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(11) | EP 0 846 626 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Moulded container with peripheral channel for receiving a lid |
| (57) A container (2) has an upwardly open peripheral channel (13) formed around its rim
for receiving a depending skirt (32) of a lid (10), and the channel has a plurality
of clips (20) extending outwardly from its inner wall (14). The channel (13) is formed
with apertures (22) arranged below each of the clips (20). The channel can have a
tamper-evident portion which must be removed or deformed to allow the container to
be opened. The apertures (22) are formed in the inner wall (14) of the channel, and
can also extend into the bottom wall (16). Projections can be provided between the
outer (18) and bottom (16) walls of the channel, to hinder unauthorized removal of
the lid. The container can also have a handle (48), pivotable between a vertical carrying position and a horizontal stowed position, with means (54, 18; 56, 60) to prevent the handle (48) dropping below its horizontal position. The invention also extends to a method of moulding the container. |