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EP 1 954 152 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 13.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/33 (21) Application number: 06794793.7 (22) Date of filing: 18.10.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A43B 1/10(2006.01) B29D 31/508(2006.01) A43B 3/04(2006.01) A43B 23/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2006/003850 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/045852 (26.04.2007 Gazette 2007/17)

(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: 18.10.2005 GB 0521148 (71) Applicants: O'Connor, Michael John Ballinasloe Galway (IE) Bagnall, Philip Ross Tullamore Offaly (IE)	(72) Inventor: HANWELL, Brendan Fort Augustus PH32 4BW (GB) (74) Representative: Gregory, Timothy Mark  TM Gregory & Co Carlton House 26 Billing Road Northampton NN1 5AT Northampton NN1 5AT (GB)