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EP 1 755 814 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 28.02.2007 Bulletin 2007/09 (21) Application number: 05744388.9 (22) Date of filing: 23.05.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B23B 31/30(2006.01) B23B 31/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2005/001992 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/115665 (08.12.2005 Gazette 2005/49)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 25.05.2004 GB 0411686 (71) Applicant: WESTWIND AIR BEARINGS LIMITED Poole, Dorset BH16 6LN (GB)	(72) Inventors: PRATT, Jeff Leicester LE5 6LE (GB) GOODWIN, Dave Dorset BH21 7HE (GB) BRADLEY, John Bournemouth BH9 3CT (GB) (74) Representative: Faulkner, Thomas John  fJ Cleveland, 40-43 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1JQ London WC2A 1JQ (GB)