(19)
(11) EP 0 149 889 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.09.1986 Bulletin 1986/38

(43) Date of publication A2:
31.07.1985 Bulletin 1985/31

(21) Application number: 84307706

(22) Date of filing: 08.11.1984
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 19.01.1984 GB 8401373
20.07.1984 US 632871

(71) Applicant: MACMILLAN BLOEDEL LIMITED
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(72) Inventor:
  • Gillard, David F.
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(54) Multi-layered container


(57) A multi-layered flat-walled bulk storage bin or container (10) comprises a multi-layered sleeve having at leastfourflat sides with crushed corners (13) between adjacent sides, the sleeve having compressible sheet layers (11), preferably corrugated board layers, with at least two opposing corners (13) being bevelled corners to allow the sleeve to be collapsed so that fully closed corners have adjacent sides substantially parallel without additional force applied.






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