EP0326529B1
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A strip of phials for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and other products
Assignee: Lameplast SRL
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Filing: 1989-01-26
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Granted: 1992-12-30
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Expires: 2009-01-26
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Antonio Fontana
- 👤 Giovanni Ferrari
- 👤 Euro Fabbri
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 05:00
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D1/00; B65D1/09; B65D1/095; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/82
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
267 words
A strip of phials for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and other products, comprising a succession of shells (1) in heat-sealable plastic, moulded with bases open and mouths each closed by a relative removable element, and exhibiting two sets of webs: a middle set (2), and a slender top set (7, 7′) with narrow stiffening ribs on either side of the uppermost edge positioned near the mould injection orifice, serving to interconnect the phials by way of the shells (1) and by way of the removable stopper elements, respectively, each pair of intermediate webs (2, 7′) interconnecting two adjacent phials being provided with a weakening crease (3, 8) located mid-way between the axes of the two phials, characterized - in that each terminal web (7) of the top set affords a transverse butt (10) disposed at right angles to the plane occupied by the webs, of width less than or equal to the width of the phial, and of height equal to the depth of the top web (7); - in that the terminal and intermediate webs (7, 7′) of the top set are deep, and exhibit a stiffening flange (9) integral with and projecting from either side of the uppermost edge, in such a way that each terminal web (7) and flange (9) merges with the relative transverse butt (10); - in that the terminal webs of the middle set are embodied as lugs (4), each affording a transverse butt (5) and provided with a pair of triangular entanglement-prevention ribs (6) that bridge the dihedral angles between the planes occupied by the lug (4) and the transverse butt (5).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
72 words
A strip of phials as in claim 1, wherein at least a given number of the weakening creases exhibited by the middle and top webs (2, 7-7′), if not all, are fashioned with at least one stretch disposed inclined or perpendicular with respect of the axis of the phial shell (1), or are, at all events, fashioned with at least one component perpendicular to sai axis, to prevent the strip from bending.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
A strip of phials as in claim 2,wherein at least a given number of the weakening creases exhibited by the middle and top webs (2, 7-7′), if not all, either present a broken, curved or mixed linear profile, preferably repeated in each single crease though permissible in combination with one another, or appear as a straight line mid-way between and parallel with the axes of adjacent phials.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
A strip of phials as in claim 2, wherein at least one middle web (2) or top web (7, 7′) exhibits a weakening crease appearing as a straight line (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23) that is angled convergently in one given direction or convergently in the opposite direction toward the axis of an adjacent phial.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
A strip of phials as in claim 3, wherein at least one middle web (2) or top web (7, 7′) exhibits a weakening crease apperaring as a chevron (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) with the point directed toward one or other end of the strip.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
A strip of phials as in claim 3, wherein at least one middle web (2) or top web (7, 7′) exhibits a curved weakening crease that appears as an arc, subtending an an angle of between some tenth of degrees and 180° and disposed with its concave side directed toward one or other end of the strip.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
71 words
A strip of phials as in claim 2, wherein at least one middle web (2) or top web (7, 7′) exhibits a staggered weakening crease (30,31) comprising two vertical stretches, upper and lower, mutually offset in either direction and parallel with the axis of an adjacent phial, and an intermediate third stretch disposed horizontally or angled sub-horizontally in either direction, by which the ends of the two vertical stretches are interconnected.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
73 words
A strip of phials as in claim 3, wherein at least one middle web (2) or top web (7, 7′) exhibits a staggered weakening crease (32, 33) comprising two vertically aligned stretches, upper and lower, an intermediate third vertical stretch lying parallel with and offset left or right from the two aligned stretches, and fourth and fifth horizontal or subhorizontal intermediate stretches by which the ends of the three vertical stretches are interconnected.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
99 words
A strip of phials as in claim 3, wherein at least one middle web (2) or top web (7, 7′) exhibits a weakening crease (34) of zigzag profile comprising at least two central stretches converging on a transverse axis to form a first chevron, and two further stretches, converging on a transverse axis to form a first chevron, and two further stretches, converging on the one hand with the respective first stretches to form additional reverse chevrons, and connecting on the other with two respective end stretches lying mid-way between and parallel with the axes of the adjacent phials.
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