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(43) Date of publication: 17.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/33 (21) Application number: 03753846.9 (22) Date of filing: 21.10.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F16K 15/20, F16K 15/06, F16K 15/10, F16K 15/12, B65D 30/24 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2003/004651 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/038268 (06.05.2004 Gazette 2004/19)

(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 RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 23.10.2002 ZA 200208556 (71) Applicant: STOPAK (PTY) LTD 7908 Ottery (ZA)	(72) Inventors: AHLERT, Detlev 7908 Ottery (ZA) STASIN, Howard 7908 Ottery (ZA) (74) Representative: Flach, Dieter Dipl.-Phys. et al Andrae Flach HaugAdlzreiterstrasse 11 83022 Rosenheim 83022 Rosenheim (DE)