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EP 3 122 620 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 01.02.2017 Bulletin 2017/05 (21) Application number: 15769732.7 (22) Date of filing: 25.03.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63B 21/00(2006.01) E02B 3/24(2006.01) B25J 15/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/AU2015/000177 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/143488 (01.10.2015 Gazette 2015/39)

(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 Designated Validation States: MA (30) Priority: 25.03.2014 NZ 62293314 25.03.2014 NZ 62292614 31.03.2014 NZ 62319514 31.03.2014 NZ 62318914 31.03.2014 NZ 62322614 31.03.2014 NZ 62319314 31.03.2014 NZ 62319014 31.03.2014 NZ 62318814 (71) Applicant: Trelleborg Marine Systems Melbourne Pty Ltd East Bentleigh, Victoria 3165 (AU)

(72) Inventor: HADCROFT, John Mackay Avondale, Christchurch 8061 (NZ) (74) Representative: Kador & Partner  Corneliusstraße 15 80469 München 80469 München (DE)