Global Patent Index - EP 1967456 A1

EP 1967456 A1 20080910 - Container with filter

Title (en)

Container with filter

Title (de)

Behälter mit Filter

Title (fr)

Récipient avec filtre

Publication

EP 1967456 A1 20080910 (EN)

Application

EP 08250721 A 20080303

Priority

GB 0704143 A 20070303

Abstract (en)

A container (10) is disclosed comprising a portion with a pre-formed tear line (13) corresponding to a dispensing aperture (20) and which will tear with appropriate mechanical manipulation, thereby forming a dispensing aperture (20) such that the container portion (40)-corresponding to the dispensing aperture (20) is bent inside the container (10); and a filter (21) attached to the inside of the container (10) and located at least partly adjacent the dispensing aperture (20) such that the filter allows egress of fluid from the container (10) through the dispensing aperture (20) whilst preventing ingress of at least some contaminants. In one aspect of the invention, the filter (21) comprising a safety portion (34) of a size and / or shape which, should the filter become detached from the inside of the container (10), makes it impossible for the filter (21) to fall through the dispensing aperture (20) of the container. In another aspect of the invention, the filter (21) is resilient so as to first deform during forming of the dispensing aperture (20) from an initial configuration adjacent the dispensing aperture (20) to accommodate the initial bending inside the container (10) of the container portion (40) corresponding to the dispensing aperture (20), and subsequently to return to its initial configuration; and wherein the filter (21) comprises at least two limbs (30, 31) which may deform, at least to some extent, independently so to assist the filter (21) in returning to its initial configuration.

IPC 8 full level

B65D 17/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

B65D 17/00 (2013.01 - GB); B65D 17/4012 (2017.12 - EP US); B65D 2517/0022 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

EP 0865385 B1 20020403 - GERANIX UK LTD [GB]

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1967456 A1 20080910; CA 2623900 A1 20080903; GB 0704143 D0 20070411; GB 2447218 A 20080910; US 2009057314 A1 20090305

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08250721 A 20080303; CA 2623900 A 20080303; GB 0704143 A 20070303; US 7445508 A 20080303