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(43) Date of publication: 25.11.1998 Bulletin 1998/48 (21) Application number: 97902472.0 (22) Date of filing: 05.02.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65D 39/ 04( . ) B65D 51/ 24( . ) C08L 101/ 00( . ) A61J 1/ 05( . ) C08K 3/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/GB1997/000319 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/029151 (14.08.1997 Gazette 1997/35)

(84) Designated Contracting States: CH DE DK ES FR GB IE IT LI SE (30) Priority: 05.02.1996 GB 19960002266 (71) Applicant: The West Company (UK) Limited St. Austell, Cornwall PL25 3JL (GB)	(72) Inventors: FRAMPTON, Nicholas St. Austell, Cornwall PL25 3JL (GB) JANSSEN, Andre D-52249 Eschweiler (DE) KING, Robert Lionville, PA 19341-0645 (US) (74) Representative: Green, Mark Charles, et al  Urquhart-Dykes & Lord, 91 Wimpole Street London W1M 8AH London W1M 8AH (GB)