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EP 1588956 B1 20090107 - Container for a liquid

Title (en)

Container for a liquid

Title (de)

Vorratsbehälter für eine Flüssigkeit

Title (fr)

Récipient pour produit liquide

Publication

EP 1588956 B1 20090107 (DE)

Application

EP 04011935 A 20040519

Priority

EP 04009206 A 20040419
EP 04011935 A 20040519

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1588956A1] The dispenser for liquid used to clean and disinfect medical instruments has a cap (8) with a connector (9) which fits into the top (3) of a feed pipe (5) in a bottle (1) of the liquid. A liquid-impermeable, gas-permeable seal (7) fitted across the mouth of the bottle is destroyed when the cap is screwed on. An independent claim is included for the cap.

IPC 8 full level

B65D 47/38 (2006.01); B65D 51/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 51/1616 (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 1588956 A1 20051026; EP 1588956 B1 20090107

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04011935 A 20040519