Side-opening hinge-lid container with audible indication of closure and/or opening

A side-opening hinge-lid container comprising:

• a body portion having a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall and a bottom wall;
• a lid portion having a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall and a bottom wall, the lid portion being connected to the body portion along a hinge line for pivotal movement between a closed position, in which the interior of the body portion is inaccessible, and an open position, in which at least a portion of the interior of the body portion is accessible;
• a body portion liner having a front wall, a rear wall and a side wall, the body portion liner being mounted in the body portion and projecting sideways therefrom into a space covered by the lid portion in the closed position;
• at least one outwardly extending ear mounted on the body portion liner;
• at least one inwardly extending flap hingedly mounted in the lid portion for pivotal movement relative thereto;
• a lid portion liner mounted in the lid portion, the lid portion liner having a front wall and/or a rear wall, and including the at least one inwardly extending flap;
• an inner frame mounted between the body portion and the body portion liner, the front wall and/or the rear wall of the lid portion liner being slidably engaged in at least one slot provided in a front wall and/or a rear wall, respectively, of the inner frame;
• wherein during pivotal movement of the lid portion from the open position to the closed position and/or during pivotal movement of the lid portion from the closed position to the open position the at least one flap engages the at least one ear to produce a sound;
• and
• wherein the front wall and/or the rear wall of the lid portion
• liner project from the lid portion in the closed position sideways into the body portion.