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(43) Date of publication: 07.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/41 (21) Application number: 96940415.0 (22) Date of filing: 08.11.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B26B 21/ 14( . ) B26B 21/ 08( . ) B26B 21/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/018192 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/017174 (15.05.1997 Gazette 1997/21)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB IT LI LU NL PT SE (30) Priority: 10.11.1995 GB 19950023040 (71) Applicant: THE GILLETTE COMPANY Boston, Massachusetts 02199 (US)	(72) Inventors: BROWN, Frank Edward Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 4QL (GB) OLDROYD, Brian Reading, Berkshire RG3 7DD (GB) (74) Representative: Baillie, Iain Cameron  Ladas & Parry, Altheimer Eck 2 80331 München 80331 München (DE)