Slide and shell container

A slide and shell container, which finds particular application as a pack for smoking articles such as cigarettes. The container includes an outer shell having opposed first, front, and second, rear, walls connected by opposed third and fourth, side, walls and an inner slide in the outer shell for slidable movement relative thereto between a closed position and an open position. The inner slide comprises: a body having a first, rear, wall and a second, bottom, wall; and a lid having a first, rear, wall, a second, top, wall and opposed third and fourth, side, walls. The rear walls of the body and the lid are connected along a hinge line about which the lid is pivotable when the inner slide is in the open position. The distance from the top to the bottom of the side walls of the lid is greater than the distance from the top of the rear wall of the lid to the hinge line and the portions of the side walls of the lid below the level of the hinge line do not impinge on the front wall of the outer shell when the inner slide is in the closed position. The portion of the side walls of the lid limit pivoting of the lid about the hinge line by impinging on the front wall of the outer shell when the inner slide is in the open position.