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EP 0070586 A3 19830720 - PACKAGE FOR A SLAB, A CUBE OR A BAR, ESPECIALLY FOR CHOCOLATE

Title (en)

PACKAGE FOR A SLAB, A CUBE OR A BAR, ESPECIALLY FOR CHOCOLATE

Publication

EP 0070586 A3 19830720 (DE)

Application

EP 82200819 A 19820701

Priority

DE 3128820 A 19810721

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0070586A2] The package is made of packaging material which can be hot-sealed and the material tightly surrounds the block, cube or bar in an overlapping manner and is hot-sealed at the overlap. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65D 85/60; B65D 75/28

IPC 8 full level

B65D 75/28 (2006.01); B65D 85/60 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 75/28 (2013.01); B65D 85/60 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] US 2946168 A 19600726 - MANWARING JOSHUA G D, et al
[A] US 2986270 A 19610530 - HARWOOD KENNETH J
[A] US 3879247 A 19750422 - DICKEY JOHN W
[A] GB 319764 A 19300821 - NESTLE & ANGLO SWISS CONDENSED
[Y] MODERN PACKAGING, Band 47, Nr. 6, Juni 1974, Seiten 29-33, New York, USA

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0070586 A2 19830126; EP 0070586 A3 19830720; DE 3128820 A1 19830210

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 82200819 A 19820701; DE 3128820 A 19810721