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EP 3 038 446 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 06.07.2016 Bulletin 2016/27 (21) Application number: 13892286.9 (22) Date of filing: 27.08.2013

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01C 5/00(2006.01) A01C 7/20(2006.01) A01C 5/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2013/056785 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/030729 (05.03.2015 Gazette 2015/09)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (71) Applicant: Flo-Rite, Inc. Hicksville, OH 43526 (US)	(72) Inventor: JEFFREY, Peter J. Hicksville, OH 43526 (US) (74) Representative: Malusek, Jiri  Mendlovo namesti 1 a 603 00 Brno 603 00 Brno (CZ)