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(43) Date of publication: 16.08.2006 Bulletin 2006/33 (21) Application number: 04770617.1 (22) Date of filing: 14.10.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E04H 4/16(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IL2004/000949 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/035909 (21.04.2005 Gazette 2005/16)

(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: 14.10.2003 US 510149 P (71) Applicant: Maytronics Ltd. 19350 D.N. Kibbutz Yizrael (IL)	(72) Inventor: GARTI, Efraim 30900 Zichron Yaakov (IL) (74) Representative: Modiano, Micaela Nadia et al Modiano, Josif, Pisanty & Staub Ltd., Baaderstrasse 3 80469 München 80469 München (DE)