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(43) Date of publication: 07.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/45 (21) Application number: 00903719.3 (22) Date of filing: 04.02.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B66B 7/02 // B66B19:00 (86) International application number: PCT/FI0000/083 (87) International publication number: WO 0047/510 (17.08.2000 Gazette 2000/33)

(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: 12.02.1999 FI 990289 (71) Applicant: Kone Corporation 00330 Helsinki (FI)	(72) Inventor: SINGH, Anthony FIN-05830 Hyvinkää (FI) (74) Representative: Zipse + Habersack  Wotanstrasse 64 80639 München 80639 München (DE)