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(43) Date of publication: 23.09.1998 Bulletin 1998/39 (21) Application number: 96936030.0 (22) Date of filing: 27.09.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B43L 19/ 00( . ) B65H 37/ 00( . ) B65H 35/ 07( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/015569 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/012828 (10.04.1997 Gazette 1997/16)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE (30) Priority: 02.10.1995 GB 19950020084 (71) Applicant: THE GILLETTE COMPANY Boston, Massachusetts 02199 (US)	(72) Inventor: STEVENS, Christopher John Reading, Berkshire RG4 8BD (GB) (74) Representative: Baillie, Iain Cameron, et al  Ladas & Parry, Altheimer Eck 2 80331 München 80331 München (DE)