EP0346693A3 - Bottle carrier - Google Patents

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EP0346693A3
EP0346693A3 EP89109903A EP89109903A EP0346693A3 EP 0346693 A3 EP0346693 A3 EP 0346693A3 EP 89109903 A EP89109903 A EP 89109903A EP 89109903 A EP89109903 A EP 89109903A EP 0346693 A3 EP0346693 A3 EP 0346693A3
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bottle carrier
side walls
bonded
end walls
walls
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EP0346693A2 (en
EP0346693B1 (en
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Patrick Bienaime
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4P Nicolaus Kempten GmbH
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Unilever PLC
Unilever NV
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    • 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
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/40—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks
    • B65D71/42—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks formed by folding a single blank into a single layer element

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Cartons (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
  • Packaging Frangible Articles (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
  • Crystals, And After-Treatments Of Crystals (AREA)
  • Devices For Use In Laboratory Experiments (AREA)

Abstract

Bottle carrier consisting of an integral cardboard blank which possesses a cover sheet, two side walls and two end walls. The side walls are subdivided by obliquely extending fold lines into three sections whose free ends are bonded to the end walls. As a result, the finally bonded bottle carrier can be laid flat again. <IMAGE>
EP89109903A 1988-06-15 1989-06-01 Bottle carrier Expired - Lifetime EP0346693B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE3820370 1988-06-15
DE3820370A DE3820370A1 (en) 1988-06-15 1988-06-15 BOTTLE RACK

Publications (3)

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EP0346693A2 EP0346693A2 (en) 1989-12-20
EP0346693A3 true EP0346693A3 (en) 1990-08-08
EP0346693B1 EP0346693B1 (en) 1994-08-31

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EP89109903A Expired - Lifetime EP0346693B1 (en) 1988-06-15 1989-06-01 Bottle carrier

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US (1) US5058735A (en)
EP (1) EP0346693B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE110679T1 (en)
DE (2) DE3820370A1 (en)
DK (1) DK291789A (en)
ES (1) ES2059618T3 (en)
PT (1) PT90846B (en)

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US3432202A (en) * 1966-12-27 1969-03-11 Mead Corp Article carrier for flanged containers
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DE3627564A1 (en) * 1986-08-14 1988-02-18 Unilever Nv BOTTLE RACK
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US3432202A (en) * 1966-12-27 1969-03-11 Mead Corp Article carrier for flanged containers
US4190149A (en) * 1979-02-12 1980-02-26 The Mead Corporation Article carrier and blank therefor
US4465180A (en) * 1982-07-29 1984-08-14 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Multi-package and multi-packaging device

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ES2059618T3 (en) 1994-11-16
PT90846B (en) 1994-10-31
DE58908260D1 (en) 1994-10-06
DE3820370A1 (en) 1989-12-21
EP0346693A2 (en) 1989-12-20
US5058735A (en) 1991-10-22
DK291789D0 (en) 1989-06-14
DK291789A (en) 1989-12-16
PT90846A (en) 1989-12-29
EP0346693B1 (en) 1994-08-31
ATE110679T1 (en) 1994-09-15

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