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(43) Date of publication: 31.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/44 (21) Application number: 00901371.5 (22) Date of filing: 13.01.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E04B 5/12, E04B 1/82 (86) International application number: PCT/SE0000/037 (87) International publication number: WO 0042/266 (20.07.2000 Gazette 2000/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 15.01.1999 SE 9900095 (71) Applicant: Södra Timber AB 351 89 Växjö (SE)	(72) Inventors: HAMMER, Per S-234 32 Lomma (SE) ALSMARKER, Tomas S-224 67 Lund (SE) (74) Representative: Magnusson, Gustav  MAGNUPATENT ABP.O. Box 6207 200 11 Malmö 6 200 11 Malmö 6 (SE)