EP0122397A3 - Carrier for two rows of bottles - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0122397A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: bottles; rows; carrier
Prior art date: 1983-04-15
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

EP84101674A

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German (de)

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EP0122397B1 (en

EP0122397A2 (en

Inventor

Jean Franzini

Patrick Bienaime

Marc De Schryder

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.)

CESSIONE;HP NICOLAUS KEMPTEN GMBH

Original Assignee

Unilever PLC

Unilever NV

Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)

1983-04-15

Filing date

1984-02-17

Publication date

1985-10-30

1983-04-15 Priority claimed from DE19833313714 external-priority patent/DE3313714A1/en

1983-06-29 Priority claimed from DE19833323413 external-priority patent/DE3323413A1/en

1984-02-17 Application filed by Unilever PLC, Unilever NV filed Critical Unilever PLC

1984-02-17 Priority to AT84101674T priority Critical patent/ATE38197T1/en

1984-10-24 Publication of EP0122397A2 publication Critical patent/EP0122397A2/en

1985-10-30 Publication of EP0122397A3 publication Critical patent/EP0122397A3/en

1988-10-26 Application granted granted Critical

1988-10-26 Publication of EP0122397B1 publication Critical patent/EP0122397B1/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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EP84101674A 1983-04-15 1984-02-17 Carrier for two rows of bottles Expired EP0122397B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
AT84101674T ATE38197T1 (en)	1983-04-15	1984-02-17	DOUBLE ROW SLEEVE-SHAPED BOTTLE CARRIER.

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE19833313714 DE3313714A1 (en)	1983-04-15	1983-04-15	Sleeve-type bottle carrier in two rows
DE3313714		1983-04-15
DE19833323413 DE3323413A1 (en)	1983-06-29	1983-06-29	Two-row, sleeve-type bottle carrier
DE3323413		1983-06-29

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0122397A2 EP0122397A2 (en)	1984-10-24
EP0122397A3 true EP0122397A3 (en)	1985-10-30
EP0122397B1 EP0122397B1 (en)	1988-10-26

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP84101674A Expired EP0122397B1 (en)	1983-04-15	1984-02-17	Carrier for two rows of bottles

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EP (1)	EP0122397B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE3474805D1 (en)

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MY108993A (en) *	1991-10-24	1996-11-30	Mead Corp	Carton with reinforcing clip panel
GB9215257D0 (en) *	1992-07-17	1992-09-02	Riverwood Int Ltd	Container for articles
AU2001249404A1 (en) *	2000-03-24	2001-10-08	The Mead Corporation	Article carrier and blank
GB0019589D0 (en)	2000-08-10	2000-09-27	Mead Corp	Article carrier and blank
US6945390B2 (en)	2000-03-24	2005-09-20	Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, Llc	Article carrier with handle-reinforcing bridging structure
GB0010734D0 (en)	2000-05-04	2000-06-28	Mead Corp	Carton and carton blank
US6866144B2 (en)	2000-08-11	2005-03-15	Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, Llc	Carton and carton blank
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US2179109A (en) *	1938-10-31	1939-11-07	American Coating Mills Inc	Carrier and display device
US3168963A (en) *	1963-10-01	1965-02-09	Container Corp	Bottle carrier
FR1447463A (en) *	1965-06-19	1966-07-29	Dropsy	Advanced basket for bottle packaging
FR2067947A5 (en) *	1969-11-21	1971-08-20	Valfuret Papeterie Du
DE2723957A1 (en) *	1977-05-27	1978-11-30	Mead Corp	Folded eight or six bottle case - has neck openings in top and handle retracting between two rows of bottles

1984
- 1984-02-17 DE DE8484101674T patent/DE3474805D1/en not_active Expired
- 1984-02-17 EP EP84101674A patent/EP0122397B1/en not_active Expired

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US2074477A (en) *	1932-09-01	1937-03-23	Southern Kraft Corp	Carton and blank for forming the same
US2179109A (en) *	1938-10-31	1939-11-07	American Coating Mills Inc	Carrier and display device
US3168963A (en) *	1963-10-01	1965-02-09	Container Corp	Bottle carrier
FR1447463A (en) *	1965-06-19	1966-07-29	Dropsy	Advanced basket for bottle packaging
FR2067947A5 (en) *	1969-11-21	1971-08-20	Valfuret Papeterie Du
DE2723957A1 (en) *	1977-05-27	1978-11-30	Mead Corp	Folded eight or six bottle case - has neck openings in top and handle retracting between two rows of bottles

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Publication number	Publication date
EP0122397B1 (en)	1988-10-26
EP0122397A2 (en)	1984-10-24
DE3474805D1 (en)	1988-12-01

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GB2181344B (en)	1987-10-14	Baby carrier
GB2115388B (en)	1985-08-29	Bottle carrier
GB2139482B (en)	1987-03-25	Carriers for containers
NZ214042A (en)	1989-02-24	Carrier of containers
GB8426456D0 (en)	1984-11-28	Split carrier
DE3474805D1 (en)	1988-12-01	Carrier for two rows of bottles
GB2144104B (en)	1987-01-14	Article carrier
GB8326925D0 (en)	1983-11-09	Holding together group of containers
GB2107269B (en)	1985-05-09	Multipacks of containers
GB8515378D0 (en)	1985-07-17	Baby carrier
GB8311575D0 (en)	1983-06-02	Carrier for bottles of liquid
GB8333248D0 (en)	1984-01-18	Bottle carrier
GB2111947B (en)	1985-08-14	Bottle carrier
GB8303008D0 (en)	1983-03-09	Carriers for glasses & c
GB8700039D0 (en)	1987-02-11	Bottle carrier
AU91702S (en)	1986-04-10	Bottle carrier
GB2167657B (en)	1989-08-16	Two handled infant carrier
GB8528994D0 (en)	1986-01-02	Decorated carrier for bottles
GB8328482D0 (en)	1983-11-23	Basket-style bottle carrier
GB8410508D0 (en)	1984-05-31	Top-gripping bottle carrier
ZA826673B (en)	1983-07-27	Multipacks of containers
AU96815S (en)	1987-06-18	Carrier for bottles
AU100274S (en)	1988-05-05	Carrier for bottles
CA47868S (en)	1981-02-09	Bottle carrier

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