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EP 1 255 900 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 13.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/46 (21) Application number: 01949018.4 (22) Date of filing: 31.01.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E04B 7/06 (86) International application number: PCT/GB0100/376 (87) International publication number: WO 0105/7336 (09.08.2001 Gazette 2001/32)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 05.02.2000 GB 0002579 (71) Applicant: Sapa Building System Ltd. Tewkesbury,Gloucestershire GL20 8NB (GB)	(72) Inventor: WILSON, Anthony Milton,Weston-Super-Mare BS22 8EZ (GB) (74) Representative: Beck, Alexander, Dipl.-Ing. et al Postfach 11 64 82301 Starnberg 82301 Starnberg (DE)