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(43) Date of publication: 24.06.1998 Bulletin 1998/26 (21) Application number: 96930517.0 (22) Date of filing: 14.08.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B23B 9/ 00( . ) B23Q 1/ 00( . ) B23Q 11/ 00( . ) B23Q 39/ 04( . ) B23B 9/ 04( . ) B23Q 5/ 26( . ) B23Q 11/ 10( . ) H05K 3/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/013173 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/006911 (27.02.1997 Gazette 1997/10)

(84) Designated Contracting States: BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI LU NL (30) Priority: 14.08.1995 US 19950514739 (71) Applicant: Crudgington Machine Tools, Inc. Ft. Worth, TX 76106 (US)	(72) Inventors: CRUDGINGTON, John, G. Keller, TX 76248 (US) CRUDGINGTON, Graham, J. Keller, TX 76248 (US) (74) Representative: UEXKÜLL & STOLBERG  Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg 22607 Hamburg (DE)