(19)
(11) EP 0 722 891 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.09.1996 Bulletin 1996/37

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.07.1996 Bulletin 1996/30

(21) Application number: 96300371.0

(22) Date of filing: 18.01.1996
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6B65D 77/06
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 19.01.1995 GB 9501004

(71) Applicant: TNT Limited
Redfern, New South Wales (AU)

(72) Inventor:
  • Jones, Howard
    Marchington Woodlands Uttoxete ST148PD (GB)

(74) Representative: Belcher, Simon James et al
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Tower House Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA
Leeds LS2 8PA (GB)

   


(54) A flexible container assembly


(57) A container assembly comprises a flexible container (20) which has an opening (22) in it in fluid communication with the interior of the container, the opening having a tube (8) extending outwardly from it, with at least one formation (26) on the tube. A collar (30) can be fitted over the tube, the collar having an outwardly directed formation, and an inwardly directed formation, for example in the form of a plurality of flats, which can engage a corresponding formation on the tube to prevent relative rotation between the tube and the collar. A casing (2) for the container has an opening (6) in it in which the tube on the container can be received, the opening being configured so that the outwardly directed formation on the collar can be engaged in the opening so that relative rotation between the casing and the outlet is prevented.







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