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EP 0915022 B1 20020904 - Tray, container or the like

Title (en)

Tray, container or the like

Title (de)

Tablar, Behälter oder dergleichen

Title (fr)

Plateau, récipient ou similaire

Publication

EP 0915022 B1 20020904 (DE)

Application

EP 97119588 A 19971108

Priority

EP 97119588 A 19971108

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0915022A1] The container (1) has stacking domes (4) at the corners, projecting upwards, for stacking inside each other. At least one side wall (9) of the stacking dome has a wall cutout (11). The stacking dome may have a head (13) projecting outwards from the conical run of the side wall. The height of the wall cutout may be a multiple of the head height. The wall cutout may be wider than the head.

IPC 1-7

B65D 19/40

IPC 8 full level

B65D 19/40 (2006.01); B65D 19/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 19/0002 (2013.01); B65D 19/40 (2013.01); B65D 2519/0094 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0915022 A1 19990512; EP 0915022 B1 20020904; AT E223331 T1 20020915; DE 59708135 D1 20021010

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97119588 A 19971108; AT 97119588 T 19971108; DE 59708135 T 19971108