(19)
(11) EP 1 118 547 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/45

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.07.2001 Bulletin 2001/30

(21) Application number: 00204334.7

(22) Date of filing: 05.12.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65D 21/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 15.12.1999 US 465207

(71) Applicant: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Rochester, New York 14650 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Earnhart, Edgar G., c/o Eastman Kodak Company
    Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
  • Burns, Parker J., c/o Eastman Kodak Company
    Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)

(74) Representative: Lewandowsky, Klaus, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Kodak Aktiengesellschaft, Patentabteilung
70323 Stuttgart
70323 Stuttgart (DE)

   


(54) Stackable container


(57) A stacked container array has at least a first and a second container (12,14) each having a closure (22) having a recess (24) on which a portion the other container is seated for nesting. The recess has a dimension that enables a portion of the upright standing side walls supporting the closed base to nest thereon with minimal translation movement.






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