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EP 1153841 A1 20011114 - Stackable cardboard container

Title (en)

Stackable cardboard container

Title (de)

Stapelbarer Karton-Behälter

Title (fr)

Récipient empilable en carton

Publication

EP 1153841 A1 20011114 (EN)

Application

EP 01303778 A 20010426

Priority

GB 0011102 A 20000508
GB 0106826 A 20010319

Abstract (en)

A cardboard container has a flap (7) partly releasable from the bottom of its side wall (3), to be folded into a position to be glued to the top of the corresponding wall of a container below it in a stack, to assist in maintaining the vertical alignment of the containers. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65D 21/02; B65D 5/00

IPC 8 full level

B65D 5/00 (2006.01); B65D 5/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 5/001 (2013.01); B65D 5/4275 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] DE 19506302 A1 19960905 - HENKEL KGAA [DE]
[X] FR 2757833 A1 19980703 - OTOR SA [FR]
[X] GB 2258858 A 19930224 - FRIEND MELVYN MAXWELL JOSEPH D [GB]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1153841 A1 20011114

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01303778 A 20010426