Global Patent Index - EP 0980334 A2

EP 0980334 A2 20000223 - FLEXIBLE, COLLAPSIBLE, SELF-SUPPORTING STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS

Title (en)

FLEXIBLE, COLLAPSIBLE, SELF-SUPPORTING STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS

Title (de)

FLEXIBLE ZUSAMMENLEGBARE SELBSTTRAGENDE BEUTEL UND BEHÄLTER

Title (fr)

SACS ET RECIPIENTS DE CONSERVATION AUTOPORTEURS, COMPRESSIBLES ET SOUPLES

Publication

EP 0980334 A2 20000223 (EN)

Application

EP 98923342 A 19980506

Priority

  • US 9809216 W 19980506
  • US 85377397 A 19970509
  • US 85424697 A 19970509
  • US 85424797 A 19970509

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9850279A2] The present invention provides a flexible storage bag (10) comprising at least one sheet of flexible sheet material assembled to form a semi-enclosed container having an opening defined by a hinged peripheral flange (31). The hinged flange includes a closure means for sealing the opening to convert the semi-enclosed container to a closed container. When the bottom is placed on a horizontal surface the container is self-supporting and maintains the opening in an open condition. The present invention also provides a collapsible, stackable, self-restorable container (101) comprising a unitary continuous tubular side wall having a first open end and a second open end defining an axial direction extending through the first and second open ends. The tubular sidewall is collapsible in response to an externally-applied force exerted in its axial direction and is self-restorable when the force is removed. A lid (401) attached to the tubular side wall for selectively converting the semi-enclosed container to a closed container completes the storage container, and a closure means is provided for sealing the lid to the tubular sidewall.

IPC 1-7

B65D 33/16; B65D 77/20

IPC 8 full level

B65D 33/24 (2006.01); B65D 33/16 (2006.01); B65D 33/18 (2006.01); B65D 77/20 (2006.01); B65D 77/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B65D 21/08 (2013.01 - KR); B65D 33/1658 (2013.01 - EP); B65D 77/20 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9850279A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9850279 A2 19981112; WO 9850279 A3 19990225; AU 737264 B2 20010816; AU 7565398 A 19981127; BR 9808757 A 20001003; CA 2289669 A1 19981112; CA 2289669 C 20051220; CN 1080687 C 20020313; CN 1261320 A 20000726; CO 4790163 A1 19990531; DE 69807061 D1 20020912; DE 69807061 T2 20030227; EP 0980334 A2 20000223; EP 0980334 B1 20020807; ES 2178212 T3 20021216; HK 1027075 A1 20010105; JP 2000512960 A 20001003; JP 3388762 B2 20030324; KR 100354924 B1 20021005; KR 20010012315 A 20010215; PE 34099 A1 19990423; TW 431991 B 20010501

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9809216 W 19980506; AU 7565398 A 19980506; BR 9808757 A 19980506; CA 2289669 A 19980506; CN 98806549 A 19980506; CO 98026127 A 19980511; DE 69807061 T 19980506; EP 98923342 A 19980506; ES 98923342 T 19980506; HK 00105250 A 20000821; JP 54843298 A 19980506; KR 19997010267 A 19991106; PE 00034998 A 19980508; TW 87107171 A 19980508