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(43) Date of publication: 21.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/47 (21) Application number: 00906402.3 (22) Date of filing: 22.02.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B66B 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/FI0000/143 (87) International publication number: WO 0050/328 (31.08.2000 Gazette 2000/35)

(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: 24.02.1999 FI 990403 (71) Applicant: Kone Corporation 00330 Helsinki (FI)	(72) Inventors: SINGH, Anthony FIN-05830 Hyvinkää (FI) KIVINIEMI, Seppo, J. B-1170 Bruxelles (BE) KONTTURI, Risto FIN-05200 Rajamäki (FI) DE JONG, Johannes FIN-04430 Järvenpää (FI) (74) Representative: Zipse + Habersack  Wotanstrasse 64 80639 München 80639 München (DE)