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(88) Date of publication A3: 23.10.2008 (43) Date of publication: 13.05.2009 Bulletin 2009/20 (21) Application number: 07796248.8 (22) Date of filing: 19.06.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65D 47/08(2006.01) B65D 41/04(2006.01) B65D 51/18(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/014254 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/027102 (06.03.2008 Gazette 2008/10)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 28.08.2006 US 510879 (71) Applicant: Seaquist Closures Foreign, Inc. Crystal Lake, Illinois 60015 (US)	(72) Inventors: JELICH, Nicholas J. Oconomowoc, WI 53066 (US) HICKOK, Alan P Waukesha, WI 53188 (US) BEHRENDT, Kurt N. Germantown, WI 53022 (US) KENNY, John Ryan Crystal Lake, Illinois 60012 (US) (74) Representative: Appelt, Christian W.  Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)