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AMERICAN BOX [1 record]

Record 1 1999-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Paperboard
DEF

A one-piece corrugated container whose closure can be effected wholly (regular slotted box) or partly (half slotted box) with flaps at the bottom and/or top.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en carton
DEF

Emballage en carton ondulé formé d'une seule pièce dont la fermeture peut s'effectuer totalement (cas des caisses à rabats normaux) ou partiellement (cas des demi-caisses à rabats).

OBS

caisse à rabats; caisse américaine : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR. Par contre la Fédération européenne des fabricants de carton ondulé (FEFCO) considère que la caisse à rabats normaux correspond à la caisse américaine.

Spanish

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