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EP 1 163 157 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 27.09.2001 (43) Date of publication: 19.12.2001 Bulletin 2001/51 (21) Application number: 00986787.0 (22) Date of filing: 28.08.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65D 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0040/749 (87) International publication number: WO 0117/864 (15.03.2001 Gazette 2001/11)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 07.09.1999 US 390791 (71) Applicant: Pactiv Corporation Lake Forest, IL 60045 (US)	(72) Inventor: ATHANS, John, D. Victor, NY 14564 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)