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EP 0615911 B1 19961127 - Collapsible bottle

Title (en)

Collapsible bottle

Title (de)

Zusammenfaltbare Flasche

Title (fr)

Bouteille pliable

Publication

EP 0615911 B1 19961127 (EN)

Application

EP 93302108 A 19930319

Priority

EP 93302108 A 19930319

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0615911A1] A flexible walled container having a body portion (1) with wall portions (2), a bottom portion (3) which is substantially flat, enabling the container to stand upright, a top portion (4) with a neck to which sealable closure means such as a closure cap may be attached, and a single fold line (8) consisting of an indentation of a surface of a wall portion which transversely crosses the container, enabling the base of the container to be folded upwards and the body portion generally flattened. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65D 1/02

IPC 8 full level

B65D 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 1/0292 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE FR IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0615911 A1 19940921; EP 0615911 B1 19961127; AT E145605 T1 19961215; DE 69306242 D1 19970109; DE 69306242 T2 19970320

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 93302108 A 19930319; AT 93302108 T 19930319; DE 69306242 T 19930319