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EP 1 730 045 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 13.12.2006 Bulletin 2006/50 (21) Application number: 05729047.0 (22) Date of filing: 24.03.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65D 41/04(2006.01) B65D 41/32(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2005/001109 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/092728 (06.10.2005 Gazette 2005/40)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 24.03.2004 GB 0406630 (71) Applicant: BAPCO CLOSURES RESEARCH LIMITED Woking, Surrey GU21 4SU (GB)	(72) Inventors: MCGEOUGH, Peter, Michael Newstead House Kells Co Meath (IE) VON SPRECKELSEN, Henning 3 Parsonage Glebe Isle of Man IM4 3LT (GB) (74) Representative: Cookson, Barbara Elizabeth  Filemot Technology Law Ltd. 25 Southampton Buildings London WC2A 1AL London WC2A 1AL (GB)