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(43) Date of publication: 07.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/41 (21) Application number: 97946417.0 (22) Date of filing: 30.10.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E03C 1/ 00( . ) B05B 1/ 18( . ) E03C 1/ 08( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1997/019811 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/019797 (14.05.1998 Gazette 1998/19)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 07.11.1996 US 19960745614 18.03.1997 US 19970819743 (71) Applicants: Water Management Equipment Ltd Boca Raton, FL 33487 (US) Leon, Stephen Boca Raton, FL 33487 (US) Leon, Eric Boca Raton, FL 33487 (US) Leon, David Boca Raton, FL 33487 (US)	(72) Inventors: LEON, Stephen Boca Raton, FL 33487 (US) LEON, Eric Boca Raton, FL 33487 (US) LEON, David Boca Raton, FL 33487 (US) (74) Representative: Riebling, Peter, Dr.-Ing., et al  Patentanwalt, Rennerle 10 88131 Lindau 88131 Lindau (DE)