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(43) Date of publication: 21.11.2012 Bulletin 2012/47 (21) Application number: 11702275.6 (22) Date of filing: 11.01.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65B 61/18(2006.01) B65D 5/74(2006.01) B65B 61/24(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2011/000031 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/083322 (14.07.2011 Gazette 2011/28)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 11.01.2010 US 335705 P (71) Applicant: Elopak Systems AG 8152 Glattbrugg (CH)	(72) Inventors: ABRAHAMSEN, Morten N-3474 Åros (NO) HOLM, Vegard N-1370 Sande (NO) BUDROW, Loren Waterford Michigan 48329 (US) VENTER, Gert, Lourens, Jacobus Vanderbijl Park (ZA) (74) Representative: Burrows, Anthony Gregory  Business Centre West Avenue One, Business Park Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2HB Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2HB (GB)