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(43) Date of publication: 20.05.1998 Bulletin 1998/21 (21) Application number: 96921710.0 (22) Date of filing: 19.06.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65D 51/ 22( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/010627 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/000816 (09.01.1997 Gazette 1997/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 22.06.1995 US 19950493687 08.08.1995 US 19950512291 (71) Applicant: WHEATON HOLDING, Inc. Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (US)	(72) Inventor: O'CONNELL, Richard Perrineville, NJ 08535-1006 (US) (74) Representative: Patentanwälte Westphal, Buchner, Mussgnug Neunert, Göhring  Waldstrasse 33 78048 Villingen-Schwenningen 78048 Villingen-Schwenningen (DE)