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(43) Date of publication: 20.09.2000 Bulletin 2000/38 (21) Application number: 98930797.0 (22) Date of filing: 12.06.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65H 19/28, B65H 19/22 (86) International application number: PCT/EP9803/542 (87) International publication number: WO 9856/700 (17.12.1998 Gazette 1998/50)

(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: 13.06.1997 DE 29710225 U (71) Applicant: BELOIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Wilmington,Delaware 19803 (US)	(72) Inventors: GÖRNER, Bernd D-73235 Weilheim (DE) GANGEMI, Donald Great Barrington, MA 01230 (US) (74) Representative: Schumacher, Horst, Dr. Dipl.-Phys. et al König-Palgen-Schumacher-KluinPatentanwälteFrühlingstrasse 43A 45133 Essen 45133 Essen (DE)