Global Patent Index - EP 0954487 A1

EP 0954487 A1 19991110 - VENTED CLOSURES

Title (en)

VENTED CLOSURES

Title (de)

ENTLÜFTUNGSVERSCHLUSS

Title (fr)

FERMETURES AEREES

Publication

EP 0954487 A1 19991110 (EN)

Application

EP 97912337 A 19971118

Priority

  • GB 9703117 W 19971118
  • GB 9624036 A 19961119
  • GB 9624849 A 19961129
  • GB 9703311 A 19970218

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9822363A1] Disclosed herein are a method of and apparatus for providing a vented closure (10) for a container (48), the closure and container having complementary non gas-tight features (52, 54) by which the closure may be removeably attached to close the container, by fitting a venting member (12) to form a liquid-tight, gas-venting seal betwen the closure and the container and provide a venting gas path from the container through the venting member to atmosphere via the complementary closure and container features; the venting member may replace or by-pass the existing sealing member in a closure.

IPC 1-7

B65D 51/16

IPC 8 full level

B65D 51/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 51/1616 (2013.01); B65D 51/1622 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9822363A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9822363 A1 19980528; AU 4957297 A 19980610; AU 731992 B2 20010412; BR 9714638 A 20001003; CN 1100709 C 20030205; CN 1237938 A 19991208; DE 69718934 D1 20030313; DE 69718934 T2 20031224; EP 0954487 A1 19991110; EP 0954487 B1 20030205; ES 2191832 T3 20030916; JP 2001504068 A 20010327

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9703117 W 19971118; AU 4957297 A 19971118; BR 9714638 A 19971118; CN 97199818 A 19971118; DE 69718934 T 19971118; EP 97912337 A 19971118; ES 97912337 T 19971118; JP 52332398 A 19971118