EP0229288A3 - Tear-off part of container - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0229288A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: tear; container
Prior art date: 1986-01-10
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

EP86116716A

Other languages

German (de)

Other versions

EP0229288A2 (en

EP0229288B1 (en

Inventor

Felix Kramer

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.)

Elpatronic AG

Original Assignee

Elpatronic AG

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.)

1986-01-10

Filing date

1986-12-02

Publication date

1989-02-08

1986-12-02 Application filed by Elpatronic AG filed Critical Elpatronic AG

1987-07-22 Publication of EP0229288A2 publication Critical patent/EP0229288A2/en

1989-02-08 Publication of EP0229288A3 publication Critical patent/EP0229288A3/en

1991-07-24 Application granted granted Critical

1991-07-24 Publication of EP0229288B1 publication Critical patent/EP0229288B1/en

2006-12-02 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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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
- B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
- B65D17/42—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions with cutting, punching, or cutter accommodating means
- B65D17/46—Wires, strings or the like, e.g. rip cords
- B65D17/462—Tearing-strips or -wires
- B65D17/464—Tearing-strips or -wires with tongues or tags for engagement by slotted keys
- 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
- B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Packages (AREA)
Containers Opened By Tearing Frangible Portions (AREA)
Rigid Containers With Two Or More Constituent Elements (AREA)
Purses, Travelling Bags, Baskets, Or Suitcases (AREA)
Cookers (AREA)
Making Paper Articles (AREA)
Closures For Containers (AREA)

EP19860116716 1986-01-10 1986-12-02 Tear-off part of container Expired - Lifetime EP0229288B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CH78/86		1986-01-10
CH78/86A CH657824A5 (en)	1986-01-10	1986-01-10	TORNABLE CAN PART.

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0229288A2 EP0229288A2 (en)	1987-07-22
EP0229288A3 true EP0229288A3 (en)	1989-02-08
EP0229288B1 EP0229288B1 (en)	1991-07-24

Family

ID=4178765

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19860116716 Expired - Lifetime EP0229288B1 (en)	1986-01-10	1986-12-02	Tear-off part of container

Country Status (14)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4700865A (en)
EP (1)	EP0229288B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPS62235054A (en)
KR (1)	KR920002034B1 (en)
BR (1)	BR8700063A (en)
CA (1)	CA1267614A (en)
CH (1)	CH657824A5 (en)
DE (1)	DE3680500D1 (en)
DK (1)	DK170875B1 (en)
ES (1)	ES2024413B3 (en)
FI (1)	FI86981C (en)
GB (1)	GB2186254B (en)
GR (1)	GR3002942T3 (en)
SU (1)	SU1524803A3 (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE3935480A1 (en) *	1989-10-25	1991-05-02	Tetra Pak Gmbh	DEVICE FOR DETACHABLE FIXING OF TWO PLASTIC PARTS AND USE OF THE DEVICE FOR A FLUID PACK
EP0433235A1 (en) *	1989-12-11	1991-06-19	Siegfried Frei	Method of forming scoring lines on tear strips and easy to open can ends as well as method of making a start fracture on a tear strip and a can made by this method
FR2880812B1 (en)	2005-01-20	2007-06-08	Cornilleau Sa Ets	TABLE TENNIS RACKET
US20100251798A1 (en) *	2009-04-06	2010-10-07	The Coca-Cola Company	Method of Manufacturing a Metal Vessel

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US2753075A (en) *	1951-12-24	1956-07-03	American Can Co	Tear open container with separate tongue
DE1017042B (en) *	1955-10-21	1957-10-03	Continental Can Co	Tin can with overlapped welded longitudinal seam and tear strips on the circumference of the fuselage
US3838787A (en) *	1973-01-12	1974-10-01	Ellisco Inc	Scored and seam welded can
EP0197498A2 (en) *	1985-04-09	1986-10-15	Elpatronic Ag	Tearable container part

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US2806628A (en) *	1955-05-27	1957-09-17	Raytheon Mfg Co	Tear tabs for tin cans and methods for forming them
CH669365A5 (en) *	1984-07-12	1989-03-15	Elpatronic Ag

1986
- 1986-01-10 CH CH78/86A patent/CH657824A5/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1986-11-25 US US06/934,692 patent/US4700865A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1986-12-02 EP EP19860116716 patent/EP0229288B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1986-12-02 ES ES86116716T patent/ES2024413B3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1986-12-02 DE DE8686116716T patent/DE3680500D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1986-12-31 FI FI865370A patent/FI86981C/en not_active IP Right Cessation
1987
- 1987-01-07 GB GB8700260A patent/GB2186254B/en not_active Revoked
- 1987-01-09 BR BR8700063A patent/BR8700063A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1987-01-09 DK DK011087A patent/DK170875B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1987-01-09 SU SU874028779A patent/SU1524803A3/en active
- 1987-01-09 JP JP62001992A patent/JPS62235054A/en active Granted
- 1987-01-09 CA CA000527078A patent/CA1267614A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1987-01-10 KR KR1019870000139A patent/KR920002034B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
1991
- 1991-10-18 GR GR91400962T patent/GR3002942T3/en unknown

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US2753075A (en) *	1951-12-24	1956-07-03	American Can Co	Tear open container with separate tongue
DE1017042B (en) *	1955-10-21	1957-10-03	Continental Can Co	Tin can with overlapped welded longitudinal seam and tear strips on the circumference of the fuselage
US3838787A (en) *	1973-01-12	1974-10-01	Ellisco Inc	Scored and seam welded can
EP0197498A2 (en) *	1985-04-09	1986-10-15	Elpatronic Ag	Tearable container part

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
FI86981B (en)	1992-07-31
CH657824A5 (en)	1986-09-30
FI86981C (en)	1992-11-10
FI865370A0 (en)	1986-12-31
GR3002942T3 (en)	1993-01-25
DK170875B1 (en)	1996-02-26
ES2024413B3 (en)	1992-03-01
DK11087A (en)	1987-07-11
GB2186254B (en)	1990-03-14
EP0229288A2 (en)	1987-07-22
DE3680500D1 (en)	1991-08-29
CA1267614A (en)	1990-04-10
BR8700063A (en)	1987-12-01
DK11087D0 (en)	1987-01-09
JPS62235054A (en)	1987-10-15
EP0229288B1 (en)	1991-07-24
FI865370A (en)	1987-07-11
KR870007038A (en)	1987-08-14
GB2186254A (en)	1987-08-12
US4700865A (en)	1987-10-20
JPH0329665B2 (en)	1991-04-24
KR920002034B1 (en)	1992-03-10
GB8700260D0 (en)	1987-02-11
SU1524803A3 (en)	1989-11-23

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GB8720798D0 (en)	1987-10-14	Sealing top portion of container
GB8718534D0 (en)	1987-09-09	Removal of substances from containers
GB8714064D0 (en)	1987-07-22	Transportation of liquid
CA57637S (en)	1986-12-09	Container
GB8726476D0 (en)	1987-12-16	Preparation of contents of container
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