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(43) Date of publication: 07.07.2010 Bulletin 2010/27 (21) Application number: 08842362.9 (22) Date of filing: 24.10.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63B 21/00(2006.01) E02B 3/20(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/NZ2008/000281 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/054739 (30.04.2009 Gazette 2009/18)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 24.10.2007 NZ 56278207 (71) Applicant: Cavotec MSL Holdings Limited Unit 9, Amuri Park 404 Barbadoes Street Christchurch 8011 (NZ)	(72) Inventor: MONTGOMERY, Peter, James Kaiapoi 7692 (NZ) (74) Representative: Davies, Gregory Mark  Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP 7th Floor, Churchill House Churchill Way Cardiff CF10 2HH Cardiff CF10 2HH (GB)