Package of tobacco articles having an inner package with a cover flap fixed to a hinged lid

A package of tobacco articles, comprising:

• a group of tobacco articles;
• a cup-shaped outer container (2) having an open top end (6), and a cup-shaped lid (7) hinged to the outer container (2) along a hinge (8) to rotate, with respect to the outer container (2), between an open position and a closed position opening and closing the open top end (6) respectively;
• and
• an inner package (3) which is housed inside the outer container (2), encloses the group of tobacco articles, and has a tobacco article extraction opening (4) closed by a cover flap (5);
• wherein the cover flap (5) is fixed to the inner package (3) using non-dry, re-stick adhesive which is applied to the underside surface of the cover flap (5) and extends about the whole of the extraction opening (4), so the cover flap (5) can be repeatedly detached partly from the inner package (3) and then fixed back onto the inner package (3);
• wherein the inner package (3) is formed by folding a sheet (19) of packing material, which is first cut to define the extraction opening (4), and then fitted with the cover flap (5) gummed on the underside with the re-stick adhesive so that the underside surface of the cover flap (5) is coated with the re-stick adhesive which, inside the extraction opening (4), glues the inner portion of the sheet (19) of packing material permanently to the cover flap (5), and, outside the extraction opening (4), glues the sheet (19) of packing material detachably to the cover flap (5);
• the package (1) being characterized in that at least a portion of the cover flap (5) is connected permanently and non-removably to the lid (7), so that opening and closing the lid (7) simultaneously also opens and closes the cover flap (5).