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(43) Date of publication: 10.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/32 (21) Application number: 03729200.0 (22) Date of filing: 14.01.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B66C 1/44, B66C 1/48 (86) International application number: PCT/AU2003/000032 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/057613 (17.07.2003 Gazette 2003/29)

(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 SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 14.01.2002 VN 402 (71) Applicant: ABACO MACHINES (AUSTRALASIA) PTY LTD Fairfield, NSW 2163 (AU)	(72) Inventors: NGUYEN, Nhon, Hoa Bankstown, NSW 2200 (AU) NGUYEN, Nhon, Hau Bankstown, NSW 2200 (AU) (74) Representative: Farago, Peter Andreas, Dipl.-Ing.  Farago & SchieberPatentanwälteBaaderstrasse 3 80469 München 80469 München (DE)