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(11) EP 0 992 448 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
19.05.2004 Bulletin 2004/21

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
10.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/50

(21) Application number: 99119741.9

(22) Date of filing: 06.10.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65H 75/24

(54)

Expanding shaft

Aufspreizbare Welle

Arbre expansible

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 08.10.1998 US 103547
19.01.1999 US 233167
22.09.1999 US 401531

(43) Date of publication of application:
12.04.2000 Bulletin 2000/15

(73) Proprietor: GOLDENROD CORPORATION
Prospect, CT 06712 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ROLLINS, James W.
    Winsted, CT 06098 (US)
  • McKECHNIE, John
    Wallingford, CT 06492 (US)

(74) Representative: Bonini, Ercole et al
c/o STUDIO ING. E. BONINI SRL Corso Fogazzaro 8
36100 Vicenza
36100 Vicenza (IT)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 010 266
US-A- 5 379 964
US-A- 5 746 386
 DE-A- 19 515 724
US-A- 5 597 134
US-A- 5 746 387
   
       
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