EP0744232A3 - Metal package and a method for making a metal package - Google Patents

Metal package and a method for making a metal package Download PDF

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EP0744232A3
EP0744232A3 EP96302720A EP96302720A EP0744232A3 EP 0744232 A3 EP0744232 A3 EP 0744232A3 EP 96302720 A EP96302720 A EP 96302720A EP 96302720 A EP96302720 A EP 96302720A EP 0744232 A3 EP0744232 A3 EP 0744232A3
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metal package
making
package
metal
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French (fr)
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EP0744232B1 (en
EP0744232A2 (en
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Donald H Evers
John Jerome Fleenor
Alex Sandor Gergely
Iii Joseph Lee Gregory
John Hawkins
Guy J Jeanrenaud
Reginald W Newsome
Duane C Wilder
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Philip Morris Products SA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D51/00—Making hollow objects
    • B21D51/16—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects
    • B21D51/52—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects boxes, cigarette cases, or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D5/00—Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves
    • B21D5/01—Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves between rams and anvils or abutments
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • B65D85/1036—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank
    • B65D85/1045—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Making Paper Articles (AREA)
  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
  • Cartons (AREA)
  • Blow-Moulding Or Thermoforming Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Bending Of Plates, Rods, And Pipes (AREA)
EP96302720A 1995-04-18 1996-04-18 Metal package and a method for making a metal package Expired - Lifetime EP0744232B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US42371795A 1995-04-18 1995-04-18
US423717 1995-04-18

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EP0744232A2 EP0744232A2 (en) 1996-11-27
EP0744232A3 true EP0744232A3 (en) 1997-07-30
EP0744232B1 EP0744232B1 (en) 2003-06-18

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EP96302720A Expired - Lifetime EP0744232B1 (en) 1995-04-18 1996-04-18 Metal package and a method for making a metal package

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EP (1) EP0744232B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH08318339A (en)
KR (1) KR100480466B1 (en)
AR (1) AR001641A1 (en)
AT (1) ATE243081T1 (en)
BR (1) BR9601990A (en)
DE (1) DE69628697D1 (en)
MX (1) MX9601437A (en)
MY (1) MY115011A (en)

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JP2013202645A (en) * 2012-03-28 2013-10-07 Japan Transport Engineering Co Method of working metallic material
EP3174411A1 (en) * 2014-07-31 2017-06-07 JT International SA Filter element for a smoking article
US9815109B2 (en) 2016-02-03 2017-11-14 Utica Enterprises, Inc. Apparatus and method for mechanically joining advanced high strength steel
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Citations (5)

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US2445548A (en) * 1947-01-30 1948-07-20 Merriam Mfg Company Method of making box-like containers
DE840386C (en) * 1950-05-11 1952-06-03 J A Schmalbach Blechwarenwerke Method for inserting a hinge mandrel formed by a tubular curl into the insertion holes of a box
US4771882A (en) * 1987-06-24 1988-09-20 Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation Cigarette package with spacer
EP0326390A2 (en) * 1988-01-28 1989-08-02 Leslie Arthur Worship Manufacture of four-sided sheet metal containers
EP0676342A1 (en) * 1994-03-09 1995-10-11 Philip Morris Products Inc. Method of making a cigarette package and cigarette package made by same

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DE4228528A1 (en) * 1991-08-29 1993-03-04 Okuma Machinery Works Ltd METHOD AND DEVICE FOR METAL SHEET PROCESSING

Patent Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2445548A (en) * 1947-01-30 1948-07-20 Merriam Mfg Company Method of making box-like containers
DE840386C (en) * 1950-05-11 1952-06-03 J A Schmalbach Blechwarenwerke Method for inserting a hinge mandrel formed by a tubular curl into the insertion holes of a box
US4771882A (en) * 1987-06-24 1988-09-20 Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation Cigarette package with spacer
EP0326390A2 (en) * 1988-01-28 1989-08-02 Leslie Arthur Worship Manufacture of four-sided sheet metal containers
EP0676342A1 (en) * 1994-03-09 1995-10-11 Philip Morris Products Inc. Method of making a cigarette package and cigarette package made by same

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MX9601437A (en) 1998-04-30
AR001641A1 (en) 1997-11-26
JPH08318339A (en) 1996-12-03
BR9601990A (en) 1998-10-06
ATE243081T1 (en) 2003-07-15
KR100480466B1 (en) 2005-06-28
KR960037163A (en) 1996-11-19
DE69628697D1 (en) 2003-07-24
EP0744232B1 (en) 2003-06-18
EP0744232A2 (en) 1996-11-27
MY115011A (en) 2003-03-31

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