(19)
(11) EP 1 151 924 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.06.2003 Bulletin 2003/23

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/45

(21) Application number: 01110694.5

(22) Date of filing: 02.05.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65D 5/66, B65D 5/54, B65D 5/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 02.05.2000 JP 2000133870
26.05.2000 JP 2000156871
26.05.2000 JP 2000156872
30.05.2000 JP 2000161019
05.06.2000 JP 2000168141

(71) Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
Chuo-ku Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kawaguchi, Yuji, Kao Corporation
    Tokyo (JP)
  • Fujita, Michiaki, Kao Corporation
    Tokyo (JP)
  • Kizaki, Hidesato, Kao Corporation
    Tokyo (JP)
  • Ohira, Kozo, Kao Corporation
    Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) Paper container


(57) In a paper container 10 having a hexahedral configuration which is formed by shaping paper into a box, the paper container 10 comprises a container main body 12 and a lid member 14 hingedly attached to a back side edge part of an upper end open surface 13 of the container main body 12 and adapted to open/close the upper end open surface 13, a front board 15 of the container main body 12 being formed with a concave cutout part 16 extending from the upper end open surface 13. The lid member 14 comprises an upper surface lid part 17 for covering the upper end open surface 13, a front surface lid part 18 large enough to cover the concave cutout part 16, and a pair of side lid parts 19 interposed between side edge parts of the upper surface lid part 17 and side edge parts of the front surface lid part 18 and adapted to vertically join the front surface lid part 18 with the upper surface lid part 17. A tongue-like lock part 26 is disposed beneath the concave cutout part 16 and adapted to lock a lower end part of the front surface lid part 18 of the lid member 14.






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