(19)
(11) EP 0 079 757 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.05.1984 Bulletin 1984/19

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.05.1983 Bulletin 1983/21

(21) Application number: 82305996

(22) Date of filing: 11.11.1982
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL

(30) Priority: 12.11.1981 GB 8134183
21.01.1982 GB 8201663

(71) Applicant: THERMOPAC COMPANY LIMITED
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(72) Inventors:
  • Wilkinson, Ian Garth
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  • Wren, Frederick William
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(54) Packaging containers


(57) The invention relates to a packaging container for eggs, fruit or other articles, or may be another container having a separate lid thereon.
A packaging container has a base portion (10) formed of plastics material having a surrounding wall (13), a separate lid (18;33), and retaining means (19;30) for holding the lid on the base portion. The retaining means comprises at least one projection (19;30) moulded integrally with the base portion, the or each projection being of hook-like configuration having a stem (21) merging into a lug (22;31) extending substantially perpendicularly thereto for interengagement with the lid.
The container may be an egg box.







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