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(43) Date of publication: 19.09.2001 Bulletin 2001/38 (21) Application number: 99970955.3 (22) Date of filing: 26.10.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B26D 1/01 (86) International application number: PCT/US9924/050 (87) International publication number: WO 0024/552 (04.05.2000 Gazette 2000/18)

(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: 27.10.1998 US 105766 P (71) Applicant: J.E. Grote Company, Inc. Blacklick,Ohio 43004 (US)	(72) Inventors: NEWHOUSE, Scott, A. Grove City, OH 43123 (US) CROW, Darren, W. Columbus, OH 43229 (US) GRILLOT, Dale Gahanna, OH 43230 (US) (74) Representative: Götz, Georg  Götz & Küchler,Patentanwälte,Postfach 11 93 40 90130 Nürnberg 90130 Nürnberg (DE)