Patent attributes
A container (100) for consumer goods comprises: a housing (20) having an opening for accessing the consumer goods; and a lid (40) connected to the housing (20) and movable relative to the housing (20) between a closed position in which the lid (40) covers the opening and an open position in which the opening is uncovered. A first surface of the lid (40) is disposed adjacent to a first surface of the housing (20) when the lid is in the closed position, and a microsuction structure (60) is provided for securing the first surface of the lid (40) to the first surface of the housing (20) when the lid (40) is in the closed position. The microsuction structure (60) is formed of a microsuction layer (68) and an inactivation layer (70); the microsuction layer (68) comprises: a first portion which underlies the inactivation layer (70); and a second portion which is exposed at the outer surface of the microsuction structure (60) to define at least one resealable area of the microsuction structure (60).
