Global Patent Index - EP 0719231 B1

EP 0719231 B1 19980715 - A FLEXIBLE AND SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR PACKAGE FOR CONTAINING MULTIPLE IRREGULAR SHAPED OBJECTS SUCH AS SOAP BARS

Title (en)

A FLEXIBLE AND SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR PACKAGE FOR CONTAINING MULTIPLE IRREGULAR SHAPED OBJECTS SUCH AS SOAP BARS

Title (de)

FLEXIBLE UND RECHTECKIGE VERPACKUNG ZUM VERPACKEN VON MEHREREN UNREGELMÄSSIG GEFORMTEN GEGENSTÄNDEN, Z.B. SEIFENSTÜCKEN

Title (fr)

PAQUET SOUPLE RELATIVEMENT RECTANGULAIRE CONCU POUR CONTENIR DE MULTIPLES OBJETS DE FORME IRREGULIERE TELS QUE DES PAINS DE SAVON

Publication

EP 0719231 B1 19980715 (EN)

Application

EP 94929131 A 19940830

Priority

  • US 9409920 W 19940830
  • US 12646093 A 19930924

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9508496A1] A flexible and substantially non-resilient package (1) containing a number of three-dimensional objects (50). The package is such that multiple packages are stacked on top of one another. The package includes a flexible substantially rectangular container (2) comprising opposing top and bottom walls (10, 11) and two pairs of opposing side walls (12, 13, 14, 15), all of which are joined together to form an interior chamber (3) for containing the non-rectangular objects. The three-dimensional objects to be contained, such as soap bars, are substantially rigid and non-rectangular. The objects have two non-planar opposing oblong faces (51, 52). The faces are connected by a pair of opposing major peripheral edges (53, 54) and a pair of opposing minor peripheral edges (55, 56) with the minor peripheral edges being smaller than the major peripheral edges. The objects are placed within the container in face to face relation with the major and minor peripheral edges of each object being parallel. The objects are constrained within the package so that movement of the objects with respect to one another and with respect to the container is substantially limited. Thereafter, multiple packages can be stacked on top of one another with the objects resting on their minor peripheral edges and the load of the objects can be transmitted through columns of stacked objects.

IPC 1-7

B65D 85/62

IPC 8 full level

B65D 85/62 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B65D 85/62 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9508496 A1 19950330; AT E168350 T1 19980815; BR 9407647 A 19970121; CA 2171286 A1 19950330; CN 1131406 A 19960918; DE 69411749 D1 19980820; DE 69411749 T2 19990304; EP 0719231 A1 19960703; EP 0719231 B1 19980715; ES 2118441 T3 19980916; JP H09502949 A 19970325; KR 960704785 A 19961009; TW 252963 B 19950801

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9409920 W 19940830; AT 94929131 T 19940830; BR 9407647 A 19940830; CA 2171286 A 19940830; CN 94193484 A 19940830; DE 69411749 T 19940830; EP 94929131 A 19940830; ES 94929131 T 19940830; JP 50978295 A 19940830; KR 19960701510 A 19960322; TW 84101105 A 19950209