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EP 1 177 152 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 06.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/06 (21) Application number: 99918242.1 (22) Date of filing: 13.04.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B67D 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/IE9900/025 (87) International publication number: WO 9952/814 (21.10.1999 Gazette 1999/42)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 15.04.1998 IE 980282 (71) Applicant: Kennedy, Anthony Patrick Sligo (IE)	(72) Inventor: Kennedy, Anthony Patrick Sligo (IE) (74) Representative: Brophy, David  F.R. Kelly & Co. 27 Clyde Road Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Dublin 4 (IE)