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(43) Date of publication: 22.10.1997 Bulletin 1997/43 (21) Application number: 94910131.0 (22) Date of filing: 23.02.1994

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 13/ 49( . ) A61F 13/ 15( . ) A61F 13/ 514( . ) A61F 5/ 44( . ) A61F 13/ 496( . ) A61F 13/ 56( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1994/001767 (87) International publication number: WO 1994/018927 (01.09.1994 Gazette 1994/20)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE (30) Priority: 24.02.1993 JP 19930035768 (71) Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US)	(72) Inventors: YAMADA, Jiro, Kanebo Ashiya Urban Plaza 546 Higashinada-ku, Kobe-shi Hyogo 658 (JP) HIUKE, Takashi, Hirakata-shi, Osaka 573-01 (JP) SHIKATA, Hiroaki, Kobe-shi, Hyogo 658 (JP) (74) Representative: Hirsch, Uwe Thomas  Procter & Gamble European Service GmbH, Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus (DE)