Global Patent Index - EP 3251975 A1

EP 3251975 A1 20171206 - KIT COMPRISING A PACKAGING AND A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND METHOD TO PACKAGE A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE

Title (en)

KIT COMPRISING A PACKAGING AND A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND METHOD TO PACKAGE A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE

Title (de)

KIT AUFWEISEND EINE VERPACKUNG UND EIN HAUSHALTSGERÄT UND VERFAHREN ZUM VERPACKEN EINES HAUSHALTSGERÄTS

Title (fr)

KIT COMPRENANT UN EMBALLAGE ET UN APPAREIL MÉNAGER ET PROCÉDÉ POUR EMBALLER UN APPAREIL MÉNAGER

Publication

EP 3251975 A1 20171206 (EN)

Application

EP 16172464 A 20160601

Priority

EP 16172464 A 20160601

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a packaging (30) for a household appliance (1), in particular a laundry treating appliance. The packaging (30) includes a base (31) on which the appliance (1) is apt to be placed, and four angular members (33, 34, 35, 36) apt to cover four corners (6, 7, 8, 9) of the appliance, the four angular members extending from the base. One of the four angular members (33, 34, 35, 36) includes a protrusion (50, 60) apt to be positioned in front of a movable element (11) of the household appliance (1), the movable element (11) being located in one of a front surface (3), back surface (5) or lateral surfaces (4) of a casing (2) of the appliance (1) and being movable from an open to a closed positions, wherein a distance between a point of the movable element (11) and the front, back or lateral surface (3, 4, 5) in the closed position is different from a distance between the same point of the movable element (11) and the front, back or lateral surface (3, 4, 5) in the open position, the protrusion (50, 60) extending between two different angular members (33, 34, 35, 36), and including a surface apt to come into contact with the movable element of the household appliance to keep the movable element (11) in the closed position. The invention also relates to a kit comprising the packaging (30) and the household appliance (1).

IPC 8 full level

B65D 85/68 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP)

B65D 81/053 (2013.01 - CN); B65D 81/054 (2013.01 - CN); B65D 85/68 (2013.01 - EP); B65D 2585/681 (2013.01 - CN); B65D 2585/6817 (2013.01 - CN); B65D 2585/6827 (2013.01 - CN); B65D 2585/6855 (2013.01 - CN EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3251975 A1 20171206; EP 3251975 B1 20190911; CN 107444778 A 20171208; CN 107444778 B 20200728; PL 3251975 T3 20200228

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16172464 A 20160601; CN 201710398754 A 20170531; PL 16172464 T 20160601