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EP 1619131 A1 20060125 - Cardboard box and method for its production

Title (en)

Cardboard box and method for its production

Title (de)

Kartonschachtel und Verfahren zu deren Herstellung

Title (fr)

Boite en carton et procédé pour fabriquer la boîte

Publication

EP 1619131 A1 20060125 (EN)

Application

EP 05014875 A 20050708

Priority

IT MN20040018 A 20040713

Abstract (en)

A cardboard box (1), made of cardboard in which the surface (1a,2a) that lies inside the box is reflective.

IPC 8 full level

B65D 5/42 (2006.01); B31B 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65D 5/563 (2013.01 - EP US); B31B 2105/00 (2017.07 - EP US); B31B 2120/40 (2017.07 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[XY] FR 2823719 A1 20021025 - COSMETECH EUROP SA [FR]
[X] US 5330056 A 19940719 - DE LA ROCHA DANIEL [US]
[Y] US 4768701 A 19880906 - GABBARD ELBERT S [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1619131 A1 20060125; IT MN20040018 A1 20041013; US 2006011714 A1 20060119

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05014875 A 20050708; IT MN20040018 A 20040713; US 17739705 A 20050711