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(43) Date of publication: 08.07.1998 Bulletin 1998/28 (21) Application number: 96933594.0 (22) Date of filing: 23.09.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E03C 1/ 126( . ) E03D 13/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/IE1996/000064 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/011234 (27.03.1997 Gazette 1997/14)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV SI (30) Priority: 22.09.1995 GB 19950019391 19.06.1996 IE 19960000451 (71) Applicant: Now 2,000 Limited County Wexford (IE)	(72) Inventors: KENT, Patrick, Joseph County Wexford (IE) McLEAN, Valerie, Merilyn Buckinghamshire SL2 4AU (GB) (74) Representative: Gorman, Francis Fergus, et al  F. F. Gorman & Co. 54, Merrion Square Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)