A bulk container - Patent 2072411

(19)

(11)

EP 2 072 411 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	15.07.2009 Bulletin 2009/29

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	24.06.2009 Bulletin 2009/26

(21)	Application number: 08171937.9

(22)	Date of filing: 17.12.2008

(51)

International Patent Classification (IPC):

B65D 19/06^(2006.01)

B65D 88/52^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	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
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA MK RS

(30)

Priority:

17.12.2007 AU 2007906882

(71)	Applicants:
	Elvin-Jensen, Marc Phillipe French Forest New South Wales 2086 (AU) Elvin-Jensen, Gavin Jean French Forest New South Wales 2086 (AU) Elvin-Jensen, Justin Thor French Forest New South Wales 2086 (AU)

(72)	Inventors:
	Elvin-Jensen, Marc Phillipe French Forest New South Wales 2086 (AU) Elvin-Jensen, Gavin Jean French Forest New South Wales 2086 (AU) Elvin-Jensen, Justin Thor French Forest New South Wales 2086 (AU)

(74)	Representative: McCallum, Graeme David
	Keltie Fleet Place House 2 Fleet Place London EC4M 7ET London EC4M 7ET (GB)

(54)	A bulk container

(57) The present invention relates to a foldable bulk container (10) including a base (12) and a plurality of walls (14 & 16) surrounding the base (12). In use, the walls (14 & 16) are adapted to fold down over the base (12). At least one of the walls (14 & 16) includes reinforcing means in the form of a first elongate hollow (18). The elongate hollow, in use, is substantially parallel to the base (12).

Search report