Patent No. EP2925636 (titled "Container With Guide Element For Adhesive") was filed by Philip Morris on Nov 19, 2013. The application was issued on Jul 24, 2019.
A hinge-lid container for smoking articles, formed from a blank, comprises a box and a lid. The lid front wall is adhesively fixed to an inner liner that encloses the smoking articles and is positioned between the articles and container walls. The inner liner includes a cover flap covering a designated opening, which is attached to the inside of the lid front wall using adhesive applied as several glue dots. The lid front wall features a fluid guide element on its inner surface. This fluid guide element contains the adhesive and is configured to promote its advancement in a predetermined direction, ensuring controlled adhesive distribution and preventing unintentional attachment of container components.

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