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EP 1832521 B1 20090729 - Packaging

Title (en)

Packaging

Title (de)

Verpackung

Title (fr)

Emballage

Publication

EP 1832521 B1 20090729 (DE)

Application

EP 07103476 A 20070305

Priority

DE 102006011328 A 20060309

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1832521A2] The packaging has a transparent housing (10) formed for the admission of a lamp (2, 3) and has a retaining mechanism (14) to position the lamp in the interior. The housing has two identical half shells (12, 13) where in the longitudinal axis, the lamp lies in an interface level (100) of the housing (10).

IPC 8 full level

B65D 8/14 (2006.01); B65D 21/02 (2006.01); B65D 25/22 (2006.01); B65D 85/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 11/188 (2013.01); B65D 21/0216 (2013.01); B65D 25/22 (2013.01); B65D 85/42 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1832521 A2 20070912; EP 1832521 A3 20070926; EP 1832521 B1 20090729; CN 101045497 A 20071003; CN 101045497 B 20110126; DE 102006011328 A1 20070913

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07103476 A 20070305; CN 200710086264 A 20070309; DE 102006011328 A 20060309