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EP 1479615 B1 20081210 - Foil package

Title (en)

Foil package

Title (de)

Folienverpackung

Title (fr)

Emballage en feuille

Publication

EP 1479615 B1 20081210 (DE)

Application

EP 04009265 A 20040420

Priority

DE 10323341 A 20030523

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1479615A1] A packaging unit (1) for foodstuffs (10) sensitive to oxygen consists of a multilayered foil which is folded about a line (6) at the end opposite to the opening and the closure flap of the unit in such a way that the layer (13) forms the inner surface (16) of the unit. Hot-sealing lacquer (21) is used to attach the closure flap to the foil layer (12) constituted as an outer barrier layer.

IPC 8 full level

B65D 33/22 (2006.01); B65D 33/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 33/20 (2013.01); B65D 33/22 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1479615 A1 20041124; EP 1479615 B1 20081210; AT E416990 T1 20081215; DE 10323341 A1 20041223; DE 502004008619 D1 20090122

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04009265 A 20040420; AT 04009265 T 20040420; DE 10323341 A 20030523; DE 502004008619 T 20040420