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EP 1 604 054 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.11.2004 (43) Date of publication: 14.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/50 (21) Application number: 04716995.8 (22) Date of filing: 04.03.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: D03C 7/06 (86) International application number: PCT/BE2004/000031 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/083506 (30.09.2004 Gazette 2004/40)

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 18.03.2003 BE 200300171 04.04.2003 BE 200300216 (71) Applicant: Picanol N.V., Naamloze Vennootschap 8900 Ieper (BE)	(72) Inventors: GLORIE, Patrick B-8900 Ieper (BE) MEYNS, Ignace B-8647 Reninge (BE) (74) Representative: Donné, Eddy  Bureau M.F.J. Bockstael nv Arenbergstraat 13 2000 Antwerpen 2000 Antwerpen (BE)