(19)
(11) EP 1 508 523 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.09.2006 Bulletin 2006/39

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.02.2005 Bulletin 2005/08

(21) Application number: 04255011.1

(22) Date of filing: 20.08.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65D 5/16(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL HR LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 20.08.2003 GB 0319559

(71) Applicant: Linpac Containers Limited
Louth, Lincolnshire LN11 0LX (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Wadner, Victor R., Linpac Containers Limited
    Louth, Lincolnshire LN11 0LX (GB)

(74) Representative: Britter, Keith Palmer 
Britter & Co. Enterprise House 14b Whitehorse Street
Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6QN
Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6QN (GB)

   


(54) Blank and associated container


(57) A container blank (2) comprising a plurality of side wall panels (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) disposed side by side and connected across wall panel fold lines (14), a partially cut or perforated line (18) extending across the side wall panels and intersecting the wall panel fold lines (14), thereby defining on opposite sides of the partially cut or perforated line (18) a base part (22) and a lid part (20) and dividing each side wall panel (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) into a respective base wall panel (4b - 12b) and a lid wall panel (4c - 12c), a plurality of top flaps (28) being connected to the lid wall panels (41 - 121) across fold lines (30) for forming a container top, a plurality of bottom flaps (24) being connected to the side wall panels (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) across fold lines (26) for forming a container bottom, and cut out areas (32, 34) being provided at intersections between the partially cut or perforated line (18) and the wall panel fold lines (14), whereby in assembly of the blank (2), the cut out areas (32, 34) enable the lid wall panels (41 - 121) to be fitted over the base wall panels (4b - 12b).







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