EP1498360A3 - Retractable packaging - Google Patents

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EP1498360A3
EP1498360A3 EP04012794A EP04012794A EP1498360A3 EP 1498360 A3 EP1498360 A3 EP 1498360A3 EP 04012794 A EP04012794 A EP 04012794A EP 04012794 A EP04012794 A EP 04012794A EP 1498360 A3 EP1498360 A3 EP 1498360A3
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elongated
hollow tube
tube housing
elongated hollow
applicator
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EP1498360A2 (en
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Garry Tsaur
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    • 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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/02—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing rod-shaped articles, e.g. needles

Abstract

An elongated retractable packaging that can be compressed and elongated axially and encloses an elongated member is disclosed. The retractable packaging comprises of an elongated hollow tube housing (1) with a flexible bellow section (2) between the two ends of the elongated hollow tube housing (1). Both ends of the elongated hollow tube housing (1) may be sealed with an opening means such as a weakened section in the form of a score line provided near one sealed end or one end of the elongated hollow tube housing may be sealed and the other end may be opened. The elongated hollow tube housing (1) encloses an elongated member (5). The elongated member (5) may have an applicator (7) at one (8) of its ends. When the elongated hollow tube housing (1) is retracted, the applicator (7) at the end (8) of the elongated member (5) is exposed for application. After application, the elongated hollow tube housing (1) may be stretched back to its original length to enclose the applicator end.
EP04012794A 2003-07-17 2004-05-28 Retractable packaging Withdrawn EP1498360A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US621878 1996-03-26
PCT/US2003/022207 WO2005016438A1 (en) 2003-07-17 2003-07-17 Retractable packaging
US10/621,878 US20050011789A1 (en) 2003-07-17 2003-07-17 Retractable packaging

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EP1498360A2 EP1498360A2 (en) 2005-01-19
EP1498360A3 true EP1498360A3 (en) 2006-10-11

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CA (1) CA2469540C (en)
DE (1) DE202004008544U1 (en)
WO (1) WO2005016438A1 (en)

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BE393820A (en) *
US3481676A (en) * 1968-02-08 1969-12-02 Gilbert Schwartzman Disposable self-container applicator
US4415288A (en) * 1981-03-09 1983-11-15 Whitman Medical Corporation Liquid dispensing device with cartridge-rupturing member
US4915697A (en) * 1988-03-16 1990-04-10 Dupont Frank Hypodermic needle assembly
EP0336529A1 (en) * 1988-03-31 1989-10-11 Tambrands, Inc. Device for delivering an object to a cavity
US5219338A (en) * 1990-01-18 1993-06-15 Haworth Warren D Safety syringe with collapsible needle guard
US5312366A (en) * 1992-11-16 1994-05-17 Vailancourt Vincent L Shielded cannula assembly
US5695474A (en) * 1995-09-18 1997-12-09 Becton Dickinson And Company Needle shield with collapsible cover
US6261265B1 (en) * 1997-08-25 2001-07-17 Raphael Mosseri Device for protecting a cutting and/or drilling tool

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EP1498360A2 (en) 2005-01-19
DE202004008544U1 (en) 2004-09-02
US20050011789A1 (en) 2005-01-20
WO2005016438A1 (en) 2005-02-24
CA2469540C (en) 2009-01-20
CA2469540A1 (en) 2005-01-17

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