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EP 1 732 498 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 20.12.2006 Bulletin 2006/51 (21) Application number: 05718829.4 (22) Date of filing: 07.04.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61J 1/20(2006.01) B65D 81/32(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IE2005/000039 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/097040 (20.10.2005 Gazette 2005/42)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL BA HR LV MK YU (30) Priority: 08.04.2004 WO PCT/IE2004/000053 (71) Applicants: IDD-EAL Manufacturing Company Limited Athlone Roscommon (IE) IDD-EAL Patent Holding Company Limited Athlone Roscommon (IE)	(72) Inventors: Macken, Michael Joseph Athlone, County Roscommon (IE) O'Mara, Brendan Joseph Meelick, County Clare (IE) (74) Representative: Ryan, John Mary et al c/o Anne Ryan & Co. 60 Northumberland Road Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Dublin 4 (IE)