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EP 1 597 176 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 23.11.2005 Bulletin 2005/47 (21) Application number: 03781129.6 (22) Date of filing: 15.12.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65G 17/46, B65G 17/08, B65G 17/26 (86) International application number: PCT/NZ2003/000275 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/054903 (01.07.2004 Gazette 2004/27)

(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: 16.12.2002 NZ 52320402 (71) Applicant: Henley Industries Limited Invercargill (NZ)	(72) Inventor: HENLEY, Bruce, Hyndman Invercargill (NZ) (74) Representative: Serjeants  25, The Crescent King Street Leicester, LE1 6RX Leicester, LE1 6RX (GB)