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(43) Date of publication: 04.01.2006 Bulletin 2006/01 (21) Application number: 04725067.5 (22) Date of filing: 01.04.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C14C 3/06(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2004/050408 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/087967 (14.10.2004 Gazette 2004/42)

(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 HR LT LV MK (30) Priority: 04.04.2003 CH 612032003 (71) Applicant: TFL Ledertechnik GmbH 79576 Weil am Rhein (DE)	(72) Inventors: KETTERMANN, João Augusto 93030-260 São Leopoldo RS (BR) TRIPOT, Laure F-68100 Mulhouse (FR) (74) Representative: Maué, Paul Georg  Solvias AG, Klybeckstrasse 191 4002 Basel 4002 Basel (CH)