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(43) Date of publication: 02.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/40 (21) Application number: 00991469.8 (22) Date of filing: 13.11.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65D 33/12, B65D 81/34, B65B 29/04 (86) International application number: PCT/US0042/114 (87) International publication number: WO 0103/4486 (17.05.2001 Gazette 2001/20)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 12.11.1999 US 438608 (71) Applicant: Krumpet International, LLC Brooklyn, NY 11209 (US)	(72) Inventors: Chernov, Yuriy D. Brooklyn, NY 11235 (US) Kleyman, Gennady I. Brooklyn, NY 11230 (US) Stokes, Patricia L. Brooklyn, NY 11209 (US) liberman, Boris Brooklyn, NY 11235 (US) (74) Representative: Becker, Bernd, Dipl.-Ing.  PatentanwälteBECKER & AUESaarlandstrasse 66 55411 Bingen 55411 Bingen (DE)