RS53098B - 2-drawer sliding packaging - Google Patents

Abstract

Sliding package (2, 72) with two drawers containing an outer shell (4); and an inner slider (6) having a first drawer (38), with a first access opening, and a second drawer (40), with a second access opening, which can slide inside the outer casing (4), between the closed position, in which the first and a second access opening covered by the outer casing (4), so that the interior of the first (38) and second (40) drawers is inaccessible, and the open position, characterized in that the interior of the first (38) and second (40) drawers is accessible in the open position, and the second access opening of the inner slider (6) is aligned with the third access opening (20) provided in the outer shell (4), so that the inside of the second drawer (40) of the inner slider (6) is accessible through the second and third (20) access openings. The application contains another 14 patent claims.

Description

The present invention relates to a sliding package containing at least two drawers, which has a particular application as a package for tobacco products and other consumer goods.

Packages for consumer goods are known which contain an outer shell or an inner slide or container in which the consumer goods are placed and which can slide inside the outer shell. To remove the consumer goods from such packages, the consumer slides the inner side from the initial position to the open position, where the inner slide protrudes from the outer casing, to partially expose the open end of the inner slide through which the consumer goods, which are contained therein, can be removed.

US-A-2,058,710 shows a combination pack for ashes and cigarettes, according to the preamble of claim 1, which consists of a housing which is open at the ends and an inner drawer which can slide inside the housing. The drawer is divided into a cigarette compartment and a relatively small ash compartment. To access the cigarette compartment, the consumer slides the drawer in one direction until the cigarette compartment protrudes through one end of the housing. To access the ash compartment, the consumer slides the drawer in the opposite direction until the ash compartment protrudes through the other end of the housing. According to US-A-2,058,710 it is not possible for the user to access the cigarette compartment and the ash compartment at the same time.

EP-A-0 059 915 shows a cigarette pack comprising an outer casing, which is open at the ends and two adjacent inner containers which are arranged one behind the other within the casing. It is not possible for the consumer to simultaneously access the contents of both inner containers of the package in accordance with EP-A-0 059 915 without completely removing at least one of the inner containers from the wrapper.

The outer surfaces of the outer shell and/or inner drawer or the two inner containers of the package shown in US-A-2,058,710 and EP-A-0 059 915 may be printed or otherwise embellished to enable consumers to distinguish between the two inner containers or opposite ends of the outer shell or inner drawer. Although this reduces the risk of the user accidentally moving the inner drawer or two inner containers in the wrong direction and thus accessing the contents of the "wrong" compartment or inner container, it also undesirably reduces the available outer surface of the outer shell or inner drawer or two inner containers on which advertising information, promotional information or product information can be displayed.

In accordance with the present invention, a sliding package with two drawers is provided, which contains an outer shell and an inner slide, which has a first drawer, with a first access opening, and a second drawer with a second access opening, and which can slide inside the outer shell between a closed position, in which the first and second access openings are closed by the outer shell so that neither the first nor the second drawer can be accessed, and an open position, in which the interior of both the first and second drawers is accessible. In the open position, the second access opening of the inner slide is aligned with the third access opening provided on the outer casing so that the second drawer of the inner slide can be accessed through the second and third openings.

In a two-drawer sliding package according to the invention, the first and second drawers of the inner slide are simultaneously accessible in the open position. Contrary to the slide packs shown in US-A-2,058,710 and EP-A-0 059 915, the consumer cannot mistakenly access the contents of one of the two inner slide drawers, instead of the contents of the other inner slide drawer, by moving the inner slide in the wrong direction. This is particularly useful when the contents of the first and second drawers of the inner slide of the two-drawer sliding package according to the invention are different. However, this is also useful when one of the internal slide drawers is empty and the other is at least partially full, as it reduces the likelihood that the user will mistakenly access the empty drawer.

The term "access opening" refers to an opening through which the first or second drawer of the inner slide can be accessed in the open position. The first, second and third access openings may be the same or different. In particular, the first and second access openings may be the open sides of the first and second drawers of the internal slide.

In a preferred solution, at least part of the first access opening of the first drawer of the inner slide emerges from the outer casing through its open end, in the open position, so that the interior of the first drawer of the inner slide is accessible through the first access frame.

In order to facilitate access to the interior of the first drawer through the first access opening, the portion of the first drawer protruding from the outer casing, in the open position, may be hinged to the rest of the inner slide to allow their mutual rotational movement.

Preferably at least one notch or slot is provided along the free edge of the open end of the outer sheath. Even more preferably, a pair of opposing notches or slits are provided along the opposing free edges of the open ends of the outer sheath. In use, the user may hold the outer shell with one hand and grasp the inner slide through one or more slots provided along the free edges of the open ends of the outer shell with the other hand to slide the inner slide from the closed position to the open position.

Alternatively or in addition to the existing, at least one, slot along the free edge of the opening of the outer shell, an opening or window may be provided in the wall of the outer shell, opposite its open end, to facilitate the movement of the inner slider from the closed position to the open position. An opening provided in the wall of the outer shell, opposite its open end, may also be extended to the adjacent wall of the outer shell, opposite the third access opening.

In use, the user can push the inner slide through an opening provided in the wall of the outer casing to slide the inner slide from the closed position to the open position. The provision of an opening or window in the wall of the outer casing, opposite the open end thereof, advantageously enables the user to open the slide package with one hand in accordance with the invention.

It is desirable that the inner slide contains a cover of the first drawer, which in the closed position covers the first access opening, and in the open position can be moved to a position in which at least part of the first access opening protruding from the outer casing is exposed. Even more preferably, the inner slide includes a cover of the first drawer having a hinged flap, which in the open position can be rotated to a position in which at least part of the first access opening emerging from the outer casing is exposed.

In an alternative solution of the invention, the first access opening of the first drawer of the inner slide is aligned with the fourth access opening provided on the outer casing in the open position, so that the first drawer of the inner slide can be accessed through the first and fourth access openings. In this alternative solution, the inner slide may also comprise a cover of the first drawer, which in the closed position covers the first access opening, and in the open position can be moved to a position where at least part of the first access opening is exposed. It is even more preferable that the inner slide contains a cover of the first drawer with a hinged flap, which in the open position can be rotated to a position in which at least part of the first access opening is exposed.

When the inner slide comprises a hinged flap first drawer cover, preferably at least one slot or notch is provided along the free edge of the hinged flap to facilitate the user's rotation of the flap in the open position. Adding a top drawer cover usefully provides additional surface area on which to display manufacturer or brand marks, trademarks, slogans, and other consumer information. For example, the inner slide may comprise a first drawer cover with a hinged flap, wherein at least one side of the flap is printed, engraved, engraved, or otherwise embellished (eg, using labels or stickers) with consumer information.

It is desirable that the internal slide contains a cover of the second drawer, which in the closed position covers the second access opening, and in the open position can be moved to a position in which at least part of the second access opening is exposed. Even more preferably, the inner slide includes a cover of the second drawer which has a hinged flap, which in the open position can be rotated to a position in which at least part of the second access opening is exposed. Preferably, at least one slot or notch is provided along the free edge of the hinged flap to facilitate rotational movement of the flap into the open position by the user. The addition of a second drawer cover usefully provides additional surface area on which to display manufacturer or brand marks, trademarks, slogans, and other consumer information. For example, the interior slide may comprise a second drawer cover with a hinged flap, wherein at least one side of the flap is printed, engraved, engraved or otherwise embellished (eg, using labels or stickers) with consumer information.

In a preferred embodiment, the inner slide comprises a first drawer cover and a second drawer cover. However, it is to be understood that a two-drawer slide pack in accordance with the invention may have an internal slide containing only the cover of the first drawer or only the cover of the second drawer.

The inner slide can be slidably moved within the outer casing, between the closed position and the open position, and through at least one intermediate position in which the interior of one of the drawers is inaccessible and the interior of the other drawer is accessible. For example, the inner slide can be slidably moved within the outer casing, between the closed position and the open position, and over an intermediate position in which the first or second access opening is covered by the outer casing so that the interior of one of the drawers is inaccessible, and the interior of the other drawer is accessible.

It is desirable that the inner slide is slidable within the outer casing, between the closed position and the open position, and over an intermediate position where the interior of the second drawer is inaccessible and the interior of the first drawer is accessible. And it is even more desirable that the inner slider can be slidably moved within the outer casing, between the closed position and the open position, and over the intermediate position in which the second access opening is covered by the outer casing, so that the interior of the second drawer is inaccessible, and the uppermost part of the first access opening protrudes from the outer casing, through its open end, so that the interior of the first drawer of the inner slider is accessible through the first access opening.

The package preferably includes retention features to prevent the inner slide from being removed from the outer shell. For example, the package may include one or more flaps, tabs, or other mechanical retention features to prevent removal of the inner slide from the outer envelope. Preferably, the retaining members limit or prevent sliding movement of the inner slider away from the open position. The retention members may comprise a first retention member on the outer shell and a second retention member on the inner slider which, in use, cooperate to prevent sliding movement of the inner slider away from the open position. For example, the retention members may include at least one hinged flap on the outer shell and at least one fixed protrusion on the inner slide, which in use cooperate to prevent sliding movement of the inner slide away from the open position.

In a preferred solution, the retaining parts define at least one intermediate position, between the closed position and the open position, in which the interior of one of the two drawers is inaccessible and the interior of the other drawer is accessible.

It is desirable that the first and second drawers of the inner slide are separated from each other by means of a partition that prevents mutual contamination between the contents of the first and second drawers, during normal use of the package. This is particularly desirable when the first and second inner slide drawers contain a different consumer flavor or one of the inner slide drawers contains consumer goods and the other inner slide drawer is a waste drawer, as explained in more detail below.

The first and second drawer of the internal slide can be separated from each other by means of an integral or non-integral partition.

The first and second access openings of the first and second internal slide drawers may have the same or different dimensions. The second access opening of the second drawer of the inner slide and the third access opening of the outer casing may also have the same or different dimensions. It is desirable that the second access opening has the same or larger dimensions than the third access opening.

In the open position, the first access opening of the first drawer of the inner slide is aligned with the fourth access opening, which is provided on the outer casing, wherein the first and fourth access openings may have the same or different dimensions. Preferably, the first access opening has the same or larger dimensions than the fourth access opening.

The first and second drawers of the inner slide can have the same or different dimensions. Preferably, the first and second drawer of the internal slide are of different dimensions. Even more preferably, the first drawer of the inner slide is larger than the second drawer. When the first drawer of the inner slide is larger than the second drawer (ie, when the sliding pack with two drawers according to the invention contains an inner slide with a main first drawer and a smaller second drawer), it is preferable that the first access opening of the first drawer is larger than the second access opening of the second drawer.

A two-drawer sliding package according to the invention can be used as a package for a variety of consumer goods. In a particularly preferred solution, at least one of the two drawers of the internal slide is used for packaging tobacco products. The two-drawer slide package according to the invention can be used to package tobacco products such as conventional cigarettes, cigars or cigarillos, heated tobacco products containing a combustible fuel element or heat source and a substrate for generating aerosols (e.g. cigarettes shown in US-A-4,714,082) and tobacco products used with electric smoking systems (e.g. cigarettes shown in US-A-5,692,525).

The first and second drawers of the inner slide can contain the same or different consumer goods. In one preferred embodiment, the first and second drawers of the inner slide contain different consumer goods. For example, one of the two drawers can contain a large number of tobacco products, and the other drawer can contain a large number of matches, a lighter or some other ignition device.

In another preferred solution, one of the two drawers of the inner slide contains consumer goods and the other drawer of the inner slide is a "waste drawer". In this solution, having both drawers of the inner slide accessible in the open position can be a useful visual reminder to the consumer to empty the waste drawer. Preferably, the first drawer of the inner slide contains consumer goods, and the second drawer of the inner slide provides a scrap drawer.

The waste drawer can be used to store the waste material generated during the use of consumer goods located in the second drawer of the inner slide. For example, by selecting the appropriate dimensions of the waste drawer, it can be used to store the waste material generated by the use of all the consumer goods contained in the second drawer of the inner slide and can be discarded with the rest of the two-drawer slide package after all the consumer goods contained in the second drawer have been used. Alternatively, the waste drawer can be used to temporarily store the waste material generated by the use of only a portion of the consumer goods located in the second drawer of the inner slide, until the waste material is transferred to some permanent waste container. An example of waste material that can be stored in the waste drawer is, for example, discarded packaging and other packaging, as well as the remains of used consumer goods.

When one of the drawers of the internal slide contains consumer goods and the other drawer of the internal slide is a waste drawer, it is preferable that the internal slide contains a cover, which in the closed position closes the access opening of the drawer containing consumer goods, and which in the open position can be moved into a position and to which at least part of the access opening of the drawer containing consumer goods is exposed. For example, when the first drawer of the inner slide contains consumer goods and the second drawer of the inner slide is a waste drawer, it is preferable that the inner slide contains a cover of the first drawer, which in the closed position covers the first access opening and which in the open position can be moved to a position where at least a part of the first access opening is exposed, as described earlier.

The addition of a cover usefully helps to ensure that any consumer goods that remain in the drawer are retained in the internal slide when emptying the waste drawer. For example, when the internal slide is in the open position, by placing the cover in a position to cover the access opening of the drawer containing the consumer goods, the user can turn the two-drawer sliding package upside down to empty the waste drawer without losing the consumer goods contained in the package.

In a preferred solution, one of the drawers of the inner slide contains a large number of tobacco products, and the other drawer of the inner slide is a waste drawer in which the ashes and butts produced during the use of tobacco products can be deposited. For example, one of the drawers can contain a number of heated tobacco products with a combustible fuel element or heat source and a substrate for generating aerosols or a number of tobacco products used with electric smoking systems, and the other drawer can be a waste drawer in which the tobacco products can be disposed of after use. In contrast to conventional cigarettes, the length of heated tobacco products with a combustible fuel element or heat source and substrate for generating aerosols, as well as the length of tobacco products used with electric smoking systems, does not significantly decrease during smoking.

In a particularly desirable solution, the internal slide contains the first, main drawer in which there is a large number of tobacco products or other consumer goods and the second, smaller drawer for temporary storage of waste material that occurs when using a limited number of tobacco products or other consumer goods. For example, the first drawer of the inner slide can contain twenty heated tobacco products with a combustible fuel element or heat source and a substrate for generating aerosols, and the second drawer of the inner slide can be a waste drawer that can accommodate two "used" heated tobacco products.

When one of the drawers of the internal slide of the waste drawer is intended to accept one or more used tobacco products, the waste drawer may be at least partially formed of one or more single-layer or multi-layer heat-resistant materials, one or more single-layer or multi-layer thermally conductive materials, one or more single-layer or multi-layer thermal insulation materials, or a combination thereof. Suitable materials can be: heat-resistant board, such as fire-resistant board, multi-layer board and board with printed foil; metals, such as aluminum and copper; alloys, such as steel; heat-resistant plastics, such as polyamides and polycarbonates; graphite and a combination of the above. For example, the scrap drawer can be at least partially made of aluminum fiche-ply board, with an aluminum thickness between 5 micrometers and 50 micrometers. In a preferred solution, the waste drawer is at least partially made of an aluminum sheet having an aluminum thickness between 5 micrometers and 50 micrometers.

Alternatively or additionally, the waste drawer can be at least partially covered or placed with one or more heat-resistant materials, one or more heat-conducting materials, one or more heat-insulating materials, or a combination thereof. For example, the waste drawer can be at least partially covered with aluminum foil or heat-resistant varnish or paint, or some other surface treatment can be applied to at least part of its interior.

One or more thermally resistant materials, one or more thermally conductive materials, one or more thermally insulating materials, or a combination thereof, may be applied to the interior of the waste drawer in any suitable manner. For example, one or more heat-resistant varnishes, paints or other materials may be applied to at least part of the inside of the waste drawer using printing technology such as engraving, offset, screen printing or flexography; one or more heat-resistant coatings, adhesives or other materials may be applied to at least a portion of the inside of the waste drawer using spraying, painting or coating; one or more thermally conductive foils or other materials may be applied to at least part of the inside of the waste drawer using heat transfer or hot foil technology; one or more thermally conductive fibrous materials, such as glass, rock or carbon fiber may be applied to at least a portion of the inside of the waste drawer using flocking technology; one or more heat-resistant papers or foils, such as ceramic fibers or graphite foil, may be applied to at least a portion of the inside of the waste drawer using lamination technology; or any combination of the above.

At least partial construction, concealment or placement of the waste drawer with one or more heat-resistant materials, one or more heat-conducting materials, one or more heat-insulating materials, or their combination, usefully enables that during use the temperature of the outer surface of the sliding package with two drawers does not exceed a predefined, acceptable level due to the heat generated by the used tobacco products left in the waste drawer during their destruction. This is particularly useful when the waste drawer of the inner slider of the two-drawer sliding package according to the invention is intended to receive one or more used heated tobacco products with a combustible heat source or fuel element and a substrate for generating aerosols.

When one of the drawers of the internal slide of the waste drawer is designed to accept one or more heated tobacco products with a combustible fuel element or heat source and a substrate for generating aerosols, it is preferable that the structure and composition of the waste drawer is such that the temperature of the outer surface of the two-drawer sliding package does not exceed approximately 60° C, more preferably 50° C, and most preferably 40° C.

The waste drawer can be at least partially formed, covered or placed with one or more materials whose sole function is thermal resistance or thermal conductivity or thermal insulation. For example, a waste drawer may be at least partially formed, covered or placed with a material containing multiple layers, each of which has the sole function of thermal resistance or thermal conductivity or thermal insulation. For example, the waste drawer can be at least partially formed, covered or placed with a multi-layer material consisting of a first layer of heat-resistant material, a second layer of heat-conducting material and a third layer of heat-insulating material.

Alternatively or additionally, the waste drawer may be at least partially formed, covered or placed with one or more materials having two functions selected from the group consisting of thermal resistance, thermal conductivity and thermal insulation. For example, the waste drawer can be at least partially made, covered or placed with one or more materials that are heat-resistant and heat-conducting, such as aluminum. For example, the waste drawer can be at least partially formed, covered or placed with a multi-layered material containing a first layer of heat-resistant and heat-conducting material and a second layer of heat-insulating material.

In the following solution, the drawer for waste can be at least partially formed, covered or placed with one or more materials that are heat-resistant, heat-conducting and heat-insulating, such as, for example, graphite foil.

At least partially forming, covering, or lining the waste drawer with one or more heat-resistant materials usefully helps protect the package from thermal damage.

At least partially forming, covering, or lining the waste drawer with one or more thermally conductive materials usefully helps to reduce or prevent local overheating of the waste drawer, which can result in high local temperatures of the outer surface of the package. Additionally, by dissipating the heat generated by the combustible heat sources or fuel elements, the one or more thermally conductive materials usefully facilitate the extinguishing of used heated tobacco products left in the waste drawer.

However, partially forming, covering or lining the waste drawer with one or more thermal insulating materials usefully reduces or prevents heat transfer from the used heated tobacco products left in the waste drawer to the outer surface of the package.

When one of the drawers of the inner slide is a waste drawer, the inner slide preferably includes a waste drawer cover, which in the closed position covers the waste drawer access opening and which in the open position can be moved to a position where at least a portion of the waste drawer access opening is exposed. For example, when the second drawer of the internal slide is a waste bin, the internal slide preferably includes a cover of the second drawer, which in the closed position covers the second access opening and which in the open position can be moved to a position where at least part of the second access opening is exposed, as explained above.

The scrap drawer and the cover of the scrap drawer can be made of the same or different materials. It is desirable that the waste drawer and the lid of the waste drawer are made of the same or similar material. The addition of a waste drawer cover is particularly desirable when one of the drawers of the inside slide of the waste drawer is intended to accept one or more used tobacco products. In such solutions, the waste drawer cover reduces the amount of oxygen that can enter the waste drawer in the closed position and thus usefully helps to extinguish the used tobacco products more quickly. This is particularly useful when the waste drawer of the inner slide is intended to receive used heated tobacco products with a combustible heat source or fuel element and substrate for generating aerosols.

When one of the drawers of the internal slide of the waste drawer is designed to receive one or more used tobacco products, the lid of the waste drawer can be at least partially made of one or more single-layer or multi-layer heat-resistant materials, one or more single-layer or multi-layer thermally conductive materials, one or more single-layer or multi-layer thermal insulation materials or a combination thereof.

Alternatively or additionally, the waste drawer cover may be at least partially covered or lined with one or more heat-resistant materials, one or more heat-conducting materials, one or more heat-insulating materials, or a combination thereof.

Suitable thermally resistive, thermally conductive and thermally insulating materials from which the waste drawer cover may be at least partially made, covered or placed are the same as previously described in connection with the waste drawer.

As previously described, partially forming, covering, or lining the waste drawer cover with one or more thermally resistant materials, one or more thermally conductive materials, one or more thermal insulating materials, or a combination thereof usefully helps to protect the package from thermal damage, to reduce or prevent local overheating of the waste drawer, to dissipate heat generated by spent tobacco products left in the waste drawer, to reduce or prevent heat gain from spent tobacco products in the waste drawer towards the outer surface of the package or a combination of the mentioned effects. This is particularly useful when the waste drawer is intended to receive used tobacco products with a combustible heat source or fuel element and a substrate for generating aerosols.

A heat indicator comprising at least one reversible thermochromic material may be provided on the outer surface of the waste drawer cover. Alternatively or additionally, a heat indicator comprising at least one reversible thermochromic material may be provided on the outer surface of a portion of the outer casing covering the waste drawer in the closed position. In this specification, the term "reversible thermochromic material" is used to denote any material that undergoes a reversible color change in response to exceeding a predefined switching temperature.

In use, by means of a reversible visible color change of the at least one thermochromic material, the heat indicator on the waste drawer cover and/or on the outer casing usefully provides the user with a visual indication of the temperature change in the waste drawer. Providing a heat indicator on the waste drawer cover and/or outer casing is particularly desirable when the waste drawer is intended to accept used tobacco products with a combustible heat source or fuel element and substrate for generating aerosols.

To allow the user to view the heat indicator provided on the waste drawer cover when the inner slide is in the closed position, one or more openings or windows may be provided in the portion of the outer casing covering the waste drawer cover in the closed position. For example, when the second drawer of the internal slide is a waste drawer, one or more openings or windows may be provided in the portion of the outer casing covering the lid of the second drawer and the second access opening in the closed position.

The heat indicator may comprise at least one thermochromic material that undergoes a reversible visible color change from a colored state to an essentially colorless state when heated above a predefined switching temperature. In this case, at least one reversible thermochromic material switches back to a colored state from an essentially colorless state when the temperature falls below a predefined switching temperature.

Alternatively or additionally, the heat indicator may comprise at least one thermochromic material that undergoes a reversible visible color change from a first colored state to a second colored state when heated above a predefined switching temperature. In this case, the at least one reversible thermochromic material switches back to the first colored state from the second colored state when the temperature falls below a predefined switching temperature.

In addition to at least one thermochromic material, the heat indicator may also contain at least one non-thermochronous colored material. The heat indicator may be formed by applying at least one thermochronic material and at least one non-thermochronic colored material, separately or in combination, to the waste drawer cover and/or outer casing.

For example, the heat indicator may include one or more dots, lines, symbols, logos, words, or other markings formed by applying a thermochronic material containing a mixture of one or more thermochromic pigments or dyes and one or more non-thenochromic pigments or dyes to the waste drawer cover and/or outer casing.

Alternatively or additionally, the heat indicator may include one or more dots, lines, symbols, logos, words, or other markings formed by applying a base layer of non-thermochromic colored material to the outer surface of the waste drawer lid and/or outer casing, and then applying an outer layer of thermochromic material to the base layer of non-thermochromic colored material.

For example, a heat indicator may include one or more indicia formed from a non-thermochromic colored material overlaid with a layer of thermochromic material that undergoes a reversible visible color change from a colored state to an essentially colorless state when heated above a predefined switching temperature. At temperatures below the switching temperature, only the layer of thermochromic material is visible. However, at temperatures above the switching temperature, one or more indicia of non-thermochromic material are revealed which are covered by a layer of thermochromic material.

Thermochromic materials suitable for use in heat indicators are commercially available in various forms, such as powders, inks, paints and other coatings. Microencapsulated thermochromic dyes which undergo a reversible visible color change when heated above a predefined switching temperature, suitable for use in heat indicators are commercially available under the brand names Live colors from Gem'innov of Gemenos, Franckus and under the brands ChromaZone and Thermostar from Thermographic Measurement Ltd of Honiton, England.

In a preferred solution, at least one thermochromic material contains one or more thermochromic dyes, one or more thermochromic pigments or a combination thereof dispersed in a liquid. Even more preferably, the heat indicator contains at least one thermochromic ink.

The heat indicator may be formed by applying at least one thermochromic material to the waste drawer cover in any suitable manner. For example, at least one thermochromic material may be affixed, painted, applied, embossed, or otherwise applied to the waste drawer lid and/or outer casing. Preferably at least one thermochromic material is printed on the waste drawer cover and/or outer casing.

By appropriate selection of at least one reversible thermochromic material, the heat indicator can provide the user with one or more desired visual indications at one or more desired temperatures. For example, to provide a visual indication to the user that the used tobacco products in the waste drawer are extinguished and can be removed, the heat indicator may contain one or more thermochromic materials that undergo a reversible visual color change from an uncolored state to a colored state, when the temperature of the waste drawer lid and/or outer casing falls below a predefined temperature. The heat indicator may, for example, contain one or more dots, lines, symbols, logos, words or other markings formed from such thermochromic materials that are only visible when the used tobacco products in the waste drawer are cool enough to be removed.

For example, the heat indicator may be formed by printing a base layer of red non-thermochromic ink onto the outer surface of the waste drawer cover and/or outer shell, and then applying an outer layer of thermochromic material that undergoes a reversible visible color change from blue to an essentially colorless state, when heated above a predefined temperature (eg, above approximately 60°C), over the base layer of non-thermochromic colored material. In use, when the waste drawer is empty and at ambient temperature, only the blue outer layer of thermochromic material is visible. When a used heated tobacco product with a combustible heat source or fuel element and a substrate for generating aerosols is placed in the waste drawer, the temperature in the waste drawer may rise above a predefined temperature (eg above 60°C) due to the heat generated by the combustible heat source or fuel element, and before the heated tobacco product is extinguished. This will cause the thermochromic material to undergo a reversible visible color change from blue to an essentially uncolored state, thus revealing an underlying layer of red non-thermochromic material. Once the combustible heat source or fuel element is extinguished, the temperature in the waste drawer gradually begins to drop below a pre-defined temperature (eg below 60°C), which causes the thermochromic material to change back from an uncolored state to a blue color. The reappearance of the blue outer layer of thermochromic material helpfully indicates to the consumer that the spent heated tobacco product in the waste drawer has been successfully extinguished and can be removed. Alternatively or additionally, the reappearance of the blue outer layer of thermochromic material usefully indicates to the consumer that the additional used heated tobacco product can be inserted into the waste drawer to be extinguished. If desired, a fire extinguishing agent may be provided in the waste drawer to assist in extinguishing used tobacco products that have been disposed of in the drawer. For example, a fire extinguishing agent may be provided at least on part of the interior surface of the waste drawer. Alternatively or additionally, the waste drawer may be partially filled with a fire extinguishing agent. The addition of a fire-extinguishing substance to the waste drawer to facilitate the extinguishing of used tobacco products deposited in the drawer after smoking is particularly useful when most of the tobacco products contained in the second drawer of the inner slide of the two-drawer sliding package according to the invention are heated tobacco products with a combustible heat source or fuel element.

The waste drawer can contain any suitable fire extinguishing substance. For example, a fire extinguishing agent may contain one or more water-based or water-based pastes or gels, one or more clay pastes, or a combination thereof.

Instead of, or in addition to, fire extinguishing substances, the waste drawer may contain an extinguishing device, such as a bell. Alternatively or additionally, a bell or other fire extinguishing device may be eg attached to the outer casing or inner slide or may be in a separate drawer of the inner slide.

By appropriately selecting the dimensions of the inner slide of the two-drawer slide pack according to the invention, it can contain a different total number of tobacco products. For example, an inner slide may contain between 10 and 20 tobacco products. Alternatively or additionally, the inner slide of the two-drawer slide package according to the invention may contain tobacco products of different dimensions (eg, tobacco products of different lengths or different circumferences). For example, the inner slide may contain tobacco products having a length between 60 mm and 120 mm and a diameter between 4 mm and 9 mm.

When both drawers of the internal slide contain tobacco products, by choosing their dimensions appropriately, the first and second drawers can contain the same or different number of tobacco products. For example, each of the drawers of the inner slide can contain between 5 and 10 tobacco products. Alternatively or additionally, the first and second drawers of the internal slide can contain tobacco products of the same or different types (eg tobacco products of different dimensions, filters, brands of tobacco, aroma, total amount of solid particles and nicotine).

The tobacco products contained in the inner slide of the two-drawer slide package according to the invention can be wrapped in an inner envelope of, for example, metal foil or metallized paper, in a conventional manner.

The combustible heat source or fuel elements of heated tobacco products can be sensitive to humidity. When the inner slide of the two-drawer slide pack according to the invention contains such heated tobacco products, it is preferred that the heated tobacco products are wrapped in an inner jacket formed of a flexible moisture-impermeable material. Suitable flexible impermeable materials can be: polymers such as oriented polypropylene (OPP); metallized polymer materials, such as metallized OPP; and multilayer polymer films, such as polypropylene / aluminum / polypropylene multilayer film. In order to provide protection from moisture and easy access to heated tobacco products, it is desirable that the inner sheath made of flexible material impermeable to moisture contains a reusable sticker.

The outer casing and inner slide of the package according to the invention can be made of any suitable material, such as, for example, cardboard, paper, plastic, metal or a combination thereof. The outer shell and inner slide can be made of the same or different material. It is preferable that the outer sheath and the inner slide are made of folded laminar bases, eg from folded laminar cardboard bases.

The outer sheath may be made from a single folded laminar base or from two or more individual folded laminar bases. Preferably, the outer sheath is formed from a single folded laminar base.

The inner slide can be made from a single folded laminar base or from two or more folded laminar bases. When one of the drawers of the inner slide contains a number of tobacco products and the other drawer of the inner slide is a waste drawer designed to accept one or more used tobacco products, the first and second drawers of the inner slide are made of individual folded laminar bases. The formation of the first and second drawers from individual laminar bases allows for a drawer containing a large number of tobacco products and a drawer for scraps made of different materials. For example, a drawer containing a number of tobacco products may be constructed from a single folded laminar cardboard base, and a waste drawer may be at least partially constructed, covered, or lined with one or more heat-conducting and heat-resistant materials, as described earlier. This is particularly desirable when one of the drawers of the inner slide contains a large number of heated tobacco products with a combustible heat source or fuel element and a substrate for generating aerosols, and the other drawer of the inner slide is a waste drawer designed to receive and extinguish one or more used heated products.

Packaging according to the invention can be wrapped in a known manner with any suitable material or a combination of materials such as: cellophane, polymer films of e.g. polyethylene or polypropylene, metallized polymer films and laminar polymer films. Packages according to the invention may be wrapped with envelopes containing one or more tear strips. One or more tear strips may extend transversely or longitudinally around the circumference of the package.

The outer and inner surfaces of the outer shell and inner slide may be printed, engraved, engraved or otherwise decorated (eg using labels or stickers) with the manufacturer's or brand's logo, trademark, slogan or other consumer information.

The inner and outer surfaces of the first and second inner slide drawers may be printed or otherwise decorated in the same or different manner. For example, when the drawers contain different consumer goods, the inner surfaces of the first and second drawers may be printed differently to emphasize that they contain different consumer goods. In addition, when one of the drawers of the inner slide contains a large amount of consumer goods and the other drawer of the inner slide is a waste drawer, it is useful to have the waste drawer printed or otherwise decorated differently from the rest of the package to emphasize its function and thus prevent improper waste disposal. For example, the inside surface of the scrap drawer may be a different color than the rest of the package.

Unlike the slide packs shown in US-A-2,058,710 and EP-A-0 059 915, both drawers of the inner slide of the slide pack according to the invention are accessible in the open position. This reduces or eliminates the need to print, or otherwise decorate the outer surface of the outer shell and inner slide to reduce the possibility of a consumer mistakenly accessing the "wrong" drawer, and thus usefully maximizes the available outer surface of the inner slide and outer shell for placing advertising, promotional or product information.

The outer shell and inner slide may be rectangular in shape, with rectangular longitudinal and transverse edges. Alternatively, the outer shell and inner slide may comprise one or more rounded longitudinal edges, rounded transverse edges, chamfered longitudinal edges, chamfered transverse edges, or combinations thereof. For example, by notching, in a known manner, the laminar bases from which the outer shell and the inner slide are made, a sliding package according to the invention with rounded corners can be produced.

Preferably, the inner dimensions of the outer shell are approximately the same as the outer dimensions of the inner slide, so that the inner surfaces of the outer shell lie over the outer surface of the inner slide in the closed position. In use, the frictional force generated between the outer surface of the inner slider and the adjacent inner surface of the outer slider resists the sliding movement between the open and closed positions. This usefully prevents the package from being opened or closed without applying some force by the user.

The two-drawer slide package according to the invention may further comprise a flavor release system. The aroma release system can release the aroma after opening the two-drawer slide package or after closing the two-drawer slide package and after opening and after closing the two-drawer slide package. In this specification, the term "aroma" is used to mean any substance capable of producing odors, such as: fragrances, flavorings, perfumes, deodorants, and flavoring substances. It is desirable that the aroma evokes the sensations of smell and taste.

Suitable flavor release systems that can be used in the two-drawer slide packs of the invention are known in the art and are described in, e.g., WO-A2-2007/029120 and WO-A2-2007/026260.

When the inner dimensions of the outer wrapper are substantially the same as the outer dimensions of the inner slider, the two-drawer slide package according to the invention may usefully include an aroma release system that releases the aroma during opening and closing of the package due to frictional contact between the outer surface of the inner slider and the inner surface of the outer wrapper. For example, the aroma release system may be formed by imprinting or otherwise applying one or more microencapsulated aromatic substances to at least one outer surface of the inner slide, at least one inner surface of the outer shell, or a combination thereof.

Alternatively or additionally, the two-drawer slide packs of the invention may contain other known flavor release systems such as: tear tape flavor release systems, such as those described in WO-A2-2007/026260 and US-A-4,717,017, in which the flavor is released upon removal of the tear tape that is part of the envelope; "peel and smell" aroma release systems, in which the aroma is released when the consumer physically separates two strips of film, paper or other material between which one or more microencapsulated aromatic substances are placed; and "scratch and sniff" flavor release systems, in which the flavor is released when the consumer scratches or rubs paper, film, or other material onto which one or more microencapsulated flavor substances have been applied.

The aroma release system can release any suitable aroma. Examples of suitable aromas can be: menthol, tobacco, mint and peppermint. The invention will be described below with the help of examples and with reference to the accompanying drawings: Drawing 1 is a perspective view of an empty sliding package with a large number of drawers, in accordance with the first solution of the invention, with the internal slide in the closed position;

Drawing 2 is a perspective view of the package of Drawing 1, in the open position;

Drawing 3 is a planar view of the laminar cardboard base for forming the outer casing of the package from drawings 1, 2 and 7;

Drawing 4 is a plan view of the first laminar cardboard base for forming the first part of the inner package slide from drawings 1 and 2;

Drawing 5 is a plan view of the second laminar cardboard base for forming the second part of the inner package slide from drawings 1 and 2;

Figure 6 is a plan view of the first and second parts of the inner package slider of Figures 1 and 2, formed from the bases shown in Figures 4 and 5, respectively;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of an empty sliding package with a larger number of drawers in accordance with another solution of the invention, in the open position;

Drawing 8 is a plan view of the first laminar cardboard base for forming the first part of the inner package slide from drawing 7;

Drawing 9 is a plan view of the second laminar cardboard base for forming the second part of the inner package slide from drawing 7;

Figure 10 is a perspective view of the first and second portions of the inner package slider of Figure 7, formed from the bases shown in Figures 8 and 9, respectively.

The slide package 2 according to the first solution of the invention, shown in drawings 1 and 2, is rectangular in shape and contains an outer shell 4 and an inner slide 6, which is inside the outer shell 4.

The outer shell 4 has a front wall 8, a back wall 10, a left wall 12, a right wall 14 and a bottom wall 16. The walls 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 of the outer shell 4 define a container with an open upper rectangular side 18, which define the upper transverse free edges of the front wall 8, the back wall 10, the left wall 12 and the right wall. 14, into which the inner slide 6 is inserted. A pair of opposing cut-outs 22 are provided at the upper end of the outer casing 4 along the free edges of the left 12 and right 14 sidewalls.

The terms "front", "back", "top", "bottom", "upper", "lower" are used to describe the relative positions of the drawer of the package 2, according to the first embodiment of the invention, when the package is held in an upright position with the open side 18 of the outer envelope 4 on top of the package 2. In the following description of the package 2, according to the first embodiment of the invention, these terms are used independently of the current orientation of the package 2 or the outer envelope 4 or of the internal slider 6, shown in drawings from 1 to 6.

The inner slide 6 of the package 2, shown in drawings 1 and 2, has a rear wall 24, a left side wall 26, a right side wall 28, an upper wall 30 and a lower wall 32. The walls 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 of the inner slide 6 define a drawer that can be slidably moved within the outer shell 4, between the closed position shown in drawing 1 and the open positions shown in drawing 2. As shown in drawing 2, a pair of counter cutouts 34 are provided along the longitudinal free edges of the left 12 and right 14 sidewalls of the inner slide 6, near the top wall 30.

An integral transverse partition 36 extends between the left 26 and right 28 sidewalls of the inner slide 6, near the bottom wall 32. The partition 36 divides the interior of the inner slide 6 into a main first drawer 38, which extends longitudinally from the partition 36 to the bottom wall 30 of the inner slide 6 and a second drawer 40 which extends longitudinally from the partition 36 to the bottom wall 32 slide 6. The open front sides of the first 38 and second 40 drawers of the inner slide 6 serve as first and second access openings, respectively, through which the first 38 and second 40 drawers can be accessed in the open position.

The cover 42 of the first drawer, parallel to the rear wall 24 of the inner slide 6 extends from the partition 36 to the upper wall 30 of the inner slide 6. The cover 42 of the first drawer has a first part 44, which is attached to the partition 36, and a second part 46, which is connected to the first part along the transverse hinge line. As shown in drawing 2, a central slot 48 is provided along the transverse free edge of the second part 46 of the cover 42 of the first drawer, which is adjacent to the upper wall of the inner slide 6.

In the closed position shown in drawing 1, the inner slide 6 is inside the outer shell 4, and the front wall 8, the back wall 10, the left side wall 12, the right side wall 14 and the bottom wall 16 of the outer shell 4 overlap with the cover 42 of the first drawer, the back wall 24, the left side wall 26, the right side wall 28 and the back wall 32, respectively, of the inner slide 6. As shown in drawing 1, the first 44 and the second 46 part of the cover 42 of the first drawer, which extends along the front side of the first drawer 38 of the inner slide 6, and the open front side of the second drawer 40 of the inner slide 6 are covered by the front wall 8 of the outer casing 4 in the closed position. Consequently, the interior of the first 38 and second 40 drawers of the internal slide 6 are inaccessible in the closed position shown in drawing 1.

In the open position shown in drawing 2, the lower wall 32 of the inner slide 6 is separated from the lower wall 16 of the outer shell 4, and the first drawer part 38 of the inner slide 6 covered by the second part 46 of the lid 42 of the first drawer protrudes from the outer shell 4 through its upper open end 18. As shown in drawing 2, the relative position of the inner slide 6 and the outer shell 4 in open position is such that the front open side of the second drawer 40 of the inner slide 6 is aligned with the third elongated access opening 20 provided in the front wall 8 of the outer casing 4. As shown in drawings 1 and 2, the third access opening 20 extends across the front wall 8 of the outer casing towards the left 12 and right 14 side walls.

When the package 2 is in the open position, shown in drawing 2, the consumer can access the interior of the first drawer 38 of the inner slider 6 by rotating the second part 46 of the cover 42 of the first drawer around the hinge line separating it from the first part 44 of the cover, and can also access the interior of the second drawer 40 of the inner slider 6 through the third access opening 20 provided in the front wall 8 of the outer casing 4.

Consequently, the interior of the first 38 and second 40 drawers of the internal slide 6 is accessible in the open position shown in drawing 2.

In use, when the inner slider 6 is in the closed position shown in drawing 1, the consumer holds the outer wrapper 4 of the package 2 in one hand and with the thumb and forefinger of the other hand grasps the left 26 and right 28 sidewalls of the inner slider 6 through opposing slots 22 provided in the left 12 and right 14 sidewalls of the outer wrapper 4. To open the package 2, the consumer pulls the inner slider 6 from the outer casing 4 through its upper open end 18, in the direction shown by the arrow in drawing 1, and to slide the inner slider 6 relative to the outer casing 4 from the closed position shown in drawing 1 to the open position shown in drawing 2 and thus align the open front face of the second drawer 40 of the inner slider 6 with the third access opening 20 in the front wall 8 of the outer envelope 4.

If desired, alternatively or in addition to the pair of opposing slots 22, which are provided along the transverse free edges of the left 12 and right 14 sidewalls, an opening may be provided

(not shown) in the lower wall 16 of the outer casing 4, through which, in use, the consumer can push the lower wall 32 of the inner slide 6 to open the package 2.

The outer cross-section of the inner slider 6 of the package 2 according to the first solution of the invention is essentially equal to the inner cross-section of the outer casing 4, so that when opening and closing the package, the frictional forces generated between the outer surface of the inner slider 6 and the inner surface of the outer casing 4 prevent the sliding movement of the inner slider 6 relative to the outer casing 4 until the consumer applies a certain force.

As will be described below, the package 2 further includes a retaining means to prevent sliding movement of the inner slide 6 relative to the outer casing 4 away from the open position shown in drawing 2. Once the package 2 is in the open position shown in drawing 2, the consumer grasps the second part 46 of the cover 42 of the first drawer, which extends over the front side of the first drawer 38 of the inner slide 6, and rotates it towards the rear portion to access tobacco products or other consumer goods (not shown), located in the first drawer 38. A slot provided along the transverse free edge of the second portion 46 of the lid 42 of the first package facilitates rotational movement of the second portion 46 of the lid 42 of the package. In use, opposing slots 34 provided along the longitudinal free edges of the left 26 and right 28 sidewalls of the inner slide 6 then facilitate the removal of consumer goods (not shown) contained in the first drawer 38 of the inner slide 6 from the package 2.

The one-piece laminar cardboard base from which the outer cover 4 of the package 2 from drawings 1 and 2 can be made is shown in drawing 3. The one-piece laminar cardboard base from which the first drawer 38, the second drawer 40 and the partition 36 can be made, as well as the cover 42 of the first drawer of the inner slide 6 of the package 2 from drawings 1 and 2, are shown in drawings 4 and 5, respectively.

Corresponding reference numerals are used in Figures 3, 4 and 5 to designate similar base elements or elements relating to the outer shell 4 and inner slide 6 of the package 2 of Figures 1 and 2, described above. The bases include various panels, flaps and tabs (indicated in bold in Figures 3, 4 and 5) which, when folded along the respective cut lines (indicated by dashed lines in Figures 3, 4 and 5) and adhered with an adhesive (indicated by hatched areas in Figures 3 and 4) in a conventional manner, form the outer shell 4 and inner slide 6 of the package 2 shown in FIG. drawings 1 and 2. In this specification, the term scored line is used to mean a line formed by, for example, bending, scoring, perforating, embossing or otherwise pressing, cutting or weakening the base.

The base shown in drawing 3, for forming the outer shell 4 and inner slide 4 of the package 2, shown in drawings 1 and 2, has a front wall panel 8, a back wall panel 10, a left side wall panel 12, an inner right side wall panel 14a, an outer right side wall panel 14b, an inner bottom wall panel 16a and an outer bottom wall panel 16b, which by folding the base form the corresponding walls of the outer shell 4. As shown in drawing 3, the base further includes a pair of lower closing tabs 50 and a pair of upper retaining wings 52, which connect to the lower and upper edges, respectively, of the left side wall panel 12 and the outer right side wall panel 14b, along the incised lines, and a pair of upper reinforcing wings 54, which connect to the upper edges of the front panel 8 and the back 10 of the wall, along the incised lines.

To form the outer shell 4, the upper reinforcement wings 54 are bent 180 degrees and glued to the inner surface of the front wall panel 8 and the rear wall panel 10. The front 8, rear 10, left side 12, inner right side 14a and outer right side 14b wall panels are then bent to form a hollow sleeve with an open end, and the outer panel of the right side wall 14b adheres to the inner right side wall panel 14a. The inner bottom wall panel 16a, the outer bottom wall panel 16b and the lower closing flaps 50 are then bent 90 degrees and glued together, in a known manner, to close the lower end of the hollow sleeve and thereby form the bottom of the outer jacket 4. Finally, the upper retaining flaps 52 are bent 180 degrees so that they lie against the inner surface of the left side wall panel 12 and the outer side wall panel 14b, in the formed outer shell 4.

The fold line formed between the upper reinforcing wings 54 and the upper retaining wings 52 and the front 8 and rear 10 wall panels and the left 12 and outer right 14b base wall panels usefully provide clean, sharp edges of the front wall 8, rear wall 10, left side wall 12 and right side wall 14, respectively, of the formed outer shell 4 and package 2.

The base shown in drawing 4 for forming the first drawer 38, the second drawer 40 and the partition 36 of the inner slide 6 of the package 2, shown in drawings 1 and 2, has a front wall panel 24, inner 26a and outer 26b left side wall panels, inner 28a and outer 28b right side wall panels, inner 30a and outer 30b of the upper wall and panels of the inner 32a and outer 32b of the lower wall, which by bending the base form the corresponding walls of the inner slide 6.

As shown in Figure 4, the base also includes a pair of lower closing tabs 56, which are joined to opposite side edges of the outer bottom wall panel 32b, along scored lines, a pair of upper closing tabs 58, which are joined to the upper edges of the outer left 26b and outer right side wall panels 28b, along scored lines, and a pair of wings 60 on the rear wall for reinforcement, which are joined to the longitudinal edges of the inner left 26a and inner right sidewall panels 28a, which are spaced apart from the outer left 26b and outer right sidewall panels 28b, along the incised lines.

The base further comprises a bottom wall partition panel 62, a front wall partition panel 64 and a pair of opposite side partition tabs 66 which are joined to the side edges of the bottom wall partition panel 62, along incised lines, which when the base folds form a partition 36 of an internal slide 6 which divides its interior into a main, first drawer 38 and a smaller, second drawer 40. As shown in Figure 4, the partition panel of the lower wall 62 is connected to the panel of the inner lower wall 32a of the base, via the connection panel 68, which when lifting the base bends so that it rests on the lower wall 24 of the inner slider 6 in the second drawer 40, and which separates the partition 36 from the lower wall 32 of the inner slider 6.

The various panels, tabs and wings of the base, shown in drawing 4, are folded and joined together to form the first drawer 38, the second drawer 40 and the partition 36 of the inner slide 6 of the package 2 in accordance with the first solution of the invention shown in drawings 1 and 2. When lifting the base against the wings 66 of the side wall partitions are glued to the inner surface of the panels of the inner left 26a and the inner of the right 28a side wall. This ensures that the first 38 and the second 40 drawers of the inner slide 6 of the package 2 are mutually isolated, thereby usefully reducing or preventing cross-contamination of the contents of the first 38 and the second 40 drawers of the inner slide 6, when using the package 2. This is particularly desirable in solutions of the invention where the first drawer 38 of the inner slide 6 of the package contains a larger amount of consumer goods, such as tobacco products, and the second drawer 40 of the inner slide 6 slide 6 is a waste drawer, which contains the remains of consumer goods after use, such as, for example, the butts of one or more used tobacco products.

The presence of the opposite wings 66 of the partition of the side wall, together with the panel of the inner bottom wall 32a, the panel of the partition of the bottom wall 62 and the connecting panel 68 advantageously allows the inner surface of the second drawer 40 of the inner slide 6 and the outer surface of the inner slide 6 to be printed, by printing on only one side of the base, shown in drawing 4, i.e. without the need for two-sided (recto-verso) printing of the base.

The fold lines formed between the inner left sidewall panels 26a and outer 26b and the inner 28a and outer right sidewall panels 28a and outer 28b, between the inner 30a and outer upper wall panels 30b and between the inner inner 32a and outer lower base wall panels 32b usefully provide clean, sharp free edges of the left sidewall 26, right sidewall 28, of the upper wall 30 and the lower wall 32, respectively, of the formed inner slide 6 of the package 2.

The wings 60 of the rear reinforcement wall, which, when the base is raised, bend so as to rest against the rear wall 24 of the inner slide 6 of the first drawer 38, usefully provide an additional surface on which printing can be done, e.g. information about the composition or use of the consumer goods contained in the first package of the inner slide 6 of the package 2. of the right wall 28a and the panel of the inner upper wall 30a, usefully enables the inner surfaces of the rear wall 24, the left side wall 26, the upper side wall 28 and the upper wall 30 of the first drawer 38 of the inner slide 6 and the outer surface of the inner slide 6 to be printed, by printing only on one side of the base, shown in drawing 4, i.e. without the need for two-sided (recto-verso) printing of the base. In the absence, for example, of the back wall wings 60 for reinforcement, it would be necessary to print both sides of the base, shown in drawing 4, to ensure that the inner surfaces of the rear wall 24 of the inner slide 6 and the outer surfaces of at least some of the following outer surfaces: the rear 24, the left side 26, the right side 28, the top 30 and the bottom 32 of the inner slide wall 6 are printed.

In the package 2 shown in drawings 1 and 2, the wings 60 of the rear reinforcement wall are of the same dimensions and each has a width approximately equal to half the width of the rear wall 24 of the inner slider 6, so that in the formed inner slider 6, the longitudinal free edges of the wings 60 of the rear reinforcement wall touch each other. However, it is understood that a package according to the invention may have inner sides with one or more back wall wings for reinforcement which are of different sizes. For example, the inner runner may include a single back wall reinforcement wing having the same width as the rear wall, which is joined to the inner left wall panel or the inner right wall panel or the inner top wall panel of the inner runner, along a scored line. It is also understood that packages in accordance with the invention may contain inner sides without rear wall wings 60 for reinforcement. In addition, in order to reduce the amount of material required to form the inner slide 6 of the package 2 shown in Figures 1 and 2 and to facilitate the bending of the base shown in Figure 4, it is understood that some of the following panels may be omitted: the outer left wall panel 26b, the outer right wall panel 28b and the outer upper wall panel 30b.

The base shown in drawing 5 for forming the cover 42 of the first drawer of the inner slide 6 has a panel of a first cover part 44 and a second cover part 46, which are joined along the hinge line

(indicated by a thick dashed line in drawing 5) and a pair of opposing retaining tabs 70, which are joined to the side edges of the panel of the first part 44 of the cover along the dashed lines.

In order to form the inner slide 6 of the package 2 of drawings 1 and 2, opposite the retaining tabs 60, the bases for forming the cover 42 of the first drawer, shown in drawing 5, are bent by 90°. As shown in drawing 6, the panel of the first part of the cover 44 and the opposing tabs 70 for retaining, the bases for forming the cover 42 of the first drawer of the inner slide 6 are then attached to the outer surfaces of the partition panel of the first wall 64 and the panels of the left 26 and right side walls 28, respectively, the bent bases for forming the first drawer 38, the second drawer 40 and the partition 36 of the inner slide 6. Yes in order to reduce the amount of material needed to form the inner slider 6 of the package 2, the second part 46 of the cover 42 of the first drawer of the inner slider 6 can be omitted.

The formed inner slide 6 shown in drawing 6 is then inserted into the formed outer casing 4 through its open upper end 18 to form a package according to the first solution of the invention, shown in drawings 1 and 2.

It will be understood that the precise order in which the various panels, flaps and gussets of the single laminar board shown in Figures 3, 4 and 5 are folded and secured together to form the outer shell 4 and the inner package slide 2 of Figures 1 and 2 may vary depending on, e.g., the apparatus used to produce the package 2. It is also understood that the single laminar board shown in Figures 3, 4 and 5, can be manually folded as desired to form the outer shell 4 and inner slide 6 of the package 2 of drawings 1 and 2.

The upper retaining wings 52 of the outer shell 4 are not joined to the inner surface panel of the left side wall 12 and the outer right side wall panel 14b of the outer shell 4. This ensures that the opposite upper retaining wings 52 of the outer shell 4 engage with the opposing retaining tabs 70 of the inner slide 6 when the inner slide 6 inserted into the outer casing 4, as will be described below. During use, when the inner slider 6 comes to the open position shown in drawing 2, the upper wings 52, for retention, of the outer casing 4, which are bent inwardly cooperate with the tabs 70, for retention, of the inner slider 6, which usefully prevents further sliding movement of the inner slider 6 relative to the outer casing 4, away from the open position. The interaction of the upper retaining wings 52 of the outer shell 4 and the retaining tabs 70 of the inner slide 6 prevents removal of the inner slide 6 of the package 2 from the outer shell 4 .

The sliding package 72 according to the second solution of the invention, shown in drawing 7, is of similar construction to the sliding package according to the first solution of the invention, shown in drawings 1 and 2. Corresponding reference numbers are used in drawings 7, 8 and 9 for the elements of the sliding package 72 according to the second solution of the invention and the basis for forming its inner sides, which are similar to the elements of the sliding package 2 according to the first solution of the invention and the basis for forming of its internal slide from drawings 1, 2, 4 and 5, which were previously described.

The sliding package 72 according to the second solution of the invention, shown in drawing 7, is rectangular in shape and contains an outer shell 4 and an inner slide 6 inside the outer shell 4.

The outer shell 4 of the package 72 according to the second solution of the invention is identical to the outer shell 4 of the package 2 according to the first solution of the invention, from drawings 1 and 2. As described earlier, the outer shell 4 has a front wall 8 and an opposite rear wall 10, a left side wall 12 and an opposite right side wall 14 and a bottom wall 16. Walls 8, 10, 12,14,16 of the outer casing 4 define a container with an open top side 18, defined by the upper transverse free edges of the front wall 8, the rear wall 10, the left side wall 12 and the right side wall 14, into which the inner slide 6 is inserted. side wall.

The terms "front", "back", "top", "top", "bottom", "bottom" are used to describe the relative positions of the components of the package 72 according to another embodiment of the invention when the package is held in an upright position with the open side 18 of the outer shell 4 on top of the package 72. In the description of the package 72 according to the second embodiment of the invention below, these terms are used independently of the current orientation of the package 72 or of the outer shell 4 or the inner slide 6, shown in drawings from 7 to 10.

The inner slide 6 of the package 72 shown in drawing 7 has a rear wall 24, a left side wall 26 and an opposite right side wall 28, an upper wall 30 and an opposite lower wall 32. The walls 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 of the inner slide define a drawer that can be slidably moved within the outer casing 4 between a closed position and an open position, as shown in FIG. 7. As can be seen in FIG. 7 a pair of opposing cut-outs 34 are provided along the longitudinal free edges of the left 26 and right 28 sidewalls of the inner slide 6, adjacent to the top wall 30.

The inner slide 6 of the package 72 in accordance with the second solution of the invention contains the main, first drawer 38 and a smaller, second drawer 40. The main first drawer 38 extends in the sub-necessary direction from the upper wall 30 of the inner slide 6 to the lower wall 62 of the first drawer, which extends transversely between the left 26 and right 28 side walls of the inner slide 6, near the lower part wall 32. drawer 40 extends in the longitudinal direction from the upper wall 62b of the second drawer, which extends transversely between the left 26 and right 28 side walls of the inner slide 6 parallel and adjacent to the lower wall 62a of the first drawer, to the lower wall 32 of the inner slide 6. The open front sides of the first 38 and second 40 drawers of the inner slide 6 serve as first and second access openings, respectively, through which se can access the first 38 and second 40 drawers in the open position.

The cover 42 of the first drawer parallel to the rear wall 24 of the inner slide 6 extends from the lower wall 62a of the first drawer to the upper wall 30 of the inner slide 6. The cover 42 of the first drawer has a first part 44, which is connected to the lower wall 62a of the first drawer along the transverse joint line, and a second part 46 of the cover, which is connected to the first part 44 of the cover along the transverse joint line. As shown in drawing 7, a central cutout 48 is provided along the transverse free edge of the second part 46 of the cover 42 of the first drawer, against the upper wall 30 of the inner slide 6.

The cover 74 of the second drawer parallel to the rear wall 24 of the inner slide 6 is connected to the lower wall 32 of the inner slide 6 along a transverse hinge line and extends from the lower wall 32 of the inner slide 6 to the upper wall 62b of the second drawer. As shown in Figure 10, a central protrusion or tab is provided along the transverse free edge of the cover 74 of the second drawer, against the top wall 62b of the second drawer.

In the closed position, shown in drawing 1, the inner slide 6 of the package 72 according to the second solution of the invention is located inside the outer casing 4, whereby the front wall 8, the rear wall 10, the left side wall 12, the right side wall 14 and the bottom wall 16 of the outer casing 4 rest on the cover 42 of the first drawer and the cover 72 of the second drawer, the rear wall 24, the left side wall 26, the right side wall 28 and the bottom wall 32, respectively, of the inner slide 6. The first 44 and the second 46 part of the cover 42 of the first drawer, which extends over the front side of the first drawer 38 of the inner slide 6, and the cover 74 of the second drawer, which extends over the front side of the second drawer 40 of the inner slide 6, are covered by the front wall 8 of the outer casing 4 in the closed position. Consequently, the interior of the first 38 and second 40 drawers of the internal slide 6 is inaccessible in the closed position; in the closed position the package 72 according to the second solution of the invention is essentially identical to the package 2 according to the first solution of the invention, shown in drawing 1.

In the open position shown in drawing 7, the lower wall 32 of the inner slide 6 of the package 72 in accordance with the second solution of the invention is separated from the lower wall 16 of the outer casing 4, and the part of the first drawer 38 of the inner slide 6, covered by the second part 46 of the cover 42 of the first drawer emerges from the outer casing 4 through its open upper end 18. As shown in drawing 7, the relative position of the inner slide 6 and the outer shell 4 in the open position is such that the cover 74 of the second drawer, which extends over the front side of the second drawer 40 of the inner slide 6, is aligned with the third elongated access opening 20 provided in the front wall 8 of the outer shell 4. As shown in drawing 7 the third access opening 20 extends along the front wall 8 of the outer shell towards the left 12 and the right 14 side wall.

When the package 72 is in the open position, shown in drawing 7, the consumer can access the interior of the first drawer 38 of the internal slide 6 by rotating the second part 46 of the lid 42 of the first drawer about the transverse hinge line, which separates the second part of the lid from its first part 44. In the open position, the consumer can also access the interior of the second drawer 40 of the internal slide 6 through the third access opening 20, which is provided in the front wall 8 of the outer shell 4, by rotating the cover 74 of the second drawer around the transverse joint line, along which the cover 74 of the second drawer is connected to the lower wall 32 of the inner slide 6.

Consequently, the interior of the first 38 and the second 40 drawer of the inner slide 6 of the package 72 according to the second solution of the invention is accessible in the open position, shown in drawing 7.

In use, when the inner slider 6 is in the closed position, the consumer holds the outer wrapper 4 of the package 72 in one hand, and with the thumb and forefinger of the other hand grasps the left 26 and right 28 sidewalls of the inner slider 6, through opposing cutouts 22 provided in the left 12 and right 14 sidewalls of the outer wrapper 4. To open the package 72, the consumer pulls the inner slider 6 from of the outer shell 4 through its open upper end 18, to slide the inner slide 6 relative to the outer shell 4, from the closed position to the open position shown in drawing 7, and thus align the cover 74 of the second drawer, which extends over the front side of the second drawer 40 of the inner slide 6, with the third access opening 20 in the front wall 8 of the outer shell 4.

If desired, alternatively or in addition to the pair of opposing cutouts 22 provided along the transverse free edges of the left 12 and right 14 sidewalls, an opening (not shown) may be provided in the bottom wall 16 of the outer casing 4 through which, in use, the consumer can push the bottom wall 32 of the inner slide 6 to open the package 72.

As with the first solution of the invention, the outer cross-section of the inner slide 6 of the package 72 according to the second solution of the invention is essentially equal to the cross-section of the inner shell 4, so that when opening and closing the package 72, frictional forces are generated between the outer surface of the inner slide 6 and the inner surface of the outer shell 4, thus preventing the sliding movement of the inner slide 6 relative to the outer shell 4 until the consumer applies a certain force.

As explained below, the package 72 further includes means to prevent sliding of the inner slider 6 relative to the outer casing 4 beyond the open position shown in Figure 7. Once the package 72 is in the open position shown in Figure 7, the consumer grasps the second portion 46 of the first drawer cover 42, which extends over the front side of the first drawer 38 of the inner slider 6, and rotates it toward the rear side to would access tobacco products or other consumer goods (not shown) located in the first drawer 38. The cutout 48 provided by the longer transverse free edge of the second part 46 of the cover 42 of the first drawer facilitates the rotational movement of the second part 46 of the cover 42 of the first drawer. In use, counter cutouts 34 provided along the longitudinal free edges of the left 26 and right 28 sidewalls of the inner slide 6 facilitate the removal of consumer goods (not shown) located in the first drawer 38 of the inner slide 6 of the package 2. However, it is understood that depending on e.g. the orientation of the consumer goods located in the first drawer 38, the counter cutouts 34 may be omitted.

The outer casing 4 of the package 72 of drawing 7 can be formed from the one-piece base shown in drawing 3, in the previously described manner. One-piece laminar cardboard bases from which can be formed: the first drawer 38 and the cover 42 of the first drawer; the second drawer 40 and cover 74 of the second drawer of the inner slide 6 of the package 72 of drawing 7 are shown in drawings 8 and 9, respectively.

Corresponding reference numerals are used in Figures 8 and 9 to designate elements of the base which are similar to the elements of the inner slide 6 of the package 72 of Figure 7, previously described. The bases comprise various panels, flaps and tabs (indicated in bold in Figures 8 and 9) which, by folding around respective cut lines (shown in dashed lines in Figures 8 and 9) and bonding with an adhesive (shown in hatched areas in Figures 8 and 9) in a conventional manner, form the outer shell 4 and inner slide 6 of the package 72 shown in Figure 7.

The base shown in drawing 8 for forming the first drawer 38 and cover 42 of the first drawer of the inner slide 6 of the package 72 of drawing 7 has a back wall panel 24, inner 26a and outer 26b left side wall panels, inner 28a and outer 28b right side wall panels, inner 30a and outer 30b top wall panels, which when folded form the respective walls of the base of the inner slider 6. As shown in Figure 8, the base also includes a pair of upper closing tabs 58, which are joined to the upper edges of the outer left 26b and outer right sidewall panels 28b along the scored lines.

As shown in Figure 8, the base further includes a bottom wall panel 62a of the first drawer, which is joined to the rear wall panel 24 via a connecting panel 68a. When raising the base, the connecting panel 68a bends so that it rests on the back wall 24 of the inner slide 6 and separates the panel of the lower wall 62a of the first drawer from the lower edges of the back wall 24 and the outer left 26 and right 28 side walls of the inner slide 6.

The base also includes a panel of the first lid portion 44, which is joined to the bottom wall panel 62a of the first drawer along a transverse scored line, a second lid portion 46, which is joined to a panel of the first lid portion 44 along a hinge line (shown by a thick dashed line in drawing 8), and a pair of opposing retaining tabs 70, which are joined to the side edges of the panel of the first lid portion 44, along the scored lines line.

The various panels, tabs and wings of the base shown in drawing 8 are folded and interlocked to form the first drawer 38 and the lid 42 of the first drawer of the inner slide 6 of the package 72 in accordance with the second solution of the invention shown in drawing 7. As shown in drawing 10, when the base is lifted, the opposing retaining tabs 70 are fastened to the outer surfaces of the left 26 and the right 28 of the side wall of the inner slide 6.

The fold lines formed between the inner left sidewall panels 26a and outer 26b and the inner 28a and outer right sidewall panels 28b and between the inner 30a and outer upper base wall panels 30b advantageously provide clean, sharp edges of the left sidewall 26, right sidewall 28, and upper wall 30, respectively, of the formed inner slide 6 of the package 72. However. in order to reduce the amount of material required to form the inner slide 6 of the package 72 shown in drawing 7 and to facilitate the bending of the base shown in drawing 8, it is understood that some of the following elements may be omitted: the outer left side wall panel 26b, the outer right side wall panel 28b and the outer upper wall panel 30b.

It is also understood that, if desired, the base for forming the first drawer 38 and the cover 42 of the first drawer of the inner slide 6 of the package 72 in accordance with another solution of the invention may further include one or more rear wall wings, for reinforcement, connected to the inner left side wall panel 26a, the inner right side wall panel 28b or the inner upper wall panel 30a of the inner slide 6, along the incised lines, as was previously described. In such solutions, the wings of the rear wall for reinforcement, which, when the base is raised, bend so that they rest on the rear wall 24 of the inner slide 6 of the first drawer 38, usefully provide an additional surface that can be printed, for example, with information about the composition or use of the consumer goods located in the first drawer 38 of the inner slide 6 of the package 72.

The base shown in drawing 9, for the formation of the second drawer 40 and the cover 74 of the second drawer of the inner slide 6 of the package 72, shown in drawing 7, contains the panels of the inner 62b' and the outer 62b" of the upper wall of the second drawer, which, when the base is folded, form the upper wall 62b of the second drawer 40.

As shown in Figure 9, the base further includes a second drawer bottom wall panel 32, which is joined to the second drawer inner top wall panel via a connecting panel 68b, and a second drawer cover panel 74, which is joined to the second drawer bottom wall panel 32 along a transverse incised line.

When the base is bent and attached to the bent base to form the first drawer 38 and the cover 42 of the first drawer of the inner slide 6, the lower wall panel 32 of the second drawer forms the lower wall 32 of the inner slide 6, and the connecting panel 68b, which rests on the connecting panel 68a of the base to form the first drawer 38 and the cover 42 of the first drawer of the inner slide 6, forms the back wall of the second drawer 40.

In addition, the base includes: the inner left 76a and right 78a sidewall panels of the second drawer, which are joined to the opposite side edges of the connecting panel 68b along the incised lines; the outer left 76b and right 78b sidewall panels of the second drawer, which are joined to the opposite side edges of the outer top wall panel 62b" of the second drawer along the scored lines; and a pair of lower closing tabs 80, which are joined to the opposite side edges of the outer left 76b and right 78b sidewall panels of the second drawer.

The various panels, tabs and wings of the base shown in drawing 9 are folded and interlocked to form the second drawer 40 and second drawer cover 74 of the inner slide 6 of the package in accordance with another solution of the invention, shown in drawing 7. When raising the base, the outer top wall panel 62b" of the second drawer is attached to the outer surface of the inner top wall panel 62b' of the second drawer, and the panels of the outer the left 76b and right 78b of the second drawer are attached to the outer surfaces of the inner left 76a and right 78a sidewall panels of the second drawer, respectively.As shown in figure 10, the lower tabs 80, for closing the base, are also attached to the outer surface of the lower wall panel 32 of the second drawer.

As shown in drawing 10, in order to form the inner slide 6 of the package 72 of drawing 7, the outer surface of the outer top wall panel 62b" of the second drawer bent base to form the second drawer 40 and the lid 74 of the second drawer is then attached to the outer surface of the lower wall panel 62a of the first drawer bent base to form the first drawer 38 and the lid 42 of the first drawer of the inner slide 6.

The formed inner slide 6, shown in drawing 10, is then inserted into the formed outer shell 4 through its open upper end 18 to form a package 72 in accordance with another embodiment of the invention, shown in drawing 7.

The formation of the first drawer 38 and the cover 42 of the first drawer of the inner slide 6 from the first one-piece laminar base, and the second drawer 40 and the cover 74 of the second drawer from the second one-piece laminar base, allows the first 38 and the second 40 package drawers 72 to be formed from different materials in accordance with the second solution of the invention. As described earlier, this is particularly useful when one of the two drawers of the inner slide contains a plurality of heated tobacco products with a combustible heat source or fuel element and substrate for generating aerosols, and the other drawer of the inner slide is a waste drawer designed to accept and extinguish one or more heated tobacco products. In such solutions, the drawer containing a large number of tobacco products as well as the drawer cover can be made of, for example, a one-piece laminar cardboard base, and the waste drawer can be at least partially made, covered or placed with one or more heat-resistant materials, one or more heat-resistant and heat-conducting materials, or a combination thereof. For example, the scrap drawer and the cover of the scrap drawer can be made from a one-piece aluminum laminar base.

It is understood that the precise order in which the various panels, flaps and tabs of the one-piece laminar paperboard shown in Figures 8 and 9 are folded and joined together to form the inner slide 6 of the package 72 of Figure 7 may vary depending on, e.g., the apparatus used to produce the package 72. It is also understood that the one-piece laminar paperboard shown in Figures 8 and 9 can be manually folded if desired to would form the outer shell 4 and inner slide 6 of the package 72 of drawing 7.

As with the first embodiment of the invention described earlier, the upper retaining wings 52 of the outer casing 4 of the package 72 according to the second embodiment of the invention are not attached to the inner surface of the left side wall panel 12 and the outer right side wall panel 14b of the outer casing 4. This ensures that the opposing upper retaining wings 52 of the outer casing 4 cooperate with opposite tabs 70, for retention, of the inner slider 6, when the inner slider 6 is inserted into the outer casing 4. During use, when the inner slider 6 of the package 72, in accordance with the second solution of the invention, reaches the open position shown in drawing 7, the upper, inwardly bent wings 52, for retention, of the outer casing 4, cooperate with the tabs 70, for retention, of the inner slider 6, thereby usefully preventing further sliding movement of the inner slider 6 relative to the outer casing 4 away from the open position. The interaction between the upper retaining wings 52 of the outer shell 4 and the retaining tabs 70 of the inner slide prevents removal of the inner slide 6 of the package 72 from the outer shell 4 .

The invention was explained by way of example with reference to packages containing an inner slide formed from two separate one-piece laminar bases. However, packages according to the invention may comprise an inner slide formed from a single piece laminar base. For example, packages according to the invention may contain an internal slide having first and second drawers, an integral partition and an integral cover of the first drawer made of a single piece laminar base. A suitable single one-piece laminar base for forming a slide having first and second drawers, an integral partition and an integral cover of the first drawer can be formed by combining the panels and wings of the base shown in drawing 5 with the base shown in drawing 4. Packages according to the invention can also contain an internal slide where the hinged second part of the first drawer cover is omitted, and both drawers of the internal slide have at least partially open first sides.

It will be understood that when the second part of the cover of the first drawer of the inner slide is omitted, or when the inner slide of the package is formed of a single piece laminar base, one or more fixed tabs or other protrusions may still be provided on the inner slide, which in use cooperate with one or more hinged wings provided on the outer shell to prevent further sliding movement of the inner slide relative to the outer shell, away from the open position. For example, packages according to the invention may contain an inner slide formed from a single piece laminar base, similar to that of drawing 4, wherein in use the upper, inwardly bent wings 52, for retaining the outer shell 4, cooperate with the lower tabs 56, for closing, of the inner slide 6 to prevent further sliding movement of the inner slide 6 relative to the outer shell 4, away from open positions.

The invention was explained by way of example with reference to packages comprising an internal slide which can be slidably moved within the outer envelope between a closed position, in which the interior of the first and second drawers are inaccessible, and a "fully" open position, in which the interior of the first and second drawers are accessible. However, packages according to the invention may include an internal slide that can be slidably moved within the outer envelope, between a closed position and a "fully" open position via one or more "partially open" intermediate positions in which the interior of one of the drawers is inaccessible and the interior of the other drawer is accessible.

Claims (15)

1. Sliding package (2, 72) with two drawers that it contains outer sheath (4); and an internal slide (6) having a first drawer (38), with a first access opening, and a second drawer (40), with a second access opening, which can be slidably moved inside the outer casing (4), between a closed position, in which the first and second access openings are covered by the outer casing (4), so that the interior of the first (38) and second (40) drawers are inaccessible, and an open position, characterized in that in the open position the interior of the first (38) and second (40) drawers is accessible, and the second access opening of the inner slide (6) is aligned with the third access opening (20) provided in the outer casing (4), so that the interior of the second drawer (40) of the inner slide (6) is accessible through the second and third (20) accessible openings. 2. The package (2, 72) according to claim 1, characterized in that in the open position at least part of the first accessible opening protrudes from the outer casing (4) through its open end (18), so that the interior of the first drawer (38) of the inner slide (6) is accessible through the first access opening. 3. The package (2, 72) according to claim 2, characterized in that the inner slide further contains the cover (42) of the first drawer, which in the closed position covers the first access opening, and in the open position can be moved to a position in which at least part of the first access opening, protruding from the outer casing (4), is exposed. 4. The package (72), according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the inner slide further contains a cover (74) of the second drawer, which in the closed position is covered by the second access opening, and in the open position can be moved to a position in which at least part of the second access opening is exposed. 5. The package (72) according to claim 4, characterized in that a thermal indicator is provided containing at least one reversible thermochromic material on the lid (74) of the second drawer. 6. The package (72) according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that a thermal indicator is provided containing at least one reversible thermochromic material, on the part of the outer casing (4) that rests on the lid (74) of the second drawer in the closed position. 7. Packaging (2, 72) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the inner slide (6) can be slidably moved within the outer casing (4), between the closed position and the open position, through an intermediate position in which the interior of the first (38) or second (40) drawer is inaccessible, and the interior of the second drawer is accessible. 8. Packaging (2, 72) according to claim 7, characterized by the fact that in the intermediate position the interior of the second drawer (40) is inaccessible, and the interior of the first drawer (38) is accessible. 9. The package (2, 72) according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising retention means (52, 70) to prevent removal of the inner slide (6) from the outer sheath (4). 10. A package (2, 72) according to claim 9, characterized in that the retention means (52, 70) prevent the internal slide (6) from moving away from the open position. 11. Packaging (2, 72) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one cut-out (22) is provided along the free edge of the outer casing (4). 12. Packaging (2, 72) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first drawer (38) of the inner slide (6) is larger than the second drawer (40) of the inner slide (6). 13. Packaging (2, 72) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first drawer (38) of the inner slide (6) contains a larger quantity of consumer goods, and the second drawer (40) of the inner slide (6) is a waste drawer. 14. A package (72) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first drawer (38) of the inner slide (6) and the second drawer (40) of the inner slide (6) are made of separate folded laminar bases. 15. Packaging (2, 72) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least the first (38) or second (40) drawer of the internal slide (6) contains a greater number of tobacco products.