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EP 1 540 098 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 15.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/24 (21) Application number: 03738158.9 (22) Date of filing: 11.07.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E03F 5/02 (86) International application number: PCT/FI2003/000560 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/007857 (22.01.2004 Gazette 2004/04)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 12.07.2002 FI 20021381 (71) Applicant: Uponor Innovation AB 513 81 Fristad (SE)	(72) Inventor: HIPPELÄINEN, Esko FIN-15200 Lahti (FI) (74) Representative: Huhtanen, Ossi Jaakko  Kolster Oy AB,Iso Roobertinkatu 23,P.O. Box 148 00121 Helsinki 00121 Helsinki (FI)