edges, rounded transverse edges, inclined longitudinal edges or inclined transverse edges, or a combination thereof. For example, containers according to the present invention include, without limitation:

One or two longitudinal rounded or inclined edges on the front wall, and / or one or two longitudinal rounded or inclined edges on the rear wall.

One or two transverse rounded or inclined edges on the front wall, and / or one or two transverse rounded or inclined edges on the rear wall.

- one longitudinal rounded edge on the front wall and one transverse sloping edge and / or one transverse rounded edge on the back wall and one transverse sloping edge.

- One or two transverse rounded or inclined edges on the front wall and one or two longitudinal rounded or inclined edges on the rear wall.

Two rounded or inclined edges on the first side wall surface or two lateral rounded or inclined edges on the second side wall.

Here, the container is made up of one or more rounded edges, made of one or more thin layer blanks, and preferably the blanks are arranged in three, four, five, six or seven Can be made of ruled lines or dotted lines. The ruled line or dotted line may be either on the inside of the container or on the outside of the container. Preferably, ruled lines or dashed lines are spaced apart from one another by between about 0.3 mm and 4 mm.

Preferably, the spacing between ruled lines or dotted lines is a function of the thickness of the thin layer blank. Preferably, the spacing between ruled lines or dashed lines is between about 0.5 and about 4 times greater than the thickness of the laminate blank.

Where the container is comprised of more than one tapered edge, preferably the tapered edge has a width between about 1 mm and about 10 mm, preferably between about 2 and about 6 mm. Alternatively, the container may be composed of two parallel sloped faces formed by three spaced apart dotted or ruled lines, so that two different sloped faces are formed in the edge of the container.

When the container is made of sloping edges and made of one or more thin layer blanks, the sloped surface can be formed of two parallel dashed lines or ruled lines in the thin layer blank. The dotted or ruled line may be arranged symmetrically with respect to the edge between the first wall surface and the second wall surface. Alternatively, the dashed line or the ruled line may be asymmetrically arranged with respect to the edge between the first wall surface and the second wall surface so that the inclined surface reaches the first wall surface of the container rather than the second wall surface of the container.

On the other hand, the container may have a non-rectangular transverse cross-section, for example a polygon such as a triangular or hexagonal, semi-elliptical or semicircular.

The container according to the present invention is particularly applicable as packs for elongated smoking articles, such as cigarettes, cigars or cigarillos. The container according to the present invention can be suitably selected in its size, and it can be used in a conventional size, a king size, a super-king size, a slim or a super slim cigarette Can be designed to fit different sizes of different sizes. Alternatively, other consumer goods items can be accommodated in the container.

The containers according to the present invention can be designed so that the total number of the smoking articles can be stored differently or the arrangement of the smoking articles can be stored differently. For example, even if the size of the container is appropriately selected, the container according to the present invention can be designed so that the total number of containers can be kept between 5 and 30.

The smoking articles may be arranged in different arrangements depending on the total number of smoking articles. For example, five, six, seven, eight, nine or ten smoking articles may be arranged in a row. Alternatively, the smoking articles may be arranged in two or more rows. Two or more rows may contain the same number of smoking articles. For example, five, six, seven, eight, nine or ten smoking articles may be stored in two rows; Five or seven three columns; Four, five or six can be arranged in four columns. Alternatively, two or more rows can include at least two rows containing different numbers of smoking articles. For example, the smoking article may be divided into five rows and six rows (5-6); 6 rows and 7 columns (6-7); 7 rows and 8 columns (7-8); Five central rows and two outer rows of six (6-5-6); Five central rows and two outer rows of seven (7-5-7); Six central rows and two outer rows of five (5-6-5); Six central rows and two outer rows of seven (7-6-7); Seven central rows and two outer rows of six (6-7-6); Nine central rows and two outer rows of eight (8-9-8); Or six central rows and one outer row of five and one outer row of seven (5-6-7).

The container according to the present invention can store smoking articles of the same type or brand, or of a different type or brand. It is also envisioned that both the smoking article and the smoking articles with various filter tips as well as other smoking articles such as lengths (e.g. between about 40 mm and about 180 mm), diameters (e.g. between about 4 mm and about 9 mm) can do. In addition, the smoking article may have different flavor intensity, breathability and total particle delivery. Preferably, the size of the container is suitable for alignment of the smoking article with the length of the smoking article. Typically the outer size of the container is between about 0.5 mm and about 5 mm and is larger than the size of the bundle of smoking articles contained in the container.

With respect to the length, width and depth of the container according to the present invention, the final total size of the container in the closed position of the outer housing is similar to that of the disposable hinge lead pack of 20 cigarettes.

Preferably, the container according to the present invention has a height between about 60 mm and about 150 mm, more preferably between about 70 mm and about 125 mm, measured from the bottom wall to the top wall of the container.

Preferably, the container according to the present invention has a width of between about 12 mm and about 150 mm, more preferably between about 70 mm and about 125 mm, the width being measured from one side wall face to the other side wall face of the container.

Preferably, the container according to the present invention has a depth between about 6 mm and about 150 mm, more preferably between about 12 mm and about 25 mm, the depth being measured from the front wall surface to the rear wall surface of the container.

Preferably, the ratio of the height of the container to the depth of the container is between about 0.3 and 1 and about 10 to 1, more preferably between about 2 and 1 and about 8 to 1, most preferably between about 3 and 1 5 to 1.

Preferably, the ratio of the width of the container to the depth of the container is about 0.3 to 1 and about 10 to 1, more preferably about 2 to 1 and about 8 to 1, most preferably about 2 to 1 and about 3 To < / RTI >

Both the inner and outer surfaces of the container and the inner and outer surfaces of the container according to the present invention may be decorated with prints, embossments, engraved or maker or blend logos, image surfaces, slogans and other consumer information and indicia.

The consumer goods in the container according to the present invention can be individually packaged and packaged together with a plurality of consumer goods.

Once filled, the container according to the present invention may be shrink-wrapped or, on the other hand, a transparent polymeric film, such as high density or low density polyethylene, polypropylene, oriented polypropylene, polyvinylidene chloride, It can be wrapped in a combination of two or more. When the container according to the present invention is topsized, the topsheet may comprise one or more tear tapes. In addition, images, consumer information, or other data may be printed on the outer packaging.

Where a tear tape is provided, the tear tape preferably extends substantially vertically or longitudinally about the periphery of the container, as opposed to a conventional pack, which generally extends substantially horizontally around the periphery of the container. The vertical arrangement of the tear tape allows consumers to separate the outer housings from one another and completely remove the outer housing before attempting to open the outer housing. This ensures that a portion of the outer wrapper is not left in the container that can affect the opening mechanism.

If the container is made of a smoking article, the container may further comprise a waste compartment (e.g., ash or butt) or other consumer goods such as matches, lighters, lights-out means, breath-fresheners, . Other consumer goods may be attached to the outside of the container, contained within the container along the smoking article, included in a separate compartment of the container, or a combination thereof.

The present invention relates to a method of accessing a consumer product from a container according to the present invention as described above, wherein the first and second housing parts of the outer housing are moved away from each other in the closed position to the removal position, Moving the member from the first slide position to the second slide position such that the consumer article is at least partially protruded from the inner shell and is at least partially accessible through the access opening; Moving the first and second housing parts toward each other from the removal position to the closed position and simultaneously moving the sliding member from the second slide position to the first slide position and returning the unused consumer product to the inside of the container.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Fig.
1 is a perspective view of a container according to the invention with an outer housing in a closed position;
Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of the container of Figure 1 at the removal position.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the container of Figures 1 and 2 in a partially disassembled state in which the sliding member is separate from the outer housing;
Figures 4a, 4b and 4c illustrate thin layer blanks suitable for forming the outer housing, inner shell and sliding members of the containers of Figures 1-3.

The reference numerals used in Figs. 1 to 3 are the same as those used in Figs. 4A, 4B and 4C, so that each panel of the blank with the reference number is used to refer to the wall surface, flap or tab formed by the panel in the assembled container , And vice versa. 4A, 4B and 4C, the dotted line in the blank indicates the fold line, while the solid line indicates the cut line.

The container 10 shown in Figs. 1 to 3 is rectangular parallelepiped and includes an outer housing 12, an inner shell 14, and a sliding member 16. The sliding member 16 includes a packaged cigarette bundle 18.

The outer housing 12 comprises a front housing part 20 and a rear housing part 21 connected to the front and rear edges of the lower wall 22 of the outer housing. The front housing part 20 and the rear housing part 21 have substantially the same shape and dimensions. The outer housing 12 can be assembled from a single thinned blank 112 shown in Fig. 4A.

The front housing part 20 comprises a front wall 24, a left wall 26, a right wall 28 and a top wall 30. The rear surface of the first housing part 20 is open. The front housing portion 20 is connected to the lowermost wall surface 22 along the front edge A of the lowermost wall surface 22 and rotates about this edge. The rear housing part 21 is composed of a rear wall surface 32, a left side wall surface 27, a right side wall surface 29 and an uppermost wall surface 31. The front surface of the second housing portion 21 is open. The rear housing part 21 is connected to the lowermost wall surface 22 along the rear edge B of the lowermost wall surface 22 and rotates about its axis.

As can be seen in Figure 2, each of the housing portions 20,21 includes a pair of opposing cuts 34 extending from opposing free edges of the side wall of the housing portion. The cutout 34 in the first housing portion 20 facilitates gripping the second housing portion 21 to remove the housing portion away from one another.

The first housing part 20 and the second housing part 21 of the outer housing 12 rotate about their axes in the closed position shown in Fig. 1 and the removed position shown in Fig. The second housing part 21 is sealed in the first housing part 20 such that the uppermost wall surface 30 and the side wall surfaces 26 and 28 of the first housing part 20 are in contact with the second housing part 2 The uppermost wall surface 31 and the corresponding side wall surface 27,

In order to move the outer housing 12 to the removal position shown in FIG. 2, the housing parts 20 and 21 are pulled far away from each other, so that the respective housing parts are rotated away from each other to move outward and downward. The lowermost wall surface 22 of the outer housing remains fixed in place. As shown in FIG. 2, it is possible to remove the smoking article through this access opening when the housing parts 20, 21 are separated from each other, in the removal position of the outer housing 12. The access opening extends across the top edge of the container 10 and below the side of the container.

The outer housing 12 is configured to cross the outer panel of the top wall 31 of the second housing 21 and the locking flap 36 formed in the inner panel of the top wall 30 of the first housing portion 20 And a cutting line 38 extending from the cutting line 38. [ The locking flap 36 is received in the cutting line 38 so that the second housing part 21 separates the housing part from the first housing part 20 and separates the cutting line 38, Until an artificial force is applied to disengage the lock flap 36 from the lock flap.

The inner shell 14 is mounted within the outer housing 12 and includes a sleeve bottom wall 40, a sleeve front wall surface 42, a sleeve rear wall surface 44, a sleeve left wall surface 46 and a sleeve right wall surface 48, Lt; / RTI > The top end of the inner shell 14 is open. The inner shell 14 may be assembled from a single thin layer blank 114 shown in Fig. 4B.

The sleeve bottom wall surface 40 is attached to the lowermost wall surface 22 of the outer housing 12. The inner shell 14 has a height corresponding to approximately one-half of the height of the outer housing 12. The outer cross-section of the inner shell 14 corresponds to the inner cross-section of the outer housing 12. Thus, in the closed position of the outer housing 12, the wall surface of the outer housing 12 overlaps the corresponding wall surface of the inner shell 14. [

The inner shell 14 is associated with the incision 50 in the inner panel of the sleeve right wall 48, the purpose of which will be described below. The inner shell 14 engages with a locking tab 49 connected to the sleeve rear wall surface 44, the purpose of which will also be described below.

The sliding member 16 is installed in the inner shell 14 and is slidable in a direction perpendicular to the inner shell. The sliding member 16 is composed of a slide lowest wall surface 52, a slide front wall surface 54, a slide rear wall surface 56, a slide left wall surface 58 and a slide right wall surface 60. The top end of the sliding member 16 is open. The sliding member 16 has a height approximately corresponding to the height of the inner shell 14. The outer cross-section of the sliding member 16 corresponds to the inner cross-section of the inner shell 14, so that as the sliding member moves relative to the inner shell, the front, rear and side walls of the sliding member 16, As shown in Fig. The sliding member 16 may be assembled from a single thinned blank 116 shown in Fig. 4C.

The sliding member 16 is coupled to the storage tab 62 toward the lower end of the slide right wall surface 60. The storage tab 62 can be pivoted about a hinge line that extends transversely in a substantially horizontal direction on the right side wall of the slide. As the sliding member 16 moves up and out of the inner shell 14, the retention tab 62 slides into the incision 50 in the sleeve right wall 48 and is folded downward about the hinge line . Any further movement of the sliding member 16 upwardly is prevented through engagement of the imaginary edge of the cutout 50 and the retaining tab 62.

The sliding member 16 also includes a locking tab 53 connected to the slide bottom wall surface 52. As the sliding member 16 moves upward and out of the inner shell 14, the locking tabs 53 engage with the locking tabs 49 in the inner shell 14 to thereby slide upwards relative to the inner shell 14. [ Any further movement of the member 16 is prevented. Fastening tabs 53 and interlocking tabs 49 in the inner shell 14 may be provided on either side of the sliding member 16 and the inner shell 14. Optionally, the sliding member 16 may be provided with one or more fastening tabs, corresponding to the inner shell 14, fastening tabs.

The storage tab 62 and the cutout 50 may be optionally provided in addition to the fastening tabs 53 and 49.

In this second slide position, the retention tab 62 is folded downwardly as described above, and the folded retention tab 62 is snapped over the lower edge of the incision 50. This engagement of the storage tab 62 prevents the sliding member 16 from moving downward until an artificial downward force is applied to disengage the storage tab 62 from the cutout 50. [ The sliding member 16 will thus be held in the raised position and will not be able to slide back into the inner shell 14 by itself. When an artificial force is applied to release the storage tab 62 from the cutout 50, the sliding member 16 moves back to the inner shell 14 and the storage tab 62 is folded back up to its original position .

The sliding member 16 is further coupled with a front opening flap 64 extending from the uppermost edge of the slide front wall surface 54 wherein the front opening flap 64 is connected to a folding line As shown in Fig. Similarly, a rear opening flap 65 extends from the uppermost edge of the slide rear wall surface 56, wherein the rear opening flap 65 is axially rotatable about a folding line extending along that edge. The front opening flap 64 and the rear opening flap 65 extend across the entire width of the sliding member 16.

The front connection tab 66 extends from the top edge of the front opening flap 64 and likewise the rear connection tab 67 extends from the top edge of the rear opening flap 65. [ The front connection tabs 66 and the rear connection tabs 67 can be pivoted relative to the top edge of the corresponding open flap with respect to the folding line extending across these edges.

In the assembled container 10, the front connection tabs 66 are attached to the inner surface of the front wall surface 24 of the front housing portion 20, adjacent to the top edge of the front wall surface 24. Likewise, the rear connection tab 67 is attached to the inner surface of the rear wall surface 32 of the rear housing portion 21. The front opening flap 64 and the rear opening flap 65 thus connect the sliding member 16 and the housing portions 20 and 21 and each of the opening flaps is connected to both the sliding member 16 and the housing portion connecting it Can rotate about axis. In Fig. 3, the container is marked with connection tabs 66, 67 which are separate from the outer housing, for illustrative purposes only.

1, the slidable member 16 is in the first slide position and the slide bottom wall surface 52 held on the lowermost wall surface 22 of the outer housing 12 is in the closed position of the outer housing 12, And is entirely inserted into the inner shell 14. In the first position, the open flaps 64, 65 lie between the bundle of smoking articles 18 and the outer housing 12 and form an extension of the slide front wall surface 54 and the slide rear wall surface 56, respectively .

When the housing portions 20 and 21 are moved away from each other and the outer housing is moved to the removal position shown in FIG. 2, the open flaps 64 and 65 are pulled outward due to the connection with the housing portion. This results in a slight upward movement of the sliding member 16 out of the inner shell 14.

In the removal position of the outer housing, as shown in Fig. 2, the sliding member 16 is in the second position. In the second slide position, the sliding member 16 partially rises from the inner shell 14 to project the bundle of the smoking article 18 through the access opening formed between the housing portions 20, 21. At this location, the packaging material is removed from the bundle and one or more smoking articles are removed.

In the second slide position, the retention tab 62 of the sliding member 16 is fastened to the incision 50 on the inner surface of the inner shell 14. This prevents any further upward movement of the sliding member 16 relative to the inner shell 14 due to the contact of the edge of the incision 50 with the free edge of the storage tab 62. [ This again prevents any further movement of the housing parts 20,21 away from one another. The engagement of the cutout 50 and the retaining tab 62 also causes the sliding member to be in the second slide position until an artificial force is applied to push the housing portions 20, 21 back into the closed position.

In order to seal the container 10, the housing parts 20, 21 are pushed back toward each other. This causes a slight downward movement of the sliding member 16 back toward the inner shell 14.

4c, the slide left side wall surface 58 and the slide right side wall surface 60 are each rectangular and therefore are engaged with the rectangle of the sleeve left side wall surface 46 in the inner shell 14 and the sleeve right side wall surface 48, respectively. However, although not illustrated here, in other alternative embodiments, slide left wall surface 58 and slide right wall surface 60 are rhombic. In this embodiment, the upper and lower edges of slide left wall surface 58 are parallel to each other, but the front and rear edges of slide left wall surface 58 are not parallel. Similarly, the upper and lower edges of slide right wall 60 are parallel to each other, but the front and rear edges of slide right wall 60 are not parallel. The angle between the upper or lower edge of the slide left and right wall surfaces 58,60 and the front or rear edge of the slide left and right wall surfaces 58,60 is between about 85 and about 95, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 93. The two slide left and right wall surfaces 58,60 are preferably of the same shape and preferably the lower edges of the slide left and right wall surfaces 58,60 are located at the top of the slide left and right wall surfaces 58,60 It is longer than the edge. When assembling the thin layer blank 116, the sliding member 16 has the shape of a trapezoidal prism. The sliding member 16 has a trapezoidal longitudinal section cutout substantially parallel to the slide left and right wall surfaces 58,60. This trapezoidal shape provides friction between the sliding member 16 and the inner shell 14 as the sliding member 16 moves relative to the inner shell 14. [ This limits the movement of the sliding member 16 relative to the inner shell 14 and prevents any other storage means (e.g., the storage tab 62 and the cutout 50, or the fastening tabs 53, 49) . The particular angle between the upper or lower edge of the slide left and right wall surfaces and the front or rear edge of the slide left and right wall surfaces can be selected to be desired to create the desired friction between the sliding member 16 and the inner shell 14. [ Additionally, as an alternative arrangement, the slide front wall surface 54 and the slide back wall surface 56 are trapezoidal, while the slide left wall surface 58 and the slide right wall surface 60 are rectangular. In this case, the sliding member 16 has a trapezoidal longitudinal section cutout substantially parallel to the slide front wall surface 54 and the slide rear wall surface 56. [

As set forth above, the container 10 can be assembled from a thin layer blank as shown in Figs. 4A, 4B and 4C. The sliding member 16 is first assembled from the thin layer blank 116 shown in Figure 4c and the packed bundle of the smoking article 18 is inserted into the sliding member 16 through the open end. Next, an inner shell 14 is assembled from the thin layer blank 114 shown in FIG. 4B and a sliding member is inserted through the open end into the inner shell 14. The outer housing 12 is assembled from the thin layer blank 112 shown in Fig. 4A. The inner shell 14 and the sliding member 16 are then placed in the assembled outer housing 12 and are joined to the lowermost wall panel 40 of the outer housing 12 using the appropriate lowermost wall surface 40 of the inner shell 14. [ 22. The front connection tabs 66 and the rear connection tabs 67 are attached to the inner surfaces of the corresponding housing parts 20, 21 as described above. The housing parts 20, 21 are sealed together and the container 10 can be wrapped in a transparent outer wrapper in a conventional manner.

10: Courage,
12: outer housing,
14: inner shell,
16: Sliding member,
18: packaged cigarette bundle,
20: a front housing part (first housing part),
21: rear housing part (second housing part),
22: Lower wall,
24: front wall surface,
26, 27: left wall surface,
28, 29: right wall surface,
30, 31: top wall,
32: rear wall surface,
34: incision,
40: sleeve bottom wall,
42: Sleeve front wall,
44: Sleeve rear wall,
46: Sleeve left wall,
48: Sleeve right wall,
49: Fastening tab
50: incision
52: Slide bottom wall surface,
53: fastening tab,
54: slide front wall surface,
56: slide rear wall surface,
58: slide left wall surface,
60: slide right wall,
62: Archive tab,
64: front opening flap,
65: rear opening flap,
66: Front connection tab,
67: rear connection tab,
112, 114, 116: Thin layer blank.

Claims (15)

The first housing part being rotatable with respect to the first hinge line and the second housing part being rotatable relative to the second hinge line with respect to the first hinge line, wherein the first and second housing parts are separated from each other by a sealing position where the housing part is hermetically closed, An outer housing capable of moving relative to each other between removal positions in which access openings are provided between the housing portions;
An inner shell fixedly installed within the outer housing;
And a sliding member accommodating the consumer goods and installed inside the inner shell
A first slide position in which movement of the first and second housing portions between the closed position and the removed position causes the sliding member to be in the inner shell and the consumer goods to be sealed in the outer housing, At least partly protruding and at least partly accessible through an access opening between said housing parts, said sliding member being adapted to cause a slight sliding movement of said sliding member relative to said inner shell, Containers for consumer goods linked to. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sliding member is connected to the outer housing by an open flap that connects the free edge of the at least one sliding member to a wall surface of the first or second housing portion, Wherein the sliding member is hingably connected to a corresponding housing portion. The container according to claim 2, wherein the at least one open flap is formed integrally with the sliding member. 4. The container of claim 2 or 3, wherein said at least one open flap is attached to an inner surface of a corresponding housing portion adjacent a top wall surface of said outer housing. The sliding member according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the sliding member is connected to the outer housing by first and second opposed open flaps extending from opposing free edges of the sliding member, 1 and the second housing part, respectively. The container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the sliding member is adapted to expose, at the second slide position, the protruding portion of the consumer goods at all sides. The container of any of the preceding claims, wherein the first and second hinge lines extend across opposing edges of the bottom wall surface of the outer housing such that the first and second housing portions are rotatable. The container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein in the closed position of the outer housing, the second housing part is at least partly enclosed within the first housing part. The container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the inner shell is attached to the lowermost wall surface of the outer housing. A container according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising storage means for preventing removal of the sliding member from the inner shell. The container according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising storage means for storing the sliding member in the second slide position. The container of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising locking means for storing the outer housing in the closed position. The container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the longitudinal shape of the inner shell is substantially rectangular, and the longitudinal shape of the sliding member installed in the inner shell is substantially trapezoidal. A container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a plurality of smoking articles are accommodated in the sliding member. A method for accessing a consumer product from a container according to any one of the preceding claims,
Moving the first and second housing portions of the outer housing away from the closed position to the removal position and simultaneously moving the sliding member from the first slide position to the second slide position such that the consumable product is at least partially And at least partially accessible through the access opening;
Moving the first and second housing parts toward each other toward the closed position from the removal position and moving the sliding member from the second slide position to the first slide position to return the unused consumer product to the inside of the container Way.

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