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(43) Date of publication: 06.09.2023 Bulletin 2023/36 (21) Application number: 20960109.5 (22) Date of filing: 27.10.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65D 8/00(2006.01) B65D 25/14(2006.01) B65D 77/20(2006.01) B65D 6/00(2006.01) B65D 25/34(2006.01) B65D 85/72(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B65D 25/34; B65D 85/72; B65D 25/14; B65D 1/26; B65D 77/2024; B65D 21/0233 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/057512 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/093188 (05.05.2022 Gazette 2022/18)

(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: KH MA MD TN (71) Applicant: Silgan Containers LLC Woodland Hills, California 91367 (US)	(72) Inventors: HOLSTINE, Rowdy Hartford, Wisconsin 53027 (US) BIEDENBENDER, Bambi Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188 (US) RIEDEL, Russell Watertown, Wisconsin 53094 (US) (74) Representative: Barker Brettell LLP  100 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham, West Midlands B16 8QQ Birmingham, West Midlands B16 8QQ (GB)