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(43) Date of publication: 01.07.2009 Bulletin 2009/27 (21) Application number: 07844288.6 (22) Date of filing: 15.10.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65D 25/10(2006.01) B65B 35/34(2006.01) B65B 5/10(2006.01) A61J 1/03(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/081366 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/048920 (24.04.2008 Gazette 2008/17)

(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: 17.10.2006 US 852371 P (71) Applicant: WM. Wrigley Jr., Company Chicago, IL 60611 (US)	(72) Inventors: DIKSELIS, Mitchell B. Lemont, IL 60439-4018 (US) CHIVUKULA, Suraj Somerset, NJ 08873 (US) SIGTERMANS, Richard Downers Grove, IL 60516 (US) GOODE, Elbert Chicago, IL 60601 (US) (74) Representative: Hayes, Adrian Chetwynd  Boult Wade Tennant, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)