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(43) Date of publication: 14.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/11 (21) Application number: 05752614.7 (22) Date of filing: 06.06.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63H 25/12(2006.01) B63H 20/12(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2005/052587 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/003067 (12.01.2006 Gazette 2006/02)

(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: 29.06.2004 IT SV20040029 (71) Applicant: ULTRAFLEX S.p.A. 16015 Casella (GE) (IT)	(72) Inventors: GAI, Giorgio I-16100 Genova (IT) STAIOLO, Alessandro I-16019 Ronco Scrivia (IT) (74) Representative: Karaghiosoff, Giorgio Alessandro  Studio Karaghiosoff e Frizzi s.r.l. Via Pecorile 25 17015 Celle Ligure (SV) 17015 Celle Ligure (SV) (IT)