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(43) Date of publication: 05.12.2012 Bulletin 2012/49 (21) Application number: 11705645.7 (22) Date of filing: 28.01.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D05B 59/00(2006.01) D02G 1/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2011/000103 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/092466 (04.08.2011 Gazette 2011/31)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 28.01.2010 GB 201001367 (71) Applicant: Coats Plc. Uxbridge, Middlesex UB11 1TD (GB)	(72) Inventor: GOODWIN, David Nottinghamshire NG19 7BT (GB) (74) Representative: Jones, Bruce Graeme Roland  Hill Dickinson LLP 50 Fountain Street Manchester M2 2AS Manchester M2 2AS (GB)