Box comprising a display tray and detachable cover

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EP 1 535 849 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	29.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/44

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	01.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/22

(21)	Application number: 04256987.1

(22)	Date of filing: 11.11.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B65D 5/54^(2006.01)

B65D 5/52^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL HR LT LV MK YU

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Priority:

25.11.2003 GB 0327334
16.06.2004 GB 0413384
06.08.2004 GB 0417545

(71)	Applicant: Smurfit Kappa UK Ltd.
	West Auckland County Durham DL14 9PE (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	Taylor, David c/o Smurfit UK Limited Lancashire BB9 8RX (GB) Newman, Roger c/o Smurfit UK Limited Lancashire BB9 8RX (GB)

(74)	Representative: Sherrard-Smith, Hugh et al
	Appleyard Lees 15 Clare Road Halifax HX1 2HY Halifax HX1 2HY (GB)

(54)	Box comprising a display tray and detachable cover

(57) A loaded box can be converted into a display tray by a user inserting a finger through an opening 296 in a front panel 252 to pull a tab 258 up and to detach the tab from the panel. As the tab is connected to tape 294 across the top of the box this is removed with the tab. The majority of the cover is removed by tearing the top panels 266, 268 and 274 along the lines of weakness 270, 272 and 276 and the front panels 252 and 254 are removed by a user pulling vertically to tear the panels 252 and 254 off along the line of weakness 244. A display tray comprising side walls 216 and 218 and rear and front walls 220 and 210 are then left as shown in Figure 8 with the contents being visible through a cut out portion 300.

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