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(88) Date of publication A3: 24.03.2005 (43) Date of publication: 12.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/15 (21) Application number: 04756327.5 (22) Date of filing: 24.06.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A41C 1/00(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/020821 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/002372 (13.01.2005 Gazette 2005/02)

(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 (30) Priority: 25.06.2003 US 482773 P (71) Applicant: S & S Industries, Inc. Long Island City, NY 11101 (US)	(72) Inventors: HORTA, Joseph Yonkers, NY 10704 (US) THAKUR, Ajit Eagleville, PA 19403 (US) ROIZER, Sam West Nyack, NY 10994 (US) (74) Representative: Gervasi, Gemma et al NOTARBARTOLO & GERVASI Srl, Corso di Porta Vittoria, 9 20122 Milano 20122 Milano (IT)