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(43) Date of publication: 15.04.2020 Bulletin 2020/16 (21) Application number: 18742890.9 (22) Date of filing: 08.06.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E21D 20/02(2006.01) E21D 21/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/ZA2018/050032 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/227219 (13.12.2018 Gazette 2018/50)

(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: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 09.06.2017 ZA 201703954 25.07.2017 ZA 201705037 28.11.2017 ZA 201708056 (71) Applicant: Epiroc Holdings South Africa (Pty) Ltd 1457 Johannesburg (ZA)	(72) Inventors: CROMPTON, Brendan Robert 1451 Johannesburg (ZA) SHEPPARD, James William 1451 Johannesburg (ZA) (74) Representative: Adamson Jones  BioCity Nottingham Pennyfoot Street Nottingham NG1 1GF Nottingham NG1 1GF (GB)