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(88) Date of publication A3: 13.12.2007 (43) Date of publication: 27.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/35 (21) Application number: 06844765.5 (22) Date of filing: 04.12.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B60P 3/42(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/046173 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/067456 (14.06.2007 Gazette 2007/24)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 05.12.2005 US 742477 P (71) Applicant: TAL International Container Corp. Purchase NY 10577-2135 (US)	(72) Inventors: VITALIS, Lewis Medford Lakes, New Jersey 08055 (US) PEARSON, John Red Bank, New Jersey 07701 (US) (74) Representative: Boyce, Conor et al F. R. Kelly & Co. 27 Clyde Road Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Dublin 4 (IE)