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(43) Date of publication: 19.11.2008 Bulletin 2008/47 (21) Application number: 07709739.2 (22) Date of filing: 11.01.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65D 41/04(2006.01) B65D 50/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/000815 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/094907 (23.08.2007 Gazette 2007/34)

(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: 15.02.2006 US 355292 (71) Applicant: Rexam Closure Systems Inc. Perrysburg, OH 43551 (US)	(72) Inventor: ROBINSON, Philip, J. Sylvania, OH 43560 (US) (74) Representative: Mergel, Volker et al Blumbach - Zinngrebe Patentanwälte Alexandrastrasse 5 65187 Wiesbaden 65187 Wiesbaden (DE)