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(43) Date of publication: 28.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/44 (21) Application number: 95937404.0 (22) Date of filing: 06.10.1995

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65B 7/ 28( . ) B65D 47/ 12( . ) B65D 5/ 74( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1995/012983 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/012813 (10.04.1997 Gazette 1997/16)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicant: PORTOLA PACKAGING, INC. San Jose California 95112 (US)	(72) Inventors: ADAMS, Brian, M. San Jose, CA 95112 (US) LUCH, Daniel San Jose, CA 95112 (US) CHENAULT, Rawson, L. San Jose, CA 95112 (US) (74) Representative: McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell, et al  Boult Wade Tennant 27 Furnival Street London EC4A 1PQ London EC4A 1PQ (GB)