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EP 1 337 440 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 27.08.2003 Bulletin 2003/35 (21) Application number: 01981968.9 (22) Date of filing: 06.11.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65D 27/06 (86) International application number: PCT/AU0101/424 (87) International publication number: WO 0203/6448 (10.05.2002 Gazette 2002/19)

(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: 06.11.2000 AU PR126500 (71) Applicant: Amcor Packaging (Australia) Pty, Ltd Camberwell,Victoria 3124 (AU)	(72) Inventor: HAMBLIN, Geoffrey, Ronald Willoughby, New South Wales 2068 (AU) (74) Representative: Parry, Simon James  Forrester & Boehmert,Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)