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(43) Date of publication: 01.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/48 (21) Application number: 98905066.0 (22) Date of filing: 16.02.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16D 1/ 06( . ) B27B 5/ 32( . ) B24B 45/ 00( . ) F16D 1/ 12( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1998/002778 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/036181 (20.08.1998 Gazette 1998/33)

(84) Designated Contracting States: CH DE ES FR GB LI NL SE (30) Priority: 17.02.1997 JP 19970048480 (71) Applicant: POWER TOOL HOLDERS INCORPORATED Wilmington, DE 19809 (US)	(72) Inventor: GOTO, Yoshiaki Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-0005 (JP) (74) Representative: Chettle, Adrian John, et al  Withers & Rogers, Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane London SE1 2HW London SE1 2HW (GB)