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(43) Date of publication: 21.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/25 (21) Application number: 98933396.8 (22) Date of filing: 13.07.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A47F 3/04, F25D 17/06 (86) International application number: PCT/CA9800/670 (87) International publication number: WO 9903/380 (28.01.1999 Gazette 1999/04)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE ES FR GB IT (30) Priority: 14.07.1997 CA 2210305 (71) Applicant: MTL Technologies, Inc. Brossard, Quebec J4Y 2R3 (CA)	(72) Inventor: Bedard, Mark Greenfield Park, Quebec J4V2G1 (CA) (74) Representative: Wasmeier, Alfons, Dipl.-Ing.  Patentanwälte Wasmeier & Graf,Postfach 10 08 26 93008 Regensburg 93008 Regensburg (DE)