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EP 0 685 014 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 06.12.1995 Bulletin 1995/49 (21) Application number: 94906990.0 (22) Date of filing: 22.02.1994

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D06Q 1/ 14( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/IE1994/000008 (87) International publication number: WO 1994/019530 (01.09.1994 Gazette 1994/20)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 22.02.1993 IE 19930000122 (71) Applicant: Hiweld Limited Kinsale, County Cork (IE)	(72) Inventors: KAY, Christopher County Cork (IE) LION, Jean, Pierre F-53000 Laval (FR) (74) Representative: O'Brien, John Augustine, et al  Cruickshank & Co. 1 Holles Street Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)