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(43) Date of publication: 21.09.1988 Bulletin 1988/38 (21) Application number: 87907169.0 (22) Date of filing: 11.09.1987

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 25/ 01( . ) B25B 11/ 00( . ) B25J 15/ 00( . ) B25J 15/ 12( . ) B25B 9/ 00( . ) B25B 23/ 10( . ) B25J 15/ 06( . ) B65G 47/ 90( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1987/002336 (87) International publication number: WO 1988/001924 (24.03.1988 Gazette 1988/07)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE (30) Priority: 12.09.1986 US 19860907196 (71) Applicant: RAYCHEM CORPORATION Menlo Park California 94025 (US)	(72) Inventors: CLEMONS, Arthur, Bernard San Jose, CA 95173 (US) HOLT, Neil, Lawrence Foster City, CA 94404 (US) LARSSON, Peter, Lars Los Altos, CA 94022 (US) (74) Representative: Jones, David Colin, et al  Raychem Limited Intellectual Property Law Department Faraday Road Dorcan Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 5HH Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 5HH (GB)