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(88) Date of publication A3: 15.03.2007 (43) Date of publication: 21.11.2007 Bulletin 2007/47 (21) Application number: 06736995.9 (22) Date of filing: 03.03.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B26D 5/20(2006.01) B26D 1/00(2006.01) B26D 7/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/007765 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/094244 (08.09.2006 Gazette 2006/36)

(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 (30) Priority: 03.03.2005 ZA 200501844 28.02.2006 US 364844 (71) Applicant: Seton South Africa (Proprietary) Limited 1490 Nigel (ZA)	(72) Inventor: SCHNEIDER, Nicolaas, Seton S.A. (Proprietary) Ltd 1490 Nigel (ZA) (74) Representative: Cohausz & Florack  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bleichstrasse 14 40211 Düsseldorf 40211 Düsseldorf (DE)