EP0214791A3 - Reclosable closure assembly for container - Google Patents

Reclosable closure assembly for container Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0214791A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: container; closure assembly; reclosable closure; reclosable; assembly
Prior art date: 1985-08-27
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

EP86306451A

Other versions

EP0214791A2 (en

EP0214791B1 (en

Inventor

Terri E. C/O Minnesota Mining And Wettergren

Stephen G. C/O Minnesota Mining And Szegda

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.)

3M Co

Original Assignee

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co

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.)

1985-08-27

Filing date

1986-08-20

Publication date

1987-09-02

1986-08-20 Application filed by Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co filed Critical Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co

1987-03-18 Publication of EP0214791A2 publication Critical patent/EP0214791A2/en

1987-09-02 Publication of EP0214791A3 publication Critical patent/EP0214791A3/en

1989-07-26 Application granted granted Critical

1989-07-26 Publication of EP0214791B1 publication Critical patent/EP0214791B1/en

Status Expired 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
- B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
- B65D5/02—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
- B65D5/06—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
- B65D5/064—Rectangular containers having a body with gusset-flaps folded outwardly or adhered to the side or the top of the container
- B65D5/065—Rectangular containers having a body with gusset-flaps folded outwardly or adhered to the side or the top of the container with supplemental means facilitating the opening, e.g. tear lines, tear tabs
- 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
- B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
- B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
- B65D5/70—Break-in flaps, or members adapted to be torn-off, to provide pouring openings
- B65D5/708—Separate tearable flexible elements covering a discharge opening of a container, e.g. adhesive tape

EP86306451A 1985-08-27 1986-08-20 Reclosable closure assembly for container Expired EP0214791B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US76969885A	1985-08-27	1985-08-27
US769698		1985-08-27

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0214791A2 EP0214791A2 (en)	1987-03-18
EP0214791A3 true EP0214791A3 (en)	1987-09-02
EP0214791B1 EP0214791B1 (en)	1989-07-26

Family

ID=25086273

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP86306451A Expired EP0214791B1 (en)	1985-08-27	1986-08-20	Reclosable closure assembly for container

Country Status (8)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0214791B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPH0755707B2 (en)
BR (1)	BR8603995A (en)
CA (1)	CA1279046C (en)
DE (1)	DE3664612D1 (en)
ES (1)	ES2001585A6 (en)
MX (1)	MX171887B (en)
ZA (1)	ZA865794B (en)

Families Citing this family (12)

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DE3844985C2 (en) *	1987-09-24	2003-09-25	Dainippon Printing Co Ltd	Cardboard container for liq.
JPH0547061Y2 (en) *	1987-09-24	1993-12-10
GB8825375D0 (en) *	1988-10-29	1988-11-30	Holmesworth International Ltd	Improvements in/relating to containers
JPH0627542Y2 (en) *	1990-02-28	1994-07-27	日本製紙株式会社	Closed paper container with opening device
EP0540923A1 (en) *	1991-10-17	1993-05-12	Sankyo Company Limited	Container with reclosable closure foil
ES2089300T3 (en)	1992-07-06	1996-10-01	Procter & Gamble	ASEPTICAL CONTAINER FOR PACKING OF LIQUIDS WITH A REPETIBLE CLOSING OPENING MEMBER.
DE19736615A1 (en) *	1997-08-22	1999-02-25	Hoerauf Michael Maschf	Container with a filling opening
FI991349A (en) *	1999-06-11	2000-12-12	Upm Kymmene Oyj	liquid packaging
AU2001287993A1 (en)	2000-09-28	2002-04-08	Maris Algeri	Container
US6579390B2 (en) *	2001-05-09	2003-06-17	International Paper	Container patch and method of formation
EP3684709A4 (en) *	2017-09-22	2021-09-29	Smart Planet Technologies, Inc.	Composite structure having reclosable and reusable surfaces for packaging articles
DE102019114635A1 (en) *	2019-05-31	2020-12-03	Sig Technology Ag	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REFORMING THE GABLE SURFACES OF PACKAGING WITH AN INCLINED GABLE

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3687352A (en) *	1971-03-08	1972-08-29	Edward Kalajian	Container closure
US4163506A (en) *	1978-10-23	1979-08-07	Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company	Closure assembly having a tear template
EP0004932A2 (en) *	1978-04-17	1979-10-31	Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance SA	Reclosable opening means in a wall of a packing container and method of making it
US4372460A (en) *	1981-05-18	1983-02-08	Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company	Oil-resistant closure system

Family Cites Families (1)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
JPS61164119U (en) *	1985-04-02	1986-10-11

1986
- 1986-08-01 ZA ZA865794A patent/ZA865794B/en unknown
- 1986-08-04 MX MX003365A patent/MX171887B/en unknown
- 1986-08-19 CA CA000516245A patent/CA1279046C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1986-08-20 EP EP86306451A patent/EP0214791B1/en not_active Expired
- 1986-08-20 DE DE8686306451T patent/DE3664612D1/en not_active Expired
- 1986-08-22 BR BR8603995A patent/BR8603995A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1986-08-25 JP JP61198792A patent/JPH0755707B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1986-08-26 ES ES8601349A patent/ES2001585A6/en not_active Expired

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3687352A (en) *	1971-03-08	1972-08-29	Edward Kalajian	Container closure
EP0004932A2 (en) *	1978-04-17	1979-10-31	Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance SA	Reclosable opening means in a wall of a packing container and method of making it
US4163506A (en) *	1978-10-23	1979-08-07	Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company	Closure assembly having a tear template
US4372460A (en) *	1981-05-18	1983-02-08	Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company	Oil-resistant closure system

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
JPH0755707B2 (en)	1995-06-14
ZA865794B (en)	1987-04-29
ES2001585A6 (en)	1988-06-01
BR8603995A (en)	1987-04-07
DE3664612D1 (en)	1989-08-31
AU6092986A (en)	1987-03-05
AU593002B2 (en)	1990-02-01
JPS6252040A (en)	1987-03-06
MX171887B (en)	1993-11-23
EP0214791A2 (en)	1987-03-18
CA1279046C (en)	1991-01-15
EP0214791B1 (en)	1989-07-26

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GB8518280D0 (en)	1985-08-29	Container & closure assembly
EP0228618A3 (en)	1988-04-20	Origin-protected container closure
GB8611012D0 (en)	1986-06-11	Container & closure assembly
GB8509906D0 (en)	1985-05-30	Container closure assembly
AU95487S (en)	1987-03-12	Container closure
AU589641B2 (en)	1989-10-19	Child-proof closure for containers
AU93528S (en)	1986-09-25	Container closure
IL80545A0 (en)	1987-02-27	Container closures
DE3664612D1 (en)	1989-08-31	Reclosable closure assembly for container
PT82733A (en)	1986-07-01	Bottle closure
GB2161797B (en)	1987-08-12	Pre-threaded container closure
PH24303A (en)	1990-05-29	A closure assembly for a container
GB8514199D0 (en)	1985-07-10	Containers & closures
GB2182320B (en)	1989-09-27	Container closures
GB8514071D0 (en)	1985-07-10	Closures for containers
AU593002C (en)	1991-11-07	Reclosable closure assembly for container
ZA87359B (en)	1987-09-30	Closure for containers
GB8531526D0 (en)	1986-02-05	Container closure
GB8530608D0 (en)	1986-01-22	Container closure
IE852106L (en)	1986-03-07	Container closure
AU92946S (en)	1986-07-31	Container closure
GB8529702D0 (en)	1986-01-08	Container closure
AU95486S (en)	1987-03-12	Container closure
AU94433S (en)	1987-01-08	A closure for a container
GB8512716D0 (en)	1985-06-26	Containers & closures