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(43) Date of publication: 02.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/27 (21) Application number: 06792303.7 (22) Date of filing: 28.09.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E04B 9/02(2006.01) E04B 9/34(2006.01) E04B 9/36(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2006/009419 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/039221 (12.04.2007 Gazette 2007/15)

(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: 28.09.2005 EP 05077247 17.10.2005 EP 05077387 01.09.2006 EP 06018374 (71) Applicant: HUNTER DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES B.V. 3071 EL Rotterdam (NL)	(72) Inventors: KUPERUS, Ko Boulder, CO 80305 (US) BOUWMAN, Irin NL-2544 GB 's Gravenhage (NL) (74) Representative: Smith, Samuel Leonard et al J.A. Kemp & Co., 14 South Square, Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)