Improvements in or relating to spacers

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EP 0 373 861 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	22.08.1990 Bulletin 1990/34

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	20.06.1990 Bulletin 1990/25

(21)	Application number: 89312913.0

(22)	Date of filing: 11.12.1989

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁵: B65D 19/24, B65D 71/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

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Priority:

15.12.1988 GB 8829319

(71)	Applicant: MCKECHNIE CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED
	Nantwich Cheshire CW5 5BP (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	Loftus, Stephen Clive Bloxwich West Midlands (GB) Cope, Andrew Christopher Wednesbury West Midlands (GB)

(74)	Representative: Campbell, Iain Angus et al
	Swindell & Pearson 48 Friar Gate Derby DE1 1GY Derby DE1 1GY (GB)

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(54)	Improvements in or relating to spacers

(57) A support structure for supporting articles in stacks, such as beer kegs. The support structure including a spacer member (10) arranged to be flexible to accommodate differences in article size and include peripheral skirts (16) and protrusions (26) upon respective upper (12) and lower planar surfaces of the spacer. The peripheral skirts and protrusions being arranged to locate supported articles.

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