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(43) Date of publication: 27.05.1998 Bulletin 1998/22 (21) Application number: 96928065.0 (22) Date of filing: 06.08.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A47G 27/ 02( . ) B26D 1/ 20( . ) B26D 7/ 08( . ) B29C 53/ 80( . ) B29C 65/ 08( . ) D04H 11/ 04( . ) B26D 1/ 00( . ) B26D 3/ 00( . ) B26D 11/ 00( . ) B29C 53/ 82( . ) D04H 11/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/012785 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/006003 (20.02.1997 Gazette 1997/09)

(84) Designated Contracting States: BE DE FR GB IT NL (30) Priority: 10.08.1995 US 19950513734 (71) Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY Wilmington Delaware 19898 (US)

(72) Inventors: AGREEN, Robert, Carl New Castle, DE 19720-2371 (US) ANGELUCCI, Richard, Joseph Springfield, PA 19064-3126 (US) KENNARD, Jeffrey, Lee Hockessin, DE 19707-1807 (US) MORIN, Carl, Frederick Wilmington, DE 19810-2304 (US) MUSUMECI, Mariano, Joseph Newport, DE 19804 (US) ODLE, James, Kenton Newark, DE 19711-2426 (US) SAMANT, Kalika, Ranjan Hockessin, DE 19707-1145 (US) STAUNTON, Harold, Francis Avondale, PA 19311-9306 (US) VEENEMA, Peter Wilmington, DE 19803-4125 (US) (74) Representative: Jones, Alan John, et al  CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square London, WC1A 2RA London, WC1A 2RA (GB)