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(43) Date of publication: 06.03.1996 Bulletin 1996/10 (21) Application number: 94913201.0 (22) Date of filing: 27.04.1994

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01D 90/ 10( . ) B01F 7/ 02( . ) A01K 5/ 00( . ) B01F 13/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/IE1994/000022 (87) International publication number: WO 1994/024851 (10.11.1994 Gazette 1994/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 28.04.1993 IE 19930000320 (71) Applicant: SALFORD ENGINEERING LIMITED Borris, County Carlow (IE)	(72) Inventors: O'NEILL, Oliver Bagenalstown, County Carlow (IE) FOLEY, Thomas Borris, County Carlow (IE) (74) Representative: Gorman, Francis Fergus  F. F. Gorman & Co. 54, Merrion Square Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)