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(43) Date of publication: 10.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/41 (21) Application number: 06701353.2 (22) Date of filing: 06.01.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65H 75/40(2006.01) B65H 75/44(2006.01) B65H 75/38(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2006/000050 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/075137 (20.07.2006 Gazette 2006/29)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK YU (30) Priority: 12.01.2005 GB 0500591 14.09.2005 GB 0518785 (71) Applicant: Hozelock Limited Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP19 8SU (GB)	(72) Inventors: IACIOFANO, Nicolino Buckinghamshire HP 13 6QD (GB) BRAITHWAITE, Ross, Thomas Vernon Hertfordshire HP4 2ET (GB) (74) Representative: Faulkner, Thomas John  fJ Cleveland, 40-43 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1JQ London WC2A 1JQ (GB)