EP0096402B1 - Auslöserbetätigbare Ausgabehaube für einen unter Innendruck stehenden Behälter - Google Patents
Auslöserbetätigbare Ausgabehaube für einen unter Innendruck stehenden Behälter Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- EP0096402B1 EP0096402B1 EP83105541A EP83105541A EP0096402B1 EP 0096402 B1 EP0096402 B1 EP 0096402B1 EP 83105541 A EP83105541 A EP 83105541A EP 83105541 A EP83105541 A EP 83105541A EP 0096402 B1 EP0096402 B1 EP 0096402B1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- actuator
- cap
- trigger
- housing
- valve
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
- 239000000443 aerosol Substances 0.000 description 5
- 230000015572 biosynthetic process Effects 0.000 description 2
- 238000011161 development Methods 0.000 description 2
- 230000018109 developmental process Effects 0.000 description 2
- 239000000243 solution Substances 0.000 description 2
- 230000000994 depressogenic effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000001746 injection moulding Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000003780 insertion Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000037431 insertion Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000009434 installation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 description 1
Images
Classifications
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
- B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
- B65D83/16—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means
- B65D83/20—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means operated by manual action, e.g. button-type actuator or actuator caps
- B65D83/205—Actuator caps, or peripheral actuator skirts, attachable to the aerosol container
- B65D83/206—Actuator caps, or peripheral actuator skirts, attachable to the aerosol container comprising a cantilevered actuator element, e.g. a lever pivoting about a living hinge
Definitions
- the invention relates to a trigger-actuated dispensing hood according to the preamble of claim 1.
- Containers under internal pressure such as aerosol containers, are usually provided with an actuating head or an actuating hood which delimits an output channel through which the contents of the container are closed the dispensing opening formed in the dispensing head or dispensing hood.
- the user grasps the container and then, with a finger of the hand holding the container, press down the head or part of the hood and release the contents of the container.
- finger-operated heads or hoods have the disadvantage that they lead to finger fatigue in some users.
- meeting the desired surface area with the dispensed product is difficult because it is relatively difficult to grasp the container while correctly placing the finger.
- a more convenient grasping and actuation of the container is achieved by means of a trigger mechanism or a trigger.
- the trigger member is pivotally mounted by means of vertical projections in recesses which are formed in the underside of horizontal housing flanges.
- the actuating member is supported on actuation with the free upper ends of two legs that laterally enclose the actuating member on the underside of the flanges and by means of rounded lower edges of the legs on shoulders of the actuating member.
- the projections can therefore disengage from the recesses, so that the trigger member is pressed further into the housing member and can no longer be pivoted.
- actuating member pivotably mounted on the housing and no additional triggering member which acts on the actuating member is provided.
- a pivot pin is formed on the actuator and can be snapped into recesses in the housing that are open at the bottom. In the event of unintentional application of a force on the actuator, e.g. during transport, the pivot pin can snap out of the recesses. In addition, a relatively high actuation force is also required here.
- the invention has for its object to provide a dispensing hood according to the preamble of claim 1, which ensures a secure hold of the trigger member and is easier to operate.
- the hood according to the invention can thus be compact and aesthetically pleasing.
- Your housing can have a bottom part which fits on the valve-provided closure part of an aerosol or container under internal pressure.
- the actuating member can be articulated on the housing in the vicinity of the radial plane remote from the output side of the actuating member, and the triggering member can rest on the actuating member in the vicinity and essentially perpendicular to the dispensing direction.
- the housing of the hood of the invention preferably fits the flanged edge of the container formed between the opening in the container and the valve closure, the valve closure normally forming a cup-shaped mounting cap.
- the actuator may have a vertical portion that is sealed to the discharge side of the valve in the closure and a horizontal portion that terminates in the discharge opening.
- the dispensing channel in the actuator may communicate with the channel or passage on the dispensing side of the valve to provide a closed channel or passage through which the contents of the container are directed to the dispensing opening.
- the result is a first lever with a lever arm absorbing the exerted actuating force from the joint to the point where the working pressure is exerted on the actuating member, which is longer than the working arm from the joint to the part of the actuating member which touches and depresses (opens) the valve.
- the trigger member can abut the horizontal portion of the actuator and extend downward and substantially perpendicular to the horizontal portion of the actuator.
- the trigger member is articulated relative to the output end of the actuator behind the attachment or contact point on the housing, so that a second lever results.
- the lever arm which absorbs the force exerted which is formed by the section from the joint of the trigger slide to the point of contact of the trigger and actuating member (where the trigger member can exert a force directed downwards onto the horizontal part of the actuator), is larger as the working arm formed by the section from the hinge between the trigger member and the housing to the point where the vertical part of the actuator contacts the valve of the container.
- the actuating force exerted on the hood according to the invention is therefore cumulatively increased by the combination effect of the two levers.
- the dispensing hood 10 has a housing 12 with hollow side walls 14 and 16 which delimit a slot 18, a vertical wall 20 (FIG. 3) and front walls 22 and 24 which also delimit the slot 18.
- the side walls 14 and 16 of the housing 12 have at their lower end a circular flange 26 which, in a manner known per se, can be snap-fitted onto the conventional flanged rim, which is connected to the opening rim by connecting the cup-shaped mounting cap 28 (FIG. 3) of the pressurized container 30 (which is shown partially schematically in FIGS. 2 and 3) is formed.
- Rear walls 21 extend outward from the vertical wall 20.
- an actuator 32 is arranged in the slot 18 of the housing-12.
- the actuator 32 has a horizontal part 34 and a vertical part 36.
- a channel 38 runs through the vertical part 36 of the actuator 32 and continues in the horizontal part 34 as a channel 40.
- a valve stem receiving socket 42 is formed which forms a recess for receiving the valve stem 44 of a conventional valve of the container under internal pressure.
- One end of the horizontal part 34 of the actuator 32 forms a pin 46 for receiving an insert 48 with a dispensing opening 50.
- the pin 46 and the insert 48 can be designed in a manner known per se, preferably as a dispensing system with a plurality of channels which lead to the dispensing opening, usually referred to as a "swirl chamber".
- An articulated arm 52 which ends in an articulation 54, extends away from the connection of the horizontal part 34 to the vertical part 36 of the actuating member 32.
- the housing 12 and the actuator 32 are preferably formed in one piece from plastic, the joint 54 being produced in one piece with the housing 12.
- the movement path of the actuating member when opening an aerosol valve to be actuated vertically in a manner known per se should be as close as possible to that of the valve stem, namely vertically.
- the joint between the actuator and the housing is placed in a plane which extends radially outward from the upper end of the valve stem, preferably in the middle of the path covered by the valve stem during actuation.
- the trigger member 56 (see in particular FIG. 1) has a yoke part 58 with a cover plate 60 and side walls 62 and 64. Pins 66 are provided on both side walls 62 and 64.
- the trigger member 56 has a finger receiving part 68, the top of which has a grooved plate 70.
- the yoke part 58 delimits an opening 72 which is dimensioned such that the yoke part 58 with the opening 72 fits onto the horizontal part 34 of the actuating member 32 and is slidably displaceable thereon.
- the grooved plate 70 represents another feature of the invention: it forms a collection channel for falling drops of the product dispensed from the container after the valve is closed.
- the product dripping onto the plate 70 runs along the groove in the inside of the dispensing hood instead of dripping down from the container or onto the user's hand.
- the pins 66 are guided along in grooves 74 on the inner sides of the hollow side walls 14 and 16.
- the grooves 74 diverge slightly toward the output end of the actuator 32. They end in recesses 76, which are deeper than the inner ends of the grooves 74, so that when the trigger member 56 has been inserted into its end position beyond the grooves 74, the pins 66 engage in the recesses 76 and the trigger member 56 in this Hold the installation position.
- the front end of the yoke part 58 closes with the front walls 22 and 24 of the housing 12.
- the pins 66 act as a hinge for the trigger member so that it acts as a second lever when the trigger member 56 is moved toward the container.
- the maximum leverage of the trip member is achieved by making the trip member hinge as tight as possible, i.e. how it allows the production in the injection molding process and the assembly, is arranged at the counteracting pressure of the valve of the container under internal pressure and away from the point of contact between the trigger member and the actuator.
- the actuator and thereby the valve stem is pushed down so that the valve of the container is opened.
- the container contents are then discharged via the channels 38, 40 to the "swirl chamber" at the discharge end of the horizontal part 34 of the actuator 32 and finally to the discharge opening 50.
Landscapes
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Dispersion Chemistry (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
- Nozzles (AREA)
- Closures For Containers (AREA)
- Self-Closing Valves And Venting Or Aerating Valves (AREA)
- Measurement Of The Respiration, Hearing Ability, Form, And Blood Characteristics Of Living Organisms (AREA)
- Sampling And Sample Adjustment (AREA)
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
AT83105541T ATE21874T1 (de) | 1982-06-08 | 1983-06-06 | Ausloeserbetaetigbare ausgabehaube fuer einen unter innendruck stehenden behaelter. |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US38576482A | 1982-06-08 | 1982-06-08 | |
US385764 | 1982-06-08 |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
EP0096402A1 EP0096402A1 (de) | 1983-12-21 |
EP0096402B1 true EP0096402B1 (de) | 1986-09-03 |
Family
ID=23522783
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
EP83105541A Expired EP0096402B1 (de) | 1982-06-08 | 1983-06-06 | Auslöserbetätigbare Ausgabehaube für einen unter Innendruck stehenden Behälter |
Country Status (18)
Country | Link |
---|---|
EP (1) | EP0096402B1 (pt) |
JP (1) | JPS594463A (pt) |
AR (1) | AR230789A1 (pt) |
AT (1) | ATE21874T1 (pt) |
AU (2) | AU573172B2 (pt) |
CA (1) | CA1222730A (pt) |
DE (1) | DE3365846D1 (pt) |
DK (1) | DK259683A (pt) |
ES (3) | ES8500850A1 (pt) |
FI (1) | FI73942C (pt) |
GR (1) | GR77531B (pt) |
IE (1) | IE54341B1 (pt) |
IN (1) | IN161300B (pt) |
MX (1) | MX156728A (pt) |
NO (1) | NO161844C (pt) |
NZ (1) | NZ204247A (pt) |
ZA (1) | ZA833655B (pt) |
ZW (1) | ZW12083A1 (pt) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
CN103786990A (zh) * | 2007-01-19 | 2014-05-14 | 富马基拉株式会社 | 烟雾剂喷射器的扳机式头罩 |
Families Citing this family (11)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JPH01210500A (ja) * | 1988-02-17 | 1989-08-24 | Imari Denso Kiki:Kk | 車輌外板に付着した異物除去材 |
JPH0235977A (ja) * | 1988-07-23 | 1990-02-06 | Senshiyaki Shokai:Kk | 塗装面の付着物除去法 |
JPH0220956U (pt) * | 1988-07-26 | 1990-02-13 | ||
DE4426118A1 (de) * | 1994-07-22 | 1996-01-25 | Coster Tecnologie Speciali Spa | Zerstäuberkappe für einen Behälter für ein unter Druck stehendes Fluid |
GB9514434D0 (en) * | 1995-07-14 | 1995-09-13 | Unilever Plc | Liquid dispensing package |
ES2141689B1 (es) * | 1997-04-18 | 2000-11-16 | Earth Chemical Co | Aparato pulverizador de aerosol |
DE20306719U1 (de) * | 2003-04-24 | 2003-07-10 | Lindal Ventil Gmbh | Sprühkappe |
US7631785B2 (en) | 2005-02-11 | 2009-12-15 | S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. | Trigger actuator for aerosol container to aid in actuating same |
DE102009018528B4 (de) * | 2009-04-24 | 2017-10-26 | Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa | Spender zur Ausgabe eines Materials aus einem Behälter |
US8967436B2 (en) * | 2011-08-09 | 2015-03-03 | S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. | Dispensing system |
GB2597471A (en) * | 2020-07-22 | 2022-02-02 | Innovolo Ltd | Aerosol canister cap |
Family Cites Families (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3584432A (en) * | 1968-05-13 | 1971-06-15 | Carl H Mayer Jr | Packaging machine |
NL6905198A (pt) * | 1969-04-03 | 1970-01-26 | ||
US3580432A (en) * | 1969-07-16 | 1971-05-25 | Ray G Brooks | Actuating mechanism for pressurized fluid dispenser |
US4157774A (en) * | 1975-10-10 | 1979-06-12 | Leeds And Micallef | Dispensing pump with trigger actuator |
-
1983
- 1983-04-05 IN IN399/CAL/83A patent/IN161300B/en unknown
- 1983-04-27 CA CA000426823A patent/CA1222730A/en not_active Expired
- 1983-04-29 AU AU14074/83A patent/AU573172B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1983-05-09 AR AR292964A patent/AR230789A1/es active
- 1983-05-16 NZ NZ204247A patent/NZ204247A/en unknown
- 1983-05-19 FI FI831772A patent/FI73942C/fi not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1983-05-20 ZA ZA833655A patent/ZA833655B/xx unknown
- 1983-05-27 ZW ZW120/83A patent/ZW12083A1/xx unknown
- 1983-06-06 AT AT83105541T patent/ATE21874T1/de active
- 1983-06-06 DE DE8383105541T patent/DE3365846D1/de not_active Expired
- 1983-06-06 GR GR71581A patent/GR77531B/el unknown
- 1983-06-06 EP EP83105541A patent/EP0096402B1/de not_active Expired
- 1983-06-07 ES ES523053A patent/ES8500850A1/es not_active Expired
- 1983-06-07 MX MX197570A patent/MX156728A/es unknown
- 1983-06-07 IE IE1328/83A patent/IE54341B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1983-06-07 DK DK259683A patent/DK259683A/da not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1983-06-07 NO NO832055A patent/NO161844C/no unknown
- 1983-06-08 JP JP58101035A patent/JPS594463A/ja active Granted
-
1984
- 1984-06-26 ES ES533742A patent/ES533742A0/es active Granted
- 1984-06-26 ES ES533743A patent/ES8603049A1/es not_active Expired
-
1988
- 1988-04-18 AU AU14728/88A patent/AU1472888A/en not_active Abandoned
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
CN103786990A (zh) * | 2007-01-19 | 2014-05-14 | 富马基拉株式会社 | 烟雾剂喷射器的扳机式头罩 |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
NO161844C (no) | 1989-10-04 |
AU573172B2 (en) | 1988-06-02 |
ES8504607A1 (es) | 1985-05-01 |
ZW12083A1 (en) | 1983-09-14 |
DK259683A (da) | 1983-12-09 |
JPH0351468B2 (pt) | 1991-08-06 |
DK259683D0 (da) | 1983-06-07 |
IN161300B (pt) | 1987-11-07 |
IE831328L (en) | 1983-12-08 |
FI73942C (fi) | 1987-12-10 |
MX156728A (es) | 1988-09-28 |
ES533742A0 (es) | 1985-05-01 |
FI831772L (fi) | 1983-12-09 |
DE3365846D1 (en) | 1986-10-09 |
ZA833655B (en) | 1984-02-29 |
IE54341B1 (en) | 1989-08-30 |
FI831772A0 (fi) | 1983-05-19 |
ES523053A0 (es) | 1984-11-01 |
ES533743A0 (es) | 1985-11-16 |
AU1472888A (en) | 1988-07-28 |
EP0096402A1 (de) | 1983-12-21 |
AU1407483A (en) | 1983-12-08 |
ES8603049A1 (es) | 1985-11-16 |
AR230789A1 (es) | 1984-07-31 |
NO832055L (no) | 1983-12-09 |
NO161844B (no) | 1989-06-26 |
ATE21874T1 (de) | 1986-09-15 |
GR77531B (pt) | 1984-09-24 |
ES8500850A1 (es) | 1984-11-01 |
FI73942B (fi) | 1987-08-31 |
JPS594463A (ja) | 1984-01-11 |
NZ204247A (en) | 1986-09-10 |
CA1222730A (en) | 1987-06-09 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
DE69424486T2 (de) | Spritzbehälter | |
DE3829023C2 (de) | Kippverschluß für einen Behälter | |
EP0084638B1 (de) | Spender für pastöse Produkte | |
DE60103473T2 (de) | Betätigungsvorrichtung für eine handbetätigte Sprühvorrichtung | |
DE69802434T2 (de) | Sprühkappe | |
EP0096402B1 (de) | Auslöserbetätigbare Ausgabehaube für einen unter Innendruck stehenden Behälter | |
DE60009058T2 (de) | Abgabevorrichtung für medien mit in einem gehäuse eingebettetem behälter | |
DE3605419C2 (de) | Dosierspender | |
EP1471013B9 (de) | Sprühkappe | |
DE102009030627B4 (de) | Ventil und Abgabevorrichtung | |
DE69206215T2 (de) | Schutzkappe und Wischer für die Auslassöffnung von Spendern. | |
DE60307872T2 (de) | Sprühvorrichtung mit kombiniertem Antrieb | |
DE10032976A1 (de) | Austragvorrichtung für Medien | |
DE2519108A1 (de) | Abgabekappe fuer aerosoldruckdosen | |
EP0551146B1 (de) | Sprühkopf für einen Sprühbehälter zur Ausgabe von Schaum | |
DE69202937T2 (de) | Handbetätigte Sprühvorrichtung mit einem Betätigungshebel. | |
EP0530789A1 (de) | Dosierspender für Flüssigseife oder dergleichen | |
DE2714457C3 (de) | Kappe für einen Handzerstäuber | |
DE69701636T2 (de) | Sprühkopf für aerosoldosen | |
EP0119278A1 (de) | Einstückig geformter Betätigungskopf für eine unter Innendruck stehende Aerosol-Ausgabevorrichtung | |
DE69500028T2 (de) | Abgabevorrichtung für ein Produkt und Drucktaste für diese Vorrichtung | |
EP0385077B1 (de) | Vorrichtung zum Zerstäuben einer kosmetischen, medizinischen, od. dgl. Flüssigkeit | |
DE69500279T2 (de) | Flüssigkeitsspender mit einem Abgabeventil und einem Druckknopf | |
DE3915397C2 (pt) | ||
EP0478687B1 (de) | Behälter für insbesondere rieselfähige produkte |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE |
|
17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 19840622 |
|
R17P | Request for examination filed (corrected) |
Effective date: 19840621 |
|
R17P | Request for examination filed (corrected) |
Effective date: 19840621 |
|
GRAA | (expected) grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: B1 Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE |
|
REF | Corresponds to: |
Ref document number: 21874 Country of ref document: AT Date of ref document: 19860915 Kind code of ref document: T |
|
ITF | It: translation for a ep patent filed | ||
REF | Corresponds to: |
Ref document number: 3365846 Country of ref document: DE Date of ref document: 19861009 |
|
ET | Fr: translation filed | ||
PLBE | No opposition filed within time limit |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261 |
|
STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: LU Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 19870630 |
|
26N | No opposition filed | ||
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: AT Payment date: 19890517 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: LU Payment date: 19890524 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: SE Effective date: 19890607 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: CH Payment date: 19890619 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: BE Payment date: 19890623 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: NL Payment date: 19890630 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: AT Effective date: 19900606 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: LI Effective date: 19900630 Ref country code: CH Effective date: 19900630 Ref country code: BE Effective date: 19900630 |
|
BERE | Be: lapsed |
Owner name: ABPLANALP ROBERT HENRY Effective date: 19900630 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: NL Effective date: 19910101 |
|
NLV4 | Nl: lapsed or anulled due to non-payment of the annual fee | ||
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: PL |
|
ITTA | It: last paid annual fee | ||
EUG | Se: european patent has lapsed |
Ref document number: 83105541.3 Effective date: 19900412 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: GB Ref legal event code: IF02 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FR Payment date: 20020517 Year of fee payment: 20 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GB Payment date: 20020529 Year of fee payment: 20 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DE Payment date: 20020620 Year of fee payment: 20 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GB Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION Effective date: 20030605 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: GB Ref legal event code: PE20 |