EP 1498360 A3 20061011 - Retractable packaging
Title (en)
Retractable packaging
Title (de)
Einziehbare Verpackung
Title (fr)
Emballage escamotable
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 62187803 A 20030717
- US 0322207 W 20030717
Abstract (en)
[origin: CA2469540A1] An elongated retractable packaging that can be compressed and elongated axially and encloses an elongated member is disclosed. The retractable packaging comprises of an elongated hollow tube housing with a flexible bellow section between the two ends of the elongated hollow tube housing. Both ends of the elongated hollow tube housing may be sealed with an opening means such as a weakened section in the form of a score line provided near one sealed end or one end of the elongated hollow tube housing may be sealed and the other end may be opened. The elongated hollow tube housing encloses an elongated member. The elongat ed member may have an applicator at one of its ends. When the elongated hollow tube housing is retracted, the applicator at the end of the elongated member is exposed for application. After application, the elongated hollow tube housing may be stretched back to its original length to enclose the applicator end.
IPC 8 full level
B65D 59/04 (2006.01); B65D 83/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B65D 83/02 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 5219338 A 19930615 - HAWORTH WARREN D [US]
- [X] US 4915697 A 19900410 - DUPONT FRANK [US]
- [X] US 3481676 A 19691202 - SCHWARTZMAN GILBERT
- [X] EP 0336529 A1 19891011 - TAMBRANDS INC [US]
- [XA] US 5312366 A 19940517 - VAILANCOURT VINCENT L [US]
- [X] BE 393820 A
- [X] US 6261265 B1 20010717 - MOSSERI RAPHAEL [FR]
- [X] US 5695474 A 19971209 - DAUGHERTY CHARLES W [US]
- [X] US 4415288 A 19831115 - GORDON MARVIN [US], et al
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)
DE 202004008544 U1 20040902; CA 2469540 A1 20050117; CA 2469540 C 20090120; EP 1498360 A2 20050119; EP 1498360 A3 20061011; US 2005011789 A1 20050120; WO 2005016438 A1 20050224
DOCDB simple family (application)
DE 202004008544 U 20040528; CA 2469540 A 20040531; EP 04012794 A 20040528; US 0322207 W 20030717; US 62187803 A 20030717