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(43) Date of publication: 24.07.2013 Bulletin 2013/30 (21) Application number: 11825887.0 (22) Date of filing: 14.09.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65D 63/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2011/051623 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/037273 (22.03.2012 Gazette 2012/12)

(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: 14.09.2010 US 382830 P 14.09.2010 US 382833 P (71) Applicant: Band-It-IDEX, Inc. Denver, Colorado 80216 (US)	(72) Inventors: SHAFER, Grant Thornton, CO 80602 (US) STIEFVATER, Stevan Arvada, CO 80004 (US) (74) Representative: Schmitz, Hans-Werner  Hoefer & Partner Patentanwälte Pilgersheimer Strasse 20 81543 München 81543 München (DE)