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(43) Date of publication: 23.04.1997 Bulletin 1997/17 (21) Application number: 95923497.0 (22) Date of filing: 05.07.1995

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B31D 1/ 00( . ) B31D 3/ 02( . ) B32B 3/ 10( . ) B31D 1/ 04( . ) B31D 5/ 00( . ) B65D 81/ 03( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/GB1995/001578 (87) International publication number: WO 1996/001731 (25.01.1996 Gazette 1996/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE (30) Priority: 07.07.1994 GB 19940013672 13.10.1994 GB 19940020651 (71) Applicant: JIFFY PACKAGING COMPANY LIMITED Winsford, Cheshire CW7 3QR (GB)	(72) Inventors: BOWEN, James, Henry, Edward Sandbach Cheshire CW11 9FD (GB) CRAIG, John Thurmaston Leicester LE4 8ET (GB) FREER, Daniel, Roy Nr. Hinckley Leicester LE9 8BW (GB) (74) Representative: Symes, Christopher A., et al  FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München 80801 München (DE)