Pack for smoking articles

Abstract

A pack for smoking articles is disclosed. The pack includes a body having two minor side walls, a minor top wall and a minor bottom wall extending between two opposing major walls so as to define a space for holding smoking articles. The pack further includes an opening in at least one minor wall so as to provide access to the space, a lid that is pivotally attached to the minor wall formed with the opening so as to open and close said opening. The lid is attached to one of said minor walls along a hinge line that extends obliquely relative to a plane of at least one of the major walls.

1 . A pack for smoking articles comprising:
 a body having two minor side walls, a minor top wall and a minor bottom wall extending between two opposing major walls so as to define a space for holding smoking articles, at least one of the minor walls defining an access opening configured to provide access to the space,   a lid pivotally attached to the at least one minor wall defining an access opening, the lid configured to open and close said access opening, wherein the lid is attached to one of said minor walls along a hinge line that extends obliquely relative to a plane of at least one of the major walls, wherein the at least one minor wall to which the lid is attached is a minor top wall or a side wall of the body.   
     
     
         2 . The pack for smoking articles according to  claim 1 , wherein the hinge line extends between opposing first and second edges of the at least one minor wall defining the access opening, the first edge defined by said at least one minor wall and one of the two major walls, and the second edge defined by said at least one minor wall and the other major wall. 
     
     
         3 . The pack for smoking articles according to  claim 1 , wherein the hinge line extends between opposing third and fourth edges of the at least one minor wall defining the access opening, the third edge defined by said at least one minor wall and one of two opposing minor walls, and the fourth edge defined by said at least one minor wall and the other of the two opposing minor walls. 
     
     
         4 . The pack for smoking articles according to  claim 1 , wherein the hinge line extends between first and third edges of the at least one minor wall defining the access opening, the first edge defined by said at least one minor wall and one of the major walls, and the third edge defined by said at least one minor wall and one of the other minor walls. 
     
     
         5 . The pack for smoking articles according to  claim 1 , wherein the hinge line extends from one corner formed between one of the minor walls and one of the major walls to an opposite corner formed by another minor wall and the other major wall. 
     
     
         6 . The pack according to  claim 1 , wherein the pack comprises a lock mechanism configured to hold the lid in a closed position in which the lid covers the access opening. 
     
     
         7 . The pack according to  claim 1 , further comprising a frame located against an inner surface of one of the major or the minor walls, wherein the lid comprises a hinged lid wall and a second lid wall extending from an edge thereof, the second lid wall comprising a first lock mechanism configured to engage with a second lock mechanism formed on the frame when the lid is in a closed position. 
     
     
         8 . The pack according to  claim 6 , further comprising an outer housing including an open end, wherein the body is received in the outer housing and is configured to be telescopically slidable within the outer housing between a closed position in which the body is substantially received within the outer housing and the lid covers the access opening, and an open position in which the body at least partially extends out of the open end of the outer housing and the lid reveals the access opening. 
     
     
         9 . The pack according to  claim 8 , wherein the lid comprises a hinged lid wall and a second lid wall extending from an edge thereof, the second lid wall comprising a first lock mechanism that engages with a second lock mechanism formed on the outer housing when the lid is in a closed position. 
     
     
         10 . The pack according to  claim 8 , further comprising a frame located against an inner surface of the outer housing, wherein the lid comprises a hinged lid wall and a second lid wall extending from an edge thereof, the second lid wall comprising a first lock mechanism that engages with a second lock mechanism formed on the frame when the lid is in a closed position. 
     
     
         11 . The pack according to  claim 8 , further comprising a bias element configured to bias the body in a sliding direction relative to the outer housing. 
     
     
         12 . The pack according to  claim 7 , wherein the access opening extends across two minor walls, and the hinged lid wall and the second lid wall cover the access opening when the lid is in a closed position. 
     
     
         13 . The pack according to  claim 7 , wherein the access opening extends across two minor walls and a major wall, and the lid comprises a third wall such that the lid covers the access opening when the lid is in a closed position. 
     
     
         14 . The pack according to  claim 1 , wherein the lid is attached to a minor top wall of the body and wherein the minor top wall to which the lid is attached is smaller in size than the two minor side walls and the two major walls. 
     
     
         15 . The pack according to  claim 1 , wherein the access opening extends across the minor top wall and at least part of one of the minor side walls, the lid attached to the minor wall defining the access opening, the pack further comprising an inner casing, the inner casing received in the body and configured to be telescopically slidable within the body between a closed position in which the inner casing is substantially received within the body and the lid at least partially covers the access opening, and an open position in which the inner casing at least partially extends out of the access opening and the lid extends away from the access opening. 
     
     
         16 . A pack for smoking articles, comprising:
 an outer housing having two minor side walls, a minor bottom wall extending between two opposing major walls, and an open top end;   an inner casing configured to receive a bundle of smoking articles, the inner casing being telescopically slidable, within the outer housing, between an open position in which the inner casing at least partially extends out of the open top end of the outer housing thereby providing access to smoking articles received by the inner casing, and a closed position in which the inner casing is retracted further into the outer housing than in the open position; and   a hinged lid pivotable between a closed position in which the hinged lid at least partially covers the open top end, and an open position in which the hinged lid extends away from said open top end, the hinged lid connected to one of the minor side walls of the outer housing along a hinge line substantially perpendicular to the major walls.   
     
     
         17 . The pack according to  claim 16 , further comprising a bias element configured to bias the inner casing in a sliding direction relative to the outer housing. 
     
     
         18 . The pack according to  claim 17 , wherein the bias element is a spring. 
     
     
         19 . The pack according to  claim 17 , wherein the bias element is a resilient strip. 
     
     
         20 . The pack according to  claim 17 , wherein the bias element is a block of resilient foam material.