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(43) Date of publication: 22.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/21 (21) Application number: 00951151.0 (22) Date of filing: 01.08.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A47L 5/38 (86) International application number: PCT/CA0000/888 (87) International publication number: WO 0110/281 (15.02.2001 Gazette 2001/07)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 04.08.1999 CA 2279770 07.09.1999 US 391652 (71) Applicant: Canplas Industries Ltd. Barrie,Ontario L4M 4V3 (CA)	(72) Inventors: MANTYLA, James Barrie, Ontario L4N 6M8 (CA) BROEDERS, Nicholas Stroud, Ontario L0L 2M0 (CA) (74) Representative: Frankland, Nigel Howard  FORRESTER & BOEHMERTPettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)