Europäisches Patentamt (19) European Patent Office *EP001149675A3* Office européen des brevets (11) EP 1 149 675 A3 EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION (12) (88) Date of publication A3: (51) Int Cl.7: 28.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/48 B29B 17/00, B30B 9/32, B30B 9/30 (43) Date of publication A2: 31.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/44 (21) Application number: 01201384.3 (22) Date of filing: 17.04.2001 (84) Designated Contracting States: (72) Inventor: Montipo’, Fulvio AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 28.04.2000 IT RE000018 U 42100 Reggio Emilia (IT) (74) Representative: Corradini, Corrado et al Studio Ing. C. CORRADINI & C. S.r.l. 4, Via Dante Alighieri 42100 Reggio Emilia (IT) (71) Applicant: Interpump Engineering S.r.l. 42100 Reggio Emilia (IT) (54) Device for compacting small disposable synthetic containers seat, one (92) of these acting as a support for the bottle and the other comprising, connected to a pressurized steam supply source, a delivery means (10) to be inserted into the bottle mouth. EP 1 149 675 A3 A bottle squashing device comprises a seat (57) (98) for positioning the bottle (97) between two compactor members mutually movable along the axis of said Printed by Jouve, 75001 PARIS (FR) EP 1 149 675 A3 2 EP 1 149 675 A3 3