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(88) Date of publication A3: 01.06.2006 (43) Date of publication: 25.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/17 (21) Application number: 05761835.7 (22) Date of filing: 17.06.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65D 51/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/021381 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/009806 (26.01.2006 Gazette 2006/04)

(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: 18.06.2004 US 580946 P (71) Applicant: Silgan White Cap Americas LLC Downers Grove IL 60515 (US)	(72) Inventors: KRAS, Stephen, J. Chicago, IL 60631 (US) TABER, James Aurora, IL 60504 (US) (74) Representative: Ruttensperger, Bernhard et al Weickmann & Weickmann Patentanwälte Postfach 86 08 20 81635 München 81635 München (DE)