Reclosable container

Abstract

A reclosable container for consumer items includes a box, a lid hingedly connected to the box, an inner liner wrapped around the consumer items, the inner liner including a section defining an opening for allowing access to the consumer items, means to open and reclose the opening, and an inner frame attached to the box. The inner frame includes a free inner frame portion protruding from the box towards the opening in the inner liner. The free inner frame portion includes a cut out and the inner frame is attached to the inner liner proximate to the cut out.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A reclosable container for consumer items comprising:
 a box;   a lid, the lid being hingedly connected to the box;   an inner liner including a section defining an opening for allowing internal access, and means to open and reclose the opening; and   an inner frame attached to the box, wherein the inner frame includes a free inner frame portion protruding from the box towards the opening in the inner liner, wherein the free inner frame portion comprises a cut out and wherein the inner frame is attached to the inner liner proximate to the cut out.