(19)
(11) EP 1 293 444 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.06.2003 Bulletin 2003/25

(43) Date of publication A2:
19.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/12

(21) Application number: 02255866.2

(22) Date of filing: 22.08.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65D 71/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 01.09.2001 GB 0121245

(71) Applicant: RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Atlanta, Georgia 30339 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Negelen, Emanuel
    54338 Schweich (DE)

(74) Representative: Marles, Alan David 
Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins 1 St Augustine's Place
Bristol BS1 4UD
Bristol BS1 4UD (GB)

   


(54) Paperboard sleeve


(57) There is provided a paperboard sleeve having a top, oppositely disposed side panels and a pair of base panels which interlock using suitable formations 24 to form an open ended sleeve. The sleeve provides a number of apertures 38 for receiving the heels of bottles retained by the sleeve. The end-most apertures 38 are each formed by a flap which is folded out to form the aperture. The flap has a first part 41 which remains attached to a central side panel 20 and a second part 42 which lies in the open end of the sleeve. An end panel 27 is then folded up about its hinge line 26 with the base and is glued to the two second parts 42, one at either side of the sleeve.






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