(19)
(11) EP 1 533 239 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/14

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.05.2005 Bulletin 2005/21

(21) Application number: 05003503.9

(22) Date of filing: 12.10.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65D 5/72(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

(30) Priority: 13.10.2000 GB 0025100

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
01981493.8 / 1326779

(71) Applicant: MeadWestvaco Packaging Systems LLC
Stamford, Connecticut 06905 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Auclair, Jean-Michel
    36000 Chateauroux (FR)
  • Saulas, Alain
    36000 Chateauroux (FR)

(74) Representative: Hepworth, John Malcolm 
HLBBshaw Bloxam Court Corporation Street
Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 2DU
Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 2DU (GB)

   


(54) Carton and carton blank


(57) A divisible carton (C) comprising two or more modular parts (B,B1) for packaging articles, such as tablets for example, each modular part (B,B1) having access means (238) for removing articles from that modular part (B,B1). The carton (C) has a common outer cover arranged so as to secure the modular parts (B,B1) together. The outer cover has a tear strip (266) which can be removed to permit the modular parts (B,B1) to be separated. The modular parts (B,B1) are secured together such that the access means (238) of each modular part (B,B1) is oriented to prevent that access means (238) from being operable until one of the modular parts (B,B1) is separated from the next adjacent modular part (B,B1) by removing the tear strip (266).







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