(19)
(11) EP 0 947 434 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.10.1999 Bulletin 1999/40

(21) Application number: 99302644.2

(22) Date of filing: 01.04.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7B65D 6/26
(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: 02.04.1998 ZW 498

(71) Applicant: Yule, Noel Ivor
Avondale Harare (ZW)

(72) Inventor:
  • Yule, Noel Ivor
    Avondale Harare (ZW)

(74) Representative: Carter, Stephen John et al
Mewburn Ellis York House 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP
London WC2B 6HP (GB)

   


(54) Container and container panels


(57) A container (2) having a rectangular base (4) and side walls (6) upstanding from the edges of the base. The base and side walls are formed by a plurality of rectangular wall panels (8,10,12,14) joined to one another at respective pairs of mating sides (24), each mating side having one or more integral connection formations (16) thereon cooperating with one or more complimentary connection formations (16) on the respective mating side of the adjacent wall panel to form a channel (30) extending along the mating sides (24). An elongate locking member (8) is engaged in the channel (30) to secure the mating sides (24) together.







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