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(43) Date of publication: 14.07.1999 Bulletin 1999/28 (21) Application number: 97938020.0 (22) Date of filing: 23.07.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 13/ 514( . ) A61F 13/ 00( . ) A61F 13/ 472( . ) A61F 5/ 44( . ) A61F 13/ 15( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1997/012905 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/005285 (12.02.1998 Gazette 1998/06)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE (30) Priority: 02.08.1996 JP 19960205065 (71) Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US)	(72) Inventors: SHIKATA, Hiroaki Kobe 658 (JP) NISHIDA, Naofumi Kobe 653 (JP) MARSHALL, Robert, E., L., III Hyogo 659 (JP) SAWAKI, Noriko Kobe 658 (JP) (74) Representative: Hirsch, Uwe Thomas, et al  Procter & Gamble European Service GmbH, Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus (DE)