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(43) Date of publication: 26.11.1997 Bulletin 1997/48 (21) Application number: 96906240.0 (22) Date of filing: 02.02.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B26B 21/ 40( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/001300 (87) International publication number: WO 1996/024469 (15.08.1996 Gazette 1996/37)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE (30) Priority: 06.02.1995 GB 19950002268 (71) Applicant: THE GILLETTE COMPANY Boston, Massachusetts 02199 (US)	(72) Inventors: SIMMS, Graham, John Reading, Berkshire RG4 9EB (GB) OGLESBY, Oliver, David Basingstoke, Hampshire RG26 5EW (GB) (74) Representative: Baillie, Iain Cameron  c/o Ladas & Parry Altheimer Eck 2 80331 München 80331 München (DE)