Global Patent Index - EP 1089914 A1

EP 1089914 A1 20010411 - CONTAINER FOR VENDING MACHINE

Title (en)

CONTAINER FOR VENDING MACHINE

Title (de)

BEHÄLTER FÜR VERKAUFSAUTOMAT

Title (fr)

RECIPIENT POUR DISTRIBUTEUR AUTOMATIQUE

Publication

EP 1089914 A1 20010411 (EN)

Application

EP 99922362 A 19990519

Priority

  • GB 9901591 W 19990519
  • GB 9810981 A 19980522

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2337510A] A container is provided which can be used for dispensing a variety of solid items, as opposed to liquids, from a conventional gravity-feed vending machine regardless of the item's weight and shape and subject only to it's being capable of fitting within the container. To this end the container comprises a cylindrical container with a weight of at least 50 g. Preferably, the container comprises a translucent plastics cylindrical body (1) with weighted end caps (2, 3) which are advantageously made from a barium-filled polypropylene.

IPC 1-7

B65D 8/00; B65D 43/04

IPC 8 full level

B65D 3/04 (2006.01); B65D 8/02 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 11/02 (2013.01); B65D 43/022 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00092 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00296 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00518 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00546 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9961328A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 2337510 A 19991124; GB 2337510 B 20020717; GB 9902980 D0 19990331; AU 3946199 A 19991213; EP 1089914 A1 20010411; GB 9810981 D0 19980722; WO 9961328 A1 19991202

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9902980 A 19990211; AU 3946199 A 19990519; EP 99922362 A 19990519; GB 9810981 A 19980522; GB 9901591 W 19990519