Shoulder box for cigarettes or the like

Claim 1

A cigarette pack comprising: a shoulder box having a box portion (10) for cigarettes said box portion having a shoulder part (13), and a lid (11) pivotably attached to said box portion said lid surrounding said shoulder part when in the closed position; and an inner wrapping for encasing the cigarettes to be stored in said box portion, said inner wrapping being shaped to fit within said box portion and having longitudinally extending first and second side walls (29, 29), transversely extending first (28) and second (20) end walls, a lower wall (21) extending in the lengthwise direction from said first end wall to said second end wall and in the widthwise direction from said first side wall to the second side wall, and an upper wall (19) extending in the widthwise direction from said first side wall to said second side wall and in the lengthwise direction from said first end wall a distance less than the length of said lower wall to form a cigarette removal opening (30), said opening extending longitudinally from the transverse edge of said upper wall furthest from said first end wall to said second end wall and transversely from said first side wall to said second side wall, and a closing flap (31) extending longitudinally from said second end wall a distance greater than the longitudinal dimension of said opening to form an edge strip (32) which at least partially overlaps said upper wall; wherein each of said side walls (29) is comprised of first (24) and second (25) overlapping side tab portions said first side tab portion being an extension of said upper wall, said second side tab portion being an extension of said lower wall and wherein said first tab portion is provided with a Z-shaped fold in its longitudinal direction, said fold having a longitudinal dimension equal to that of said edge strip.