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EP 1040047 A1 20001004 - PERMEABLE SACK

Title (en)

PERMEABLE SACK

Title (de)

PERMEABLER BEUTEL

Title (fr)

SAC PERMEABLE

Publication

EP 1040047 A1 20001004 (EN)

Application

EP 96917509 A 19960605

Priority

FI 9600334 W 19960605

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9746460A1] This application presents a permeable sack which has an air permeable inner layer (1) and an outer layer (2; 2'). On the outer surface of the inner layer (1) there are channels (4) along which air that has flown through the inner layer during the filling of the sack is allowed to escape from the space between the layers.

IPC 1-7

B65D 33/01

IPC 8 full level

B65D 33/01 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 33/01 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9746460A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE ES FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9746460 A1 19971211; CZ 293746 B6 20040714; CZ 389998 A3 19990714; DE 69633414 D1 20041021; DE 69633414 T2 20050922; EP 1040047 A1 20001004; EP 1040047 B1 20040915; ES 2227589 T3 20050401

DOCDB simple family (application)

FI 9600334 W 19960605; CZ 389998 A 19960605; DE 69633414 T 19960605; EP 96917509 A 19960605; ES 96917509 T 19960605