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(43) Date of publication: 23.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/04 (21) Application number: 00930207.6 (22) Date of filing: 28.04.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F16C 1/10, G05G 1/00, B23P 11/00, B23P 11/02, B29C 31/04 (86) International application number: PCT/US0011/477 (87) International publication number: WO 0066/901 (09.11.2000 Gazette 2000/45)

(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: 29.04.1999 US 302341 (71) Applicant: Clark Equipment Company Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey 07675-8738 (US)	(72) Inventor: BERG, Gerald, M. Lisbon, ND 58054 (US) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)