EP0869904A1 - Packing unit for a plurality of block shaped cartons - Google Patents
Packing unit for a plurality of block shaped cartonsInfo
- Publication number
- EP0869904A1 EP0869904A1 EP97928400A EP97928400A EP0869904A1 EP 0869904 A1 EP0869904 A1 EP 0869904A1 EP 97928400 A EP97928400 A EP 97928400A EP 97928400 A EP97928400 A EP 97928400A EP 0869904 A1 EP0869904 A1 EP 0869904A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- packing unit
- cartons
- wrapper
- rows
- edge strips
- 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
Links
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
- 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
- B65D71/06—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers
-
- 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
- B65D2571/00—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, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00129—Wrapper locking means
- B65D2571/00135—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper
- B65D2571/00141—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper glued
-
- 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
- B65D2571/00—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, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00129—Wrapper locking means
- B65D2571/00135—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper
- B65D2571/00154—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper interlocked
-
- 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
- B65D2571/00—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, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00555—Wrapper opening devices
- B65D2571/00561—Lines of weakness
- B65D2571/00574—Lines of weakness whereby contents can still be carried after the line has been torn
-
- 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
- B65D2571/00—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, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00648—Elements used to form the wrapper
- B65D2571/00654—Blanks
- B65D2571/0066—Blanks formed from one single sheet
-
- 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
- B65D2571/00—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, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00709—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element
- B65D2571/00722—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element tubular with end walls, e.g. walls not extending on the whole end surface
- B65D2571/00728—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element tubular with end walls, e.g. walls not extending on the whole end surface the end walls being closed by gluing
-
- 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
- B65D2571/00—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, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00709—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element
- B65D2571/0079—U-shaped
Definitions
- the invention relates to a packing unit comprising: a plurality of canons of a rectangular block shape arranged in parallel rows, which rows lie against one another, first and last end canons of the rows together forming a first and a last end face, respectively; a wrapper around the rows of canons, which wrapper is folded about folding lines which extend parallel to the rows of cartons, thus forming a base surface, mutually opposed side surfaces, and a top opposite the base surface, which wrapper keeps the canons enclosed in the rows.
- the known packing unit has the advantage that, owing to the wrapper, it requires comparatively little packaging material compared with an outer carton, while nevertheless the cartons are securely fixed in the packing unit.
- edge strips having a width are present, which strips extend along the base surface, the side surfaces, and the top of the wrapper and are connected thereto, which strips lie against the first and the last end face, and which strips are fastened to one another, whereby the wrapper holds on to each and every carton lying in the first or the last end face, as applicable.
- the packing unit according to the invention has the advantage that no plateau is required because the function of the plateau for retaining the cartons has been integrated into the wrapper. This not only realizes a saving in packaging material, but also simplifies the logistics.
- edge strips can be comparatively narrow in general, for example have the same width as the raised rims of the known plateaus, for example a few cm, for example 2 to 4 cm, the advantage is retained in the packing unit that no printed message on the wrapper for identifying the contents of the packing unit is necessary, because the unit is substantially open at the end faces and displays the packed cartons.
- edge strips being integral with the wrapper is that it is of little importance for the retention of the cartons whether or to what extent the wrapper is clamped with force around the rows of cartons.
- the packing unit furthermore has the advantage that it has excellent stacking properties with several of its faces being capable of serving as plane support surfaces.
- edge strips fastened to one another those against the first and those against the last end face, in addition render it unnecessary to close the wrapper itself, for example by fastening of the top to a side surface, in locations where the latter come together when the wrapper is formed from its blank.
- the top is divided into a first and a second part, each part being connected to a respective side surface along a folding line.
- the seam between the parts may lie, for example, centrally in the top, in the center between the side surfaces.
- the parts of the top may abut against one another on the seam.
- the packing unit having such a seam has a rigidity such that the seam hardly opens any further during normal manipulation of the packing unit. If a row of cartons is present at the area of the seam, which cartons each extend to below the first and the second part of the top, the packing unit is in addition comparatively rigid against torsion, i.e. the first and the second part of the top can hardly be shifted alongside one another on the seam.
- the top when placed vertically with a side surface serving as the bottom surface, is perfectly capable of absorbing forces exerted by a second unit placed on the former packing unit.
- mutually engaging teeth may be present at the first and at the second part of the top, for example, projecting into the interior of the wrapper. Such teeth are capable of preventing shifting of the parts along one another on the seam, thus increasing the torsional stiffness of the packing unit.
- the top is divided into a first and a second part which are each connected to a respective side surface, and the first part has a dimension which corresponds to the width w of the edge strips of the side surfaces.
- the second part has a tag which projects into the wrapper. This tag is capable of preventing the second part from sliding over the first part under pressure. The tag thus ensures that the first and second parts abut against one another.
- the second part has tongues at its edge strips which project to below the edge strips of the relevant side surface. The tongues give the packing unit an increased torsional stiffness. Adhesive means on the tag and the tongues are usually not necessary.
- the top surface is divided, but the first and the second part thereof lie at a distance from one another, more in particular they each have a dimension corresponding to the width of the edge strips of the side surfaces.
- the base surface has perforation lines which lie at a distance from one another, extend alongside the folding lines, and have extensions into the relevant edge strips.
- the perforation lines lie at a distance to the accompanying folding lines which corresponds to the width w of the edge strips of the side surfaces.
- the top has corresponding perforation lines as far as possible. If one or several parts of the top already has/have a dimension w, such perforation lines are not possible or indeed necessary in these locations in the top.
- This embodiment has the advantage that the packaging may be readily opened, and that the side walls with the edge strips thereof will each form a plateau which can be displayed on a stand with the associated cartons without further measures.
- the embodiment has the further advantage that only a portion of the base surface and possibly a portion of the top with the attached portions of the relevant edge strips are left as waste material after opening, which material can be readily flattened for waste disposal.
- the rows of cartons may be present in one layer or in several layers arranged parallel to the base surface.
- the layers may comprise two or more rows.
- the wrapper retains each carton lying in an end face by means of the edge strips implies that the layers can only have more than two rows if there are no more than two layers. If a third layer were present, not all cartons in the central layer would be retained by the edge strips. Cartons could then have been removed from the unopened package without this being necessarily visible from the outside of the packing unit. Similarly, there can only be more than two layers in the packing unit if there are no more than two rows in each layer for the same reason.
- This unit has the advantage that after the removal of the material from between the perforation lines two plateaus with cartons are obtained which occupy a stable position. The cartons are all held together then by the plateaus thus obtained.
- the number of canons in a row and the number of rows and layers in a packing unit are determined in dependence on the volume and mass of a carton and also on the nature of the goods packed, whereby indeed the conditions for presenting the cartons are determined. Said factors also determine the quality of the material used for the wrapper. It is simple, however, for those skilled in the art of packaging to choose suitable parameters in any given case.
- the packing unit according to the invention is highly suitable for use in the packaging of one or two electric lamps, for example incandescent lamps, per carton.
- Lamps generally have a very small mass compared with their volume. Their volume is nevertheless comparatively small, so that a comparatively large number of lamps, for example 40, may be packed in the same number or half the number of cartons in a convenient manner in one packing unit.
- the material of the wrapper is cardboard, such as duplex, mini-corrugated, semi-corrugated, or corrugated cardboard.
- the corrugations of corrugated or semi-corrugated cardboard preferably extend transversely to the folding lines.
- Fig. 1 shows a packing unit in front elevation
- Fig. 2 shows the packing unit of Fig. 1 in front elevation during its manufacture
- Fig. 3 is a plan view taken on the line III in Fig. 2;
- Fig. 4 shows the blank of the packing unit of Fig. 1 ;
- Fig. 5 shows a second embodiment in front elevation
- Fig. 6 shows the blank of the wrapper of the packing unit of Fig. 5;
- Fig. 7 is a front elevation of a third embodiment; and Fig. 8 shows the blank of the wrapper of the packing unit of Fig. 7.
- the packing unit comprises a plurality of cartons 2 of a rectangular block shape arranged in parallel rows 1.
- the rows 1 lie against one another.
- First 21 and last cartons 22 of the rows 1 together form a first 11 and a last end face 12, respectively.
- the packing unit in addition comprises a wrapper 3 around the rows 1 of cartons 2.
- the wrapper 3 is folded about folding lines 30 which extend parallel to the rows 1 of cartons, see Figs. 2 and 4, and accordingly has a base surface 31, mutually opposed side surfaces 32, and a top 33 opposite the base surface 31.
- the wrapper 3 keeps the cartons 2 enclosed in the rows 1.
- the packing unit has edge strips 311, 321, 331 having a width w which extend along the base surface 31, the side surfaces 32 and the top 33 of the wrapper 3 and which are connected thereto. These edge strips lie against the first 11 and the last end face 12 and are fastened to one another, for example with glue, for example with a hot-melt glue.
- the fastening points are indicated with dots in Fig. 1.
- the wrapper 3 holds on to each carton 21 , 22 situated in an end face 11, 12 by means of its edge strips 311, 321, 331.
- the top 33 is subdivided into a first 33' and a second part 33" .
- the parts 33', 33" are each connected to a respective side surface 32 along a folding line 30, cf. Fig. 4, and lie at a distance from one another, cf. Fig. 1.
- the parts 33', 33" of the top 33 have a dimension w which corresponds to the width of the edge strips 321 of the side surfaces 32, see also Fig. 4.
- the base surface 31 of the wrapper see Figs. 3 and 4, has perforation lines 312 which extend at a distance w along the folding lines 30, and each have an extension 314 into the relevant edge strips 311.
- the parts 33' and 33" of the top may be folded about the relevant folding lines 30 and preshaped.
- the edge strips 321 of the side surfaces 320 are similarly preshaped.
- the edge strips 331 may then be folded and attached to the relevant edge strips 321. If so desired, the edge strips 311 of the base surface 31 may also have been folded during this procedure.
- the wrapper 3 being manufactured then has the shape shown in Figs. 2 and 3.
- the wrapper 3 being manufactured at that moment resembles two interconnected plateaus each lacking one raised rim.
- Ten cartons 2 are placed on each side surface 32 in Fig. 2, in the embodiment shown each containing two 230 V 60 W incandescent lamps. In the Fig.
- the cartons 2 are always present in two rows 1 of five cartons 2 each.
- the cartons 2 together with the accompanying side surface 32 can be pivoted through 90° about the relevant folding line 30.
- the packing unit is complete when the fastenings between the edge strips 321 and 311 have been made.
- the unit then has rows 1 in two layers, with two rows 1 next to one another in each layer. If so desired, or in the case of cartons 1 having different dimensions, the unit could comprise, for example, more than two layers of rows. It is apparent from Fig. 4 that the parts 33' and 33" of the top have a width w which corresponds to the width w of the edge strips 311 , 321 and 331.
- each perforation line 312 to the adjacent folding line 30 also corresponds to this width w.
- the portion of the base surface 31 with its edge strips 311 has been torn from between the perforation lines 312 and the extensions 314 thereof in the packing unit of Fig. 1 , two plateaus with raised rims and filled with ten cartons 2 each will have been created.
- Corrugated cardboard with a weight 455 g/m 2 and a compression value of 1850 N was used for the wrapper 3 in the Figures.
- the top 33 has two equal parts 33' and 33" which abut against one another centrally between the side surfaces 32.
- Each part has a perforation line 332 with an extension 334 into the relevant edge strips 331, see Fig. 6. If the two parts 33' and 33" are shortened through tearing-off of the material laterally of the perforation lines 332, 334, and if the portion between the perforation lines 312 is torn away in the base surface 31, two plateaus will have been created with raised rims of equal height, filled with cartons.
- FIG. 7 and 8 has a top 33 with a first part 33' having a dimension w and a second part 33" having a tag 335 which projects loosely into the wrapper 3 in Fig. 7, whereby it is prevented that the second part 33" can slide over the first part 33' under pressure.
- the second part 33" abuts against the first part 33' laterally of the tag 335.
- the edge strips 331 of the second part 33" have tongues 336 which lie on the inside of the edge strips 331 of the first part 33', loosely underneath them in Fig. 7. They give the unit an increased torsional stiffness.
- the first part 33' has a dimension equal to the width w of the edge strips 321.
- the second part 33" has a perforation line 332 at a distance w to the folding line 30.
- the second part 33" may be torn off along the perforation line 332, and the base surface 31 can be removed between the perforation lines 312. Two plateaus containing cartons are created thereby.
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Packages (AREA)
- Cartons (AREA)
- Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
- Containers And Plastic Fillers For Packaging (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
EP97928400A EP0869904B1 (en) | 1996-09-18 | 1997-07-14 | Packing unit for a plurality of block shaped cartons |
Applications Claiming Priority (6)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
EP96202608 | 1996-09-18 | ||
EP96202608 | 1996-09-18 | ||
EP97200355 | 1997-02-10 | ||
EP97200355 | 1997-02-10 | ||
PCT/IB1997/000868 WO1998012115A1 (en) | 1996-09-18 | 1997-07-14 | Packing unit for a plurality of block shaped cartons |
EP97928400A EP0869904B1 (en) | 1996-09-18 | 1997-07-14 | Packing unit for a plurality of block shaped cartons |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
EP0869904A1 true EP0869904A1 (en) | 1998-10-14 |
EP0869904B1 EP0869904B1 (en) | 2003-03-12 |
Family
ID=26143174
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
EP97928400A Expired - Lifetime EP0869904B1 (en) | 1996-09-18 | 1997-07-14 | Packing unit for a plurality of block shaped cartons |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
---|---|
EP (1) | EP0869904B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2000500725A (en) |
CN (1) | CN1081578C (en) |
DE (2) | DE69719729T2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1998012115A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JP6075966B2 (en) * | 2012-04-24 | 2017-02-08 | 株式会社クレハ | A container for storing a wound body wound with a long object and a container containing the wound body |
Family Cites Families (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB1172430A (en) * | 1967-02-27 | 1969-11-26 | Int Paper Co | Improvements in or relating to Packaging of Liquids |
US3833116A (en) * | 1969-12-08 | 1974-09-03 | Georgia Pacific Corp | Package of containerized goods |
SE399227B (en) * | 1976-05-25 | 1978-02-06 | Sca Emballage | PACKAGING FOR FOREMAL WHICH ARE INTENDED TO BE STACKED ON EACH OTHER IN AT LEAST TWO LAYERS |
ES260237Y (en) * | 1980-08-12 | 1982-10-16 | WAVY CARDBOARD SHEET CONTAINER |
-
1997
- 1997-07-14 CN CN97191258A patent/CN1081578C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1997-07-14 EP EP97928400A patent/EP0869904B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-07-14 DE DE69719729T patent/DE69719729T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1997-07-14 JP JP10514428A patent/JP2000500725A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1997-07-14 WO PCT/IB1997/000868 patent/WO1998012115A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1997-09-13 DE DE29716506U patent/DE29716506U1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
---|
See references of WO9812115A1 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
CN1081578C (en) | 2002-03-27 |
DE29716506U1 (en) | 1997-11-20 |
DE69719729D1 (en) | 2003-04-17 |
DE69719729T2 (en) | 2003-11-27 |
JP2000500725A (en) | 2000-01-25 |
CN1204993A (en) | 1999-01-13 |
EP0869904B1 (en) | 2003-03-12 |
WO1998012115A1 (en) | 1998-03-26 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US4930633A (en) | Multiple pack for a plurality of cylindrical containers | |
KR950005283Y1 (en) | Separable display carton | |
GB1443111A (en) | Compact dispensing package | |
JPH0648437A (en) | Packing container of board paper or similar material for packing a plurality of baggages, blank for making the same by bending, and manufacture of the same | |
US3414313A (en) | Device fabricated from one cut for holding and carrying containers | |
US3278016A (en) | Cigarette display carton | |
JP4825391B2 (en) | Cigarette box packaging | |
GB2198709A (en) | Carton-forming blank | |
CA2070049C (en) | Bundle pack | |
EP0869904B1 (en) | Packing unit for a plurality of block shaped cartons | |
EP1200316B1 (en) | Package, comprising a series of individual product packages | |
US20010010328A1 (en) | Unfolding box for pastries and cakes, made form a blank cut out in one single piece | |
JP3370332B2 (en) | Keel structure of wrapping carton | |
GB2072628A (en) | Packaging containers | |
CA2248394A1 (en) | Fill and form with multiple flat packages | |
CA2629620A1 (en) | Folded boxes and methods of making the same | |
JPH09207933A (en) | Easily unpacking cardboard case | |
AU1393099A (en) | Overwrap traypack | |
JPH08198247A (en) | Unsealing structure of packaging case | |
US5555979A (en) | Packing unit with packed electric lamps | |
EP0036785A1 (en) | Packaging containers | |
US3519125A (en) | Tray forming bundle wrap | |
JP3186554B2 (en) | Fluorescent lamp packaging container | |
KR200184300Y1 (en) | Egg packing box use for egg container and corrugated cardboard | |
JPH11124130A (en) | Dry cell assembly package |
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 |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): DE FR GB |
|
17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 19980928 |
|
17Q | First examination report despatched |
Effective date: 20000224 |
|
GRAG | Despatch of communication of intention to grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA |
|
GRAG | Despatch of communication of intention to grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA |
|
GRAH | Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA |
|
GRAH | Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA |
|
GRAA | (expected) grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Designated state(s): DE FR GB |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: GB Ref legal event code: FG4D |
|
REF | Corresponds to: |
Ref document number: 69719729 Country of ref document: DE Date of ref document: 20030417 Kind code of ref document: P |
|
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 |
|
26N | No opposition filed |
Effective date: 20031215 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: GB Ref legal event code: 746 Effective date: 20050518 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FR Payment date: 20050729 Year of fee payment: 9 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: FR Ref legal event code: D6 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GB Payment date: 20060727 Year of fee payment: 10 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DE Payment date: 20060908 Year of fee payment: 10 |
|
GBPC | Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 20070714 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20080201 |
|
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 NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20070714 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: FR Ref legal event code: ST Effective date: 20080331 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20070731 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20060731 |