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EP 0677456 B1 20010502 - COATING CONTAINER

Title (en)

COATING CONTAINER

Title (de)

BESCHICHTUNGSBEHÄLTER

Title (fr)

RECEPTACLE A REVETEMENT

Publication

EP 0677456 B1 20010502 (EN)

Application

EP 94930360 A 19941025

Priority

JP 9401786 W 19941025
JP 6317393 U 19931029
JP 17193894 A 19940630
JP 19794094 A 19940729
JP 26208294 A 19940930

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9511839A1] A coating container receives a coating member having a coating portion thereof disposed in a liquid storage chamber of a container body such that the coating portion can go in and out of the liquid storage chamber so as to enable protruding therefrom. The liquid storage chamber is formed from an easily deformable, soft bag body.

IPC 1-7

B65D 83/00; A45D 34/04; B05C 17/01

IPC 8 full level

A45D 34/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A45D 34/043 (2013.01); A45D 34/046 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9511839 A1 19950504; DE 69427162 D1 20010607; DE 69427162 T2 20010823; EP 0677456 A1 19951018; EP 0677456 A4 19981223; EP 0677456 B1 20010502

DOCDB simple family (application)

JP 9401786 W 19941025; DE 69427162 T 19941025; EP 94930360 A 19941025