(19)
(11) EP 1 491 457 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/06

(43) Date of publication A2:
29.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/53

(21) Application number: 04253639.1

(22) Date of filing: 17.06.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65D 71/50(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL HR LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 23.06.2003 US 480756
23.04.2004 US 830684

(71) Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Glenview, Illinois 60025 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Weaver, William N.
    Northbrook, Illinois 60062 (US)
  • Slomski, Edward J.
    Huntley, Illinois 60142 (US)

(74) Representative: Finnie, Peter John et al
Gill Jennings & Every, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH
London EC2M 7LH (GB)

   


(54) Returnable can carrier


(57) A container carrier (10) of flexible resilient material includes an array of loops (16) for surrounding and holding full containers (14). Slots (20) are provided in the carrier (10) for receiving levers (30) of empty pop top containers therein and for holding emptied containers (14) by the pop top levers (30) being held in the slots (20).







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