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(43) Date of publication: 17.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/42 (21) Application number: 00980786.8 (22) Date of filing: 22.11.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E04H 1/00, E04H 14/00, E04H 3/00, E04H 5/00, E04H 6/00, E04H 9/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0032/299 (87) International publication number: WO 0138/669 (31.05.2001 Gazette 2001/22)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 23.11.1999 US 166961 P 28.04.2000 US 201080 P (71) Applicant: Playstar, Inc. Janesville, WI 53547 (US)	(72) Inventor: ZEILINGER, Brian, K. Janesville, WI 53545 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & SchwanhäusserAnwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)