CONTAINERS HAVING DISTINCTIVE TABS WITH LASER ETCHING AND VOID FORMING A PROMOTIONAL IMAGE - Patent 1663794

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EP 1 663 794 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	07.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/23

(21)	Application number: 04769580.4

(22)	Date of filing: 18.08.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B65D 17/32^(1980.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB2004/003271

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/021392 (10.03.2005 Gazette 2005/10)

(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

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Priority:

28.08.2003 US 652770

(71)	Applicant: Rexam Beverage Can Europe Limited
	Luton, Bedfordshire LU1 3LG (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	ROHR, Rainer 44388 Dortmund (DE) VERRAC, Nathalie F-64140 Lons (FR) THIBAUT, Michel F-64230 Lescar (FR)

(74)	Representative: Jörgensson, Leif Sixten
	Awapatent AB Box 5117 200 71 Malmö 200 71 Malmö (SE)

(54)	CONTAINERS HAVING DISTINCTIVE TABS WITH LASER ETCHING AND VOID FORMING A PROMOTIONAL IMAGE