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(43) Date of publication: 31.03.1999 Bulletin 1999/13 (21) Application number: 97918611.0 (22) Date of filing: 16.04.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65D 41/ 34( . ) B65D 51/ 18( . ) B65D 47/ 24( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1997/006159 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/038912 (23.10.1997 Gazette 1997/45)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 16.04.1996 US 19960633225 24.07.1996 US 19960687149 15.04.1997 US 19970838133 (71) Applicant: International Plastics and Equipment Corporation New Castle, PA 16105 (US)	(72) Inventor: LONG, Charles, J., Jr. New Castle, PA 16101 (US) (74) Representative: Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte  Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München 81671 München (DE)