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(43) Date of publication: 10.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/46 (21) Application number: 03707820.1 (22) Date of filing: 11.02.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65F 1/14, A47K 17/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/003911 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/068636 (21.08.2003 Gazette 2003/34)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO (30) Priority: 13.02.2002 US 356530 P (71) Applicant: Rubbermaid Incorporated Wooster,Ohio 44691 (US)	(72) Inventors: WENTZ, Stacie Medina, OH 44256 (US) HICKMAN, Ralph Brecksville, OH 44141 (US) (74) Representative: Winkler, Andreas, Dr.  FORRESTER & BOEHMERTPettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)