Pack for smoking articles

A cuboid pack for smoking articles, the pack having an outer shell (3) and an inner slide (2);

• the inner slide including a top wall and a minor side wall (70) joined to the top wall (7) at a top edge, the minor side wall (70) having upper (121) and lower (122) wall portions and a fold line (52,72) between the upper and lower wall portions, a lap seam of at least double layer thickness (50,70) forming at least part of the minor side wall, the upper wall portion (121) and at least part (92) of the top wall forming a lid (4) which is hingeable along the fold line (52,72);
• the inner slide further including a tongue (76) in the minor dimension of the pack and formed from the outer layer (70) of the seam, an upper end of the tongue being attached to the upper wall portion at an attachment position (75) above the fold line (72), and a hook (78) at the lower end of the tongue;
• the outer shell (3) including a minor shell wall (150,160) adjacent the said minor side wall (70) of the slide, and having an engagement means (151,161) which is releasably engageable with the hook (78);
• the inner slide being moveable relative to the outer shell, whereby upward movement causes the hook (78) to engage with the engagement means (151,161) thereby hinging open the lid (4) along the fold line (52,72).