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EP 0003094 B1 19820512 - A METHOD OF SEALING AND RETAINING BOXES STACKED UPON EACH OTHER IN A PREDETERMINED POSITION

Title (en)

A METHOD OF SEALING AND RETAINING BOXES STACKED UPON EACH OTHER IN A PREDETERMINED POSITION

Publication

EP 0003094 B1 19820512 (EN)

Application

EP 78850024 A 19781212

Priority

SE 7714848 A 19771229

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0003094A1] Method of handling parallelepipedic objects such as boxes and the like. To avoid sliding of the boxes (1) relatively to each other when stacked, the boxes are provided with a tape (14) made of a plastic foil with a friction increasing surface.

IPC 1-7

B65B 17/02; B65D 71/00; B65B 51/06; B65G 1/14; B65D 5/00

IPC 8 full level

B65B 17/02 (2006.01); B65B 51/06 (2006.01); B65D 5/02 (2006.01); B65D 85/62 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 17/02 (2013.01); B65B 51/067 (2013.01); B65D 5/0236 (2013.01); B65D 85/62 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0003094 A1 19790725; EP 0003094 B1 19820512; DE 2861829 D1 19820701; DK 584178 A 19790630; SE 7714848 L 19790630

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 78850024 A 19781212; DE 2861829 T 19781212; DK 584178 A 19781228; SE 7714848 A 19771229