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(11) EP 2 229 505 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
22.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/38

(21) Application number: 08862215.4

(22) Date of filing: 17.12.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E21D 9/087(2006.01)
E21D 23/08(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/AU2008/001850
(87) International publication number:
WO 2009/076710 (25.06.2009 Gazette 2009/26)
(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: 17.12.2007 AU 2007906904
03.01.2008 AU 2008900022

(71) Applicants:
  • Lumb, Hilary Leith
    Darlington, Western Australia 6070 (AU)
  • Morgan, Leith Norma
    Hastings 4175 (NZ)
  • Morgan, James Edward
    Hastings 4175 (NZ)

(72) Inventor:
  • LUMB, Matthew
    Darlington, Western Australia 6070 (AU)

(74) Representative: Fuhlendorf, Jörn 
Dreiss Patentanwälte Postfach 10 37 62
70032 Stuttgart
70032 Stuttgart (DE)

   


(54) AN APPARATUS FOR FORMING AN UNDERGROUND TUNNEL