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(43) Date of publication: 18.12.2002 Bulletin 2002/51 (21) Application number: 00906067.4 (22) Date of filing: 24.02.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F16K 5/08, F16K 15/06, F16K 35/10, E05B 73/00 (86) International application number: PCT/AU0000/130 (87) International publication number: WO 0005/0793 (31.08.2000 Gazette 2000/35)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (71) Applicant: Water Valves Australia Pty. Ltd. Chadstone,Victoria 3148 (AU)	(72) Inventor: LEIGH, Jimmie, Hans Glen Waverley, Victoria 3150 (AU) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & SchwanhäusserAnwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)