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(11) EP 0 654 411 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.10.1995 Bulletin 1995/42

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.05.1995 Bulletin 1995/21

(21) Application number: 94307594.5

(22) Date of filing: 17.10.1994
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: B65D 1/02, B29C 57/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE FR GB LI

(30) Priority: 19.11.1993 GB 9323833

(71) Applicant: CHROMACOL LIMITED
Welwyn Garden City, Herts AL7 1EW (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Katz, Richard
    Epsom, Surrey KT19 9AN (GB)

(74) Representative: Parry, Christopher Stephen 
Saunders & Dolleymore 9 Rickmansworth Road
Watford, Herts WD1 7HE
Watford, Herts WD1 7HE (GB)


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    (54) Vial or bottle


    (57) A glass or plastic vial has a head 3 to which a closure (not shown) is to be attached; the head comprising a plinth portion 4 having a first diameter D1 and on the outside of which a multi-start screw thread 5 is provided. A neck 2 is formed immediately adjacent the head and has a second diameter D2 less than the first diameter. A shoulder 6 is formed at the junction between the head 3 and the neck 2, and the threads 7 of the multi-start screw thread terminate at the shoulder and form a part of it. The vial can be closed by either a screw cap or a crimp cap.






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