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(11) EP 0 628 490 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.02.1995 Bulletin 1995/05

(43) Date of publication A2:
14.12.1994 Bulletin 1994/50

(21) Application number: 94303875.2

(22) Date of filing: 27.05.1994
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B65D 21/06, B65D 21/04, B65D 25/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 27.05.1993 GB 9310911
11.01.1994 GB 9400429

(71) Applicant: ALLIBERT EQUIPEMENT
F-92748 Nanterre Cedex (FR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Bouhanna, Claude
    F-78480 Verneuil Sur Seine (FR)
  • Smith, Martin Leigh
    Worcestershire WR9 0DS (GB)
  • Symonds, Kenneth Sydney
    Worcestershire WR9 8PA (GB)

(74) Representative: Dempster, Benjamin John Naftel et al
Withers & Rogers 4 Dyer's Buildings, Holborn
London EC1N 2JT
London EC1N 2JT (GB)


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    (54) A nestable container


    (57) A nestable container 10 comprises a top flap which is arranged to lie over an opening in the container 10 into which a further identical container can be nested. The top flap is in three parts 146, 148, 150 which are arranged to slide into one another. The top flap is hingedly connected to an end wall 16 of the container 10 so that it can be hinged around to lie adjacent the end wall 16 of the container 10. By sliding of the parts 146, 148, 150, the length of the top flap is reduced so that it does not interfere with the nesting of the container 10 into another identical container. The container is of the type which nests in one orientation and stacks in another orientation. The container 10 includes a hinged access flap 30 in one end wall 14 to allow access to the interior of the container.






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