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(88) Date of publication A3: 24.09.2009 (43) Date of publication: 06.10.2010 Bulletin 2010/40 (21) Application number: 08867753.9 (22) Date of filing: 26.11.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65D 85/10(2006.01) B65B 33/00(2006.01) B65D 81/20(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2008/066246 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/083344 (09.07.2009 Gazette 2009/28)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 27.12.2007 JP 2007335780 (71) Applicant: British American Tobacco Japan, ltd. Tokyo 105-6222 (JP)	(72) Inventors: POTTER, Dennis, Lee Tokyo 141-0021 (JP) BLICK, Kevin Tokyo 105-6222 (JP) (74) Representative: Read, Matthew Charles et al Venner Shipley LLP 20 Little Britain London EC1A 7DH London EC1A 7DH (GB)