(19)
(11) EP 0 085 559 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
15.08.1984 Bulletin 1984/33

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.08.1983 Bulletin 1983/32

(21) Application number: 83300470

(22) Date of filing: 28.01.1983
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR IT LI NL

(30) Priority: 29.01.1982 GB 8202625
09.11.1982 GB 8231969

(71) Applicant: THERMOPAC COMPANY LIMITED
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(72) Inventor:
  • Wilkinson, Ian Garth
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(54) Packaging containers


(57) The invention relates to packaging containers having a base portion (10;40) formed of plastics material, and a lid portion (13;44) of paper board or pulp. The lid portion is separate from the base portion and provides at least part of the surrounding wall of the container. Interengaging retaining means (18,19; 45,48) are provided by the base portion and the lid portion to hold the lid portion on the base portion, the retaining means being readily releasable to separate the lid portion from the base portion.
The container is preferably an egg box.







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