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Packing container with a tear off arrangement
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1988-07-07
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Granted: 1990-11-20
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Expires: 2008-07-07
Abstract
Abstract A packing container comprising a tear-off part defined by predetermined lines of weakness and removable from a container wall, and a handle clip connected with a start portion of the tear-off part and comprising an overpressure valve which closes an opening in the container wall.
Inventors
- 👤 Norbert Buchner
- 👤 Klaus Domke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 11:47
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D77/00; B65D77/22; B65D77/225; B65D17/00; B65D17/28; B65D17/401; B65D17/4011; B65D2517/00; B65D2517/0001; B65D2517/001; B65D2517/0013; B65D2517/0058; B65D2517/0059; B65D2517/0061; B65D2517/008; B65D2517/0085; B65D2517/0086
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
A packing container comprising a wall having an opening; a tear-off part defined by predetermined lines of weakness, removable from said wall and having a start portion; a handle clip connected with said start portion of said tear-off part for removing said tear-off part from said wall; said handle clip comprising an overpressure valve for closing said opening to provide for removal of excess gas pressure from an interior of said packing container.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
73 words
A packing container comprising a wall having an opening; a tear-off part defined by predetermined lines of weakness, removable from said wall and having a start portion; a handle clip connected with said start portion of said tear-off part for removing said tear-off part from said wall; said handle clip comprising an overpressure valve for closing said opening to provide for removal of excess gas pressure from an interior of said packing container.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
89 words
A packing container according to claim 1, wherein said handle slip includes a flexible strip having a longitudinal extent, a side facing said wall and two adhesive surfaces on said wall-facing side and extending transversely to said longitudinal extent of said flexible strip, one of said two adhesive surfaces being connected with said start portion of said tear-off part; and a valve channel extending between said two adhesive surfaces and between said wall-facing side and said wall and communicating with said opening in said wall of said packing container.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
A packing container according to claim 2, wherein said handle clip includes a handle end, an adhesive layer completely covering said wall-facing side of said handle clip, and cover strip means for rendering adhesive of said adhesive layer inactive in regions of said handle end and said valve channel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A packing container according to claim 2, wherein said handle clip has an end, said one of said two adhesive surfaces being located between said handle end and said valve channel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A packing container according to claim 1, wherein said handle clip has a handle end and an end opposite to said handle end, said start portion of said tear-off part being connected with said opposite end.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A packing container according to claim 1, wherein said predetermined lines of weakness defining said tear-off part adjoin said start portion of said tear-off part and are interrupted.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A packing container according to claim 1, wherein said opening in said wall of said packing container is defined by a portion of said lines of weakness which define said start portion of said tear-off part.
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