Article carrier and blank therefor

(19)

(11)

EP 1 225 134 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	31.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/31

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	24.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/30

(21)	Application number: 02005077.9

(22)	Date of filing: 15.04.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B65D 71/46

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	RO

(30)

Priority:

30.04.1997 GB 9708771

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	98918290.2 / 1015347

(71)	Applicant: THE MEAD CORPORATION
	Dayton Ohio 45463 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Saulas, Alain 36000 Chateauroux (FR) Blin, Patrick Domaine de la Vallee (FR)

(74)	Representative: Hepworth, John Malcolm et al
	Hepworth Lawrence Bryer & Bizley Bloxam Court Corporation Street Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 2DU Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 2DU (GB)

(54)	Article carrier and blank therefor

(57) A carton for accommodating at least one container, comprising a main panel having a container-receiving aperture, a retaining tab is formed from the material taken from the aperture and folded out of the plane of the main panel to engage a container. The tab has a notch along the distal edge thereof, and a second retaining member (34) having an engaging edge (36) received in the notch so as to reach the container.

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