EP0824472A4 - Two-tier cup package having divider panel-retaining means - Google Patents

Two-tier cup package having divider panel-retaining means

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Publication number
EP0824472A4
EP0824472A4 EP96906446A EP96906446A EP0824472A4 EP 0824472 A4 EP0824472 A4 EP 0824472A4 EP 96906446 A EP96906446 A EP 96906446A EP 96906446 A EP96906446 A EP 96906446A EP 0824472 A4 EP0824472 A4 EP 0824472A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
retaining means
divider panel
cup package
tier
tier cup
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.)
Granted
Application number
EP96906446A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0824472B1 (en
EP0824472A1 (en
Inventor
Ronald A Baxter
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Mw Custom Papers Inc (a Delaware Corporation)
MW Custom Papers LLC
WestRock Packaging Systems LLC
Original Assignee
Mead Corp
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Priority to EP01118687A priority Critical patent/EP1157938A1/en
Publication of EP0824472A1 publication Critical patent/EP0824472A1/en
Publication of EP0824472A4 publication Critical patent/EP0824472A4/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0824472B1 publication Critical patent/EP0824472B1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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EP96906446A 1996-02-14 1996-02-14 Two-tier cup package having divider panel-retaining means Expired - Lifetime EP0824472B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP01118687A EP1157938A1 (en) 1996-02-14 1996-02-14 Two-tier cup package with end closure-retaining panel

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US1996/002028 WO1997029972A1 (en) 1996-02-14 1996-02-14 Two-tier cup package having divider panel-retaining means
CA002218063A CA2218063C (en) 1996-02-14 1996-02-14 Two-tier cup package having divider panel-retaining means

Related Child Applications (1)

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EP01118687A Division EP1157938A1 (en) 1996-02-14 1996-02-14 Two-tier cup package with end closure-retaining panel

Publications (3)

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EP0824472A1 EP0824472A1 (en) 1998-02-25
EP0824472A4 true EP0824472A4 (en) 1999-10-27
EP0824472B1 EP0824472B1 (en) 2002-06-19

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EP96906446A Expired - Lifetime EP0824472B1 (en) 1996-02-14 1996-02-14 Two-tier cup package having divider panel-retaining means
EP01118687A Withdrawn EP1157938A1 (en) 1996-02-14 1996-02-14 Two-tier cup package with end closure-retaining panel

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EP01118687A Withdrawn EP1157938A1 (en) 1996-02-14 1996-02-14 Two-tier cup package with end closure-retaining panel

Country Status (9)

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EP (2) EP0824472B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH11504304A (en)
KR (1) KR100429476B1 (en)
AU (1) AU711475B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2218063C (en)
DE (1) DE69621927T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2179182T3 (en)
MX (1) MX9707924A (en)
WO (1) WO1997029972A1 (en)

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GB2198709A (en) * 1986-12-06 1988-06-22 Bonar Cooke Cartons Ltd Carton-forming blank
EP0446042A1 (en) * 1990-03-08 1991-09-11 The Mead Corporation Wrap around carton with end closure panels
FR2684078A3 (en) * 1991-11-22 1993-05-28 Geca Srl Cut-out blank for packaging articles of tapered shape, for example pots
FR2702454A1 (en) * 1993-03-11 1994-09-16 4 P Emballages France Sheath type packaging for grouping a plurality of objects having end bands.

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GB2198709A (en) * 1986-12-06 1988-06-22 Bonar Cooke Cartons Ltd Carton-forming blank
EP0446042A1 (en) * 1990-03-08 1991-09-11 The Mead Corporation Wrap around carton with end closure panels
FR2684078A3 (en) * 1991-11-22 1993-05-28 Geca Srl Cut-out blank for packaging articles of tapered shape, for example pots
FR2702454A1 (en) * 1993-03-11 1994-09-16 4 P Emballages France Sheath type packaging for grouping a plurality of objects having end bands.

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AU4982296A (en) 1997-09-02
EP0824472B1 (en) 2002-06-19
KR19980703896A (en) 1998-12-05
AU711475B2 (en) 1999-10-14
JPH11504304A (en) 1999-04-20
KR100429476B1 (en) 2004-12-13
CA2218063A1 (en) 1997-08-21
MX9707924A (en) 1997-11-29
CA2218063C (en) 2002-12-03
EP0824472A1 (en) 1998-02-25
WO1997029972A1 (en) 1997-08-21
DE69621927D1 (en) 2002-07-25
EP1157938A1 (en) 2001-11-28
DE69621927T2 (en) 2003-02-20
ES2179182T3 (en) 2003-01-16

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