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EP 2117956 A1 20091118 - FLEXIBLE CONTAINER CARRIER

Title (en)

FLEXIBLE CONTAINER CARRIER

Title (de)

FLEXIBLER BEHÄLTERTRÄGER

Title (fr)

SUPPORT DE CONTENEUR FLEXIBLE

Publication

EP 2117956 A1 20091118 (EN)

Application

EP 08713103 A 20080111

Priority

US 2008000385 W 20080111
US 87988307 P 20070111

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008088728A1] This invention relates to a carrier and method of application whereby a flexible plastic carrier is applied around a neck portion of a container, such as a large PET bottle, resulting in a package of one or more containers and a flexible plastic handle extending therefrom.

IPC 8 full level

B65D 23/10 (2006.01); B65D 71/50 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 23/104 (2013.01); B65D 71/504 (2013.01)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2008088728 A1 20080724; EP 2117956 A1 20091118; EP 2117956 A4 20110525

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2008000385 W 20080111; EP 08713103 A 20080111