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EP 2137080 B1 20120208 - A DISPENSING DEVICE

Title (en)

A DISPENSING DEVICE

Title (de)

SPENDEVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE DISTRIBUTION

Publication

EP 2137080 B1 20120208 (EN)

Application

EP 08718651 A 20080307

Priority

GB 2008000799 W 20080307
GB 0704641 A 20070309

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008110767A3] A dispensing device (10) for attachment to the mouth of a container. The device includes a plurality of closed chambers (15), each containing an additive wherein each chamber is adapted for individual opening on demand from the exterior side so that in use the additive is released into the container.

IPC 8 full level

B65D 51/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 51/2835 (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 2008110767 A2 20080918; WO 2008110767 A3 20081120; AT E544695 T1 20120215; EP 2137080 A2 20091230; EP 2137080 B1 20120208; GB 0704641 D0 20070418

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2008000799 W 20080307; AT 08718651 T 20080307; EP 08718651 A 20080307; GB 0704641 A 20070309