(19)
(11) EP 0 940 352 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
15.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/50

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.09.1999 Bulletin 1999/36

(21) Application number: 99301726.8

(22) Date of filing: 08.03.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: B65D 81/18, B65D 5/66, B65D 5/48, B65D 5/56, B65D 5/50
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 06.03.1998 GB 9804883
10.03.1998 GB 9805135

(71) Applicant: Glasay International plc
London NM10 6DP (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Ostro, Maurice Samuel
    London NW3 3DR (GB)

(74) Representative: Godwin, Edgar James 
MARKS & CLERK, 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3LS
London WC2A 3LS (GB)

   


(54) Box for products to be kept cold


(57) A portable box defining a space for containing a product, e.g. a frozen or chilled foodstuff, includes an internal compartment (19) for accommodating a cooling means, e.g. dry ice. A lid (16) allows a consumer access to the box. A partition (18) prevents contact between the product (or the consumer's hand) and the cooling means and permits heat transfer by convection. The box is constructed of poorly conductive sheet material (cardboard) and heat entering any side of the box preferably has to pass through at least two thicknesses of the sheet material.






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