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EP 1 259 356 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 27.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/48 (21) Application number: 01901343.2 (22) Date of filing: 17.01.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B25B 13/10 (86) International application number: PCT/IE0100/008 (87) International publication number: WO 0105/3043 (26.07.2001 Gazette 2001/30)

(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: 17.01.2000 IE 000036 (71) Applicants: O'Brien, Noel John Adare,County Limerick (IE) O'Brien, Patrick Michael Adare,County Limerick (IE)	(72) Inventors: O'Brien, Noel John Adare,County Limerick (IE) O'Brien, Patrick Michael Adare,County Limerick (IE) (74) Representative: Schütte, Gearoid  Cruickshank & Co.,1 Holles Street Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)