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(43) Date of publication: 21.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/17 (21) Application number: 01909948.0 (22) Date of filing: 16.02.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F41H 11/16, A01B 77/00 (86) International application number: PCT/GB2001/000701 (87) International publication number: WO 2001/061270 (23.08.2001 Gazette 2001/34)

(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: 19.02.2000 GB 0003834 (71) Applicant: Dixon, Roy Hexham,Northumberland NE47 0JH (GB)	(72) Inventor: Dixon, Roy Hexham,Northumberland NE47 0JH (GB) (74) Representative: Brown, Michael Stanley  Alpha and Omega,Chine Croft,East Hill Ottery St. Mary,Devon EX11 1PJ Ottery St. Mary,Devon EX11 1PJ (GB)