(19)
(11) EP 1 310 434 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.01.2006 Bulletin 2006/04

(43) Date of publication A2:
14.05.2003 Bulletin 2003/20

(21) Application number: 02257464.4

(22) Date of filing: 28.10.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65D 3/22(2006.01)
B31C 3/02(2006.01)
 B65D 3/04(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 29.10.2001 GB 0125922

(71) Applicant: FIELD GROUP PLC
Old Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP7 0DD (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Hammond, John
    Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 4QP (GB)

(74) Representative: Leckey, David Herbert 
Frank B. Dehn & Co., 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EV4V 4EL
London EV4V 4EL (GB)

   


(54) Tubes and tubular containers


(57) A tubular container 1 comprises a tubular body 1 having an inner sleeve 4, an outer strip 6 spirally wound about, and bonded to, the sleeve 4, a top cap 8 and a bottom cap 10. The inner sleeve 4 is made from a spirally wound strip of transparent PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) and the outer strip 6 is made from a board material, for example paperboard or cardboard. The inner sleeve 4 is exposed between the turns of the outer strip 6, which means that the container contents, for example a bottle 12, can be seen through a spiral window 14 defined between the turns of the strip 6.







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