Tubular carton as well as method and apparatus for manufacturing the carton

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EP 0 949 151 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	10.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/19

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	13.10.1999 Bulletin 1999/41

(21)	Application number: 99302458.7

(22)	Date of filing: 30.03.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B65D 3/22, B31C 1/00

(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

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Priority:

31.03.1998 GB 9806794

(71)	Applicant: CONCEPT PACKAGING LIMITED
	Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 2NX (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	Hallam, Christopher Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 2NX (GB)

(74)	Representative: Brandon, Paul Laurence et al
	APPLEYARD LEES, 15 Clare Road Halifax HX1 2HY Halifax HX1 2HY (GB)

(54)	Tubular carton as well as method and apparatus for manufacturing the carton

(57) The present invention relates to cartons, methods of constructing cartons and to blanks (2) for cartons. The present invention also relates to apparatus for manufacturing cartons from carton blanks. The present invention provides a tubular carton comprising at least two layers (4,6,8), characterised in that the carton wall is of substantially even thickness along the length thereof.

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