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EP 1 254 064 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 11.04.2002 (43) Date of publication: 06.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/45 (21) Application number: 01951137.7 (22) Date of filing: 26.01.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65D 81/26 (86) International application number: PCT/GB0100/303 (87) International publication number: WO 0105/8764 (16.08.2001 Gazette 2001/33)

(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: 09.02.2000 GB 0002884 20.04.2000 GB 0009777 03.10.2000 GB 0024166 03.10.2000 GB 0024168 11.01.2001 US 758921 (71) Applicant: Sonoco Absorbent Technologies LLC. Horndean,Hampshire PO8 9JU (GB)	(72) Inventors: DAVIDSON, Roderick, Iain PetersfieldHampshire GU32 3HG (GB) BOYD-MOSS, Graeme, Stuart, Durban AndoverHampshire SP11 8EL (GB) (74) Representative: Brooks, Nigel Samuel  Nigel Brooks CPA,Hill HamptonEast Meon PetersfieldHampshire GU32 1QN PetersfieldHampshire GU32 1QN (GB)