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(43) Date of publication: 13.12.2017 Bulletin 2017/50 (21) Application number: 16746955.0 (22) Date of filing: 20.01.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65D 5/24(2006.01) B65D 65/34(2006.01) B65D 75/58(2006.01) B65D 65/26(2006.01) B65D 77/32(2006.01) B65D 85/10(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/014093 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/126424 (11.08.2016 Gazette 2016/32)

(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 Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 06.02.2015 US 201514616172 (71) Applicant: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (US)	(72) Inventor: SWEDE, Travis M. Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 (US) (74) Representative: Hoeger, Stellrecht & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Uhlandstrasse 14c 70182 Stuttgart 70182 Stuttgart (DE)