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(43) Date of publication: 20.04.2016 Bulletin 2016/16 (21) Application number: 14736543.1 (22) Date of filing: 10.06.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65B 31/02(2006.01) B65B 35/10(2006.01) B65B 61/00(2006.01) B65B 25/06(2006.01) B65B 51/10(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/041661 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/200976 (18.12.2014 Gazette 2014/51)

(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: 11.06.2013 US 201313914886 (71) Applicant: Cryovac, Inc. Duncan, South Carolina 29334 (US)	(72) Inventors: BRINKMAN, Jacob Hamilton (NZ) KOKE, John Duncan, SC 29334 (US) (74) Representative: Uexküll & Stolberg  Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg 22607 Hamburg (DE)