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(88) Date of publication A3: 19.07.2007 (43) Date of publication: 25.06.2008 Bulletin 2008/26 (21) Application number: 06806145.6 (22) Date of filing: 10.10.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16C 1/14(2006.01) B60N 2/66(2006.01) F16C 1/22(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2006/009770 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/042257 (19.04.2007 Gazette 2007/16)

(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: 11.10.2005 DE 102005048659 (71) Applicant: FICO CABLES LDA 4471 Maia (PT)	(72) Inventors: ANTONIO DE CASTRO FARIA, Manuel P-4470-263 Vermoim-Maia (PT) ALBERTO VILELA BARROS, João P-4470-263 Vermoim-Maia (PT) (74) Representative: Hess, Peter K. G.  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle . Pagenberg . Dost . Altenburg . Geissler Postfach 86 06 20 81633 München 81633 München (DE)