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EP 1 113 975 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 11.07.2001 Bulletin 2001/28 (21) Application number: 99944670.1 (22) Date of filing: 15.09.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B66B 11/00, B66B 7/02, B66B 7/08 (86) International application number: PCT/FI9900/755 (87) International publication number: WO 0015/535 (23.03.2000 Gazette 2000/12)

(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: 15.09.1998 FI 981987 (71) Applicant: Kone Corporation 00330 Helsinki (FI)	(72) Inventor: VIITA-AHO, Tarvo FIN-05840 Hyvinkää (FI) (74) Representative: Zipse + Habersack  Wotanstrasse 64 80639 München 80639 München (DE)