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(43) Date of publication: 14.04.1999 Bulletin 1999/15 (21) Application number: 97922679.0 (22) Date of filing: 29.04.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B26F 3/ 00( . ) B65H 19/ 28( . ) B65H 19/ 26( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1997/007615 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/048632 (24.12.1997 Gazette 1998/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE GB (30) Priority: 17.06.1996 US 19960664760 (71) Applicant: BELOIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Wilmington, Delaware 19803 (US)	(72) Inventors: SMITH, Philip, W. Beloit, WI 53511 (US) ADAMSKI, Brian, C. Edgerton, WI 53534 (US) (74) Representative: Schmitz, Jean-Marie, et al  Dennemeyer & Associates Sàrl P.O. Box 1502 1015 Luxembourg 1015 Luxembourg (LU)