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EP 1027252 A1 20000816 - COLLAPSIBLE BOTTLE WITH SHRINK LABEL

Title (en)

COLLAPSIBLE BOTTLE WITH SHRINK LABEL

Title (de)

ZUSAMMENFALTBARE FLASCHE MIT SCHRUMPFETIKETT

Title (fr)

BOUTEILLE COMPACTABLE AVEC ETIQUETTE THERMORETRACTABLE

Publication

EP 1027252 A1 20000816 (EN)

Application

EP 98947690 A 19981016

Priority

GB 9803112 W 19981016
GB 9721969 A 19971016

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9920534A1] A bottle (20) having a bellows portion (40) may be successfully labelled by shrinkwrapping (30).

IPC 1-7

B65D 1/02; B65D 23/08

IPC 8 full level

B65D 1/02 (2006.01); B65D 23/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 1/0292 (2013.01); B65D 23/0878 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9920534 A1 19990429; AT E217273 T1 20020515; AU 9452798 A 19990510; DE 69805320 D1 20020613; DE 69805320 T2 20021212; EP 1027252 A1 20000816; EP 1027252 B1 20020508; GB 9721969 D0 19971217

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9803112 W 19981016; AT 98947690 T 19981016; AU 9452798 A 19981016; DE 69805320 T 19981016; EP 98947690 A 19981016; GB 9721969 A 19971016