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(43) Date of publication: 07.02.2024 Bulletin 2024/06 (21) Application number: 22716886.1 (22) Date of filing: 18.03.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65B 5/06(2006.01) B65B 35/24(2006.01) B65B 35/44(2006.01) B65B 21/18(2006.01) B65B 35/36(2006.01) B65B 57/14(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B65B 5/068; B65B 35/44; B65B 35/36; B65B 57/14 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2022/057138 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/200205 (29.09.2022 Gazette 2022/39)

(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 (30) Priority: 26.03.2021 US 202117214049 (71) Applicant: Proseal UK Limited Adlington, Cheshire SK10 4NL (GB)	(72) Inventors: HOLMES, Edward James Cheshire SK23 7RF (GB) SEVERN, Nicholas Robert Northwich CW9 8UN (GB) JOYCE, Jacob Edward Cheshire SK11 9JN (GB) (74) Representative: AWA Sweden AB  Box 45086 104 30 Stockholm 104 30 Stockholm (SE)