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(88) Date of publication A3: 24.02.2005 (43) Date of publication: 26.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/17 (21) Application number: 04721872.2 (22) Date of filing: 19.03.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D01F 4/02(1974.07) D01D 5/28(1968.09) D01D 5/06(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2004/002922 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/082793 (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 (30) Priority: 21.03.2003 GB 0306557 (71) Applicant: Spin'tec Engineering GmbH 70734 Fellbach (DE)	(72) Inventors: KNIGHT, David, Spinox Limited Newbury, Berks RG19 6HW (GB) VOLLRATH, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Paul Oxford, Oxforsdhire OX3 9TF (GB) (74) Representative: Hofmann, Harald  Sonnenberg Fortmann, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Herzogspitalstrasse 10a 80331 München 80331 München (DE)