Global Patent Index - EP 1097879 B1

EP 1097879 B1 20071226 - Top gripping carrier for bottles

Title (en)

Top gripping carrier for bottles

Title (de)

Den Oberteil von Flaschen untergreifender Träger

Title (fr)

Dispositif de transport de bouteilles à préhension par le haut

Publication

EP 1097879 B1 20071226 (EN)

Application

EP 00204267 A 19970811

Priority

  • EP 97938222 A 19970811
  • GB 9616889 A 19960812

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9806639A2] An article carrier (10) for securing a plurality of articles has a base panel (22) having apertures (102, 104, 106) for receiving the articles, handle panels (16/18, 26/28) in face-to-face relationship with one another and connected to top-gripping means, the top-gripping means formed from a pair of inwardly sloping side walls (14/20, 24/30) being adapted to form an inverted "V" structure, each side wall connected to the base panel along the lower edge of the side wall and wherein each handle panel extends from the upper edge of each side wall, wherein the top-gripping means includes a pair of complementary top-gripping apertures (92 and 108, 90 and 110, 94 and 112) struck from respective ones of the side walls and adapted to engage and retain part of an article, and locking means (96, 98) extending from one of said apertures and located in the other of said apertures.

IPC 8 full level

B65D 71/48 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 71/48 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9806639 A2 19980219; WO 9806639 A3 19980416; AR 009053 A1 20000308; AT E209146 T1 20011215; AT E382021 T1 20080115; AU 4060197 A 19980306; DE 69709755 D1 20020221; DE 69709755 T2 20020529; DE 69738422 D1 20080207; DE 69738422 T2 20090102; DK 0921990 T3 20020521; EP 0921990 A2 19990616; EP 0921990 B1 20011121; EP 1097879 A2 20010509; EP 1097879 A3 20010905; EP 1097879 B1 20071226; ES 2168662 T3 20020616; ES 2299418 T3 20080601; GB 9616889 D0 19960925; NO 323818 B1 20070709; NO 990670 D0 19990212; NO 990670 L 19990412; PT 921990 E 20020328; ZA 976969 B 19980219

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9714069 W 19970811; AR P970103650 A 19970812; AT 00204267 T 19970811; AT 97938222 T 19970811; AU 4060197 A 19970811; DE 69709755 T 19970811; DE 69738422 T 19970811; DK 97938222 T 19970811; EP 00204267 A 19970811; EP 97938222 A 19970811; ES 00204267 T 19970811; ES 97938222 T 19970811; GB 9616889 A 19960812; NO 990670 A 19990212; PT 97938222 T 19970811; ZA 976969 A 19970805