Container For Consumer Goods With Reclosable Flap And Method

A container for consumer goods, comprising:

• an outer housing comprising a box and a hinged lid rotatable between open and closed positions, wherein the hinged lid comprises a first lid panel and a second lid panel, wherein the first lid panel is movable relative to the second lid panel during movement of the lid between the open and closed positions;
• an inner package of consumer goods within the box comprising an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed;
• and
• a reclosable flap movable relative to the inner package about a hinge line and arranged to cover the access opening, a portion of the reclosable flap being attached to the first lid panel;
• wherein the first lid panel is substantially perpendicular to a lid front wall when the hinged lid is in a first open position in which a lid top wall is arranged substantially perpendicular to a box back wall.