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(43) Date of publication: 05.10.2016 Bulletin 2016/40 (21) Application number: 14803232.9 (22) Date of filing: 25.11.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A47L 9/02(2006.01) A47L 9/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2014/053487 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/075481 (28.05.2015 Gazette 2015/21)

(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 (30) Priority: 25.11.2013 GB 201320762 (71) Applicant: HOOVER LIMITED Pentrebach Merthyr Tydfil Mid Glamorgan CF48 4TU (GB)	(72) Inventor: BASSETT, Alexander Anthony Denny Suzhou Jiangsu 215006 (CN) (74) Representative: chapman + co  Senghennydd Road Cardiff, South Wales CF24 4AY Cardiff, South Wales CF24 4AY (GB)