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EP 0758995 A4 19970723 - BAG CLOSURE ELEMENT

Title (en)

BAG CLOSURE ELEMENT

Title (de)

BEUTELVERSCHLUSSELEMENT

Title (fr)

ELEMENT DE FERMETURE DE SAC

Publication

EP 0758995 A4 19970723 (EN)

Application

EP 94919115 A 19940510

Priority

US 9405070 W 19940510

IPC 1-7

B65D 77/00

IPC 8 full level

B65D 33/30 (2006.01); B65B 51/04 (2006.01); B65D 33/16 (2006.01); B65D 77/00 (2006.01); B65D 77/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65D 33/1625 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 24/15 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 24/155 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 24/44923 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[Y] US 4760624 A 19880802 - FISH IVAN
[Y] FR 1245714 A 19601110
[A] GB 2134971 A 19840822 - ACUTUS LIMITED
See references of WO 9530602A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

AU 682372 B2 19971002; AU 7016994 A 19951129; EP 0758995 A1 19970226; EP 0758995 A4 19970723; JP H09504497 A 19970506

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 7016994 A 19940510; EP 94919115 A 19940510; JP 52890895 A 19940510