(19)
(11) EP 0 927 859 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.07.1999 Bulletin 1999/29

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.07.1999 Bulletin 1999/27

(21) Application number: 98610048.5

(22) Date of filing: 09.12.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6F25C 1/24, B65D 30/24, B65D 85/72
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 11.12.1997 DK 144397

(71) Applicant: UNIGREEN INTERNATIONAL A/S
DK-2950 Vedbaek (DK)

(72) Inventor:
  • Vangedal-Nielsen, Erling
    2950 Vedbaek (DK)

(74) Representative: Nielsen, Henrik Sten et al
OSTENFELD PATENTBUREAU A/S, Bredgade 41, P.O. Box 1183
1011 Copenhagen K
1011 Copenhagen K (DK)

 
Remarks:
A request for correction of the description has been filed pursuant to Rule 88 EPC. A decision on the request will be taken during the proceedings before the Examining Division (Guidelines for Examination in the EPO, A-V, 3.).
 


(54) Ice cube bag


(57) An ice cube bag comprises two sheet-shaped foil layers (12, 14; 12', 14') defining an outer periphery. A peripheral joint (20, 21, 21a, 21b) extends along the major part of the outer periphery of the foil layers, with the exception of a peripheral area constituting a inlet aperture of said bag (10). Their peripheral joint joins the foil layers together defining an inner chamber which is divided into several ice cube compartments defined by separate joints (22, 23, 24, 25, 29) of the foil layers. An inlet channel extends from the inlet aperture to the inner chamber of the bag hereby allowing admission from the surroundings to the inner chamber of the bag through the inlet channel. Each of said separate joints (22, 23, 24, 25, 29) is constituted by a number of individual joints (22, 23, 24, 25, 29), each of these individual joints (22, 23, 24, 25, 29) establishing a connection between the two sheet-shaped foil layers (12, 14; 12', 14') with such a joint strength and with such a limited area extension that the individual joint is not broken when the foil layers (12, 12; 12', 14') are exposed to a separation force, but provides a tearing apart or perforation (44) in one of the foil layers (12, 14; 12', 14') along the periphery of said individual joints. Hereby an ice cube bag is obtained which is easy to open by tearing it apart.













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