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(43) Date of publication: 26.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/26 (21) Application number: 00960931.4 (22) Date of filing: 28.09.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E03F 11/00, B65D 3/02 // (B65D88/02, E03F5:10, 5:14) (86) International application number: PCT/IB0001/392 (87) International publication number: WO 0123/682 (05.04.2001 Gazette 2001/14)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 30.09.1999 FI 992114 (71) Applicant: Uponor Innovation AB 513 81 Fristad (SE)	(72) Inventor: O'NEILL, Stephen S-513 32 Fristad (SE) (74) Representative: Huhtanen, Ossi Jaakko  Kolster Oy AB,Iso Roobertinkatu 23,P.O. Box 148 00121 Helsinki 00121 Helsinki (FI)