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(88) Date of publication A3: 05.12.2013 (43) Date of publication: 17.12.2014 Bulletin 2014/51 (21) Application number: 13708875.3 (22) Date of filing: 08.02.2013

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B29C 47/04(2006.01) E06B 3/673(2006.01) B29C 65/00(2006.01) B29C 47/02(2006.01) E06B 3/663(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2013/050289 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/117933 (15.08.2013 Gazette 2013/33)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 09.02.2012 GB 201202284 02.05.2012 US 201261641564 P (71) Applicant: Thermoseal Group Limited Birmingham B6 7AF (GB)	(72) Inventors: PATERSON, Gwain Solihull West Midlands B93 0EA (GB) HICKOX, Mark Sutton Coldfield West Midlands B72 1HL (GB) (74) Representative: Trueman, Lucy Petra  Barker Brettell LLP 100 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 8QQ Edgbaston Birmingham B16 8QQ (GB)