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EP 1 161 732 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 27.09.2001 (43) Date of publication: 12.12.2001 Bulletin 2001/50 (21) Application number: 00914962.6 (22) Date of filing: 15.03.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/24, G06F 17/28, G06F 17/60 (86) International application number: PCT/US0006/647 (87) International publication number: WO 0055/786 (21.09.2000 Gazette 2000/38)

(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: 15.03.1999 US 267616 (71) Applicant: Snap-On Technologies, Inc. Lincolnshire, IL 60069 (US)	(72) Inventor: DE BELLEFEUILLE, Jean Brunswick, ME 04011 (US) (74) Representative: Nöth, Heinz  Patent Attorney,Arnulfstrasse 25 80335 München 80335 München (DE)