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(88) Date of publication A3: 13.12.2001 (43) Date of publication: 03.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/27 (21) Application number: 00968737.7 (22) Date of filing: 05.10.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B26B 25/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0027/488 (87) International publication number: WO 0124/977 (12.04.2001 Gazette 2001/15)

(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: 06.10.1999 US 157929 P (71) Applicant: BETTCHER INDUSTRIES, INC. BirminghamOhio 44816 (US)	(72) Inventors: WHITED, Jeffrey, A. Amherst, OH 44001 (US) LEIMBACH, Robert, L. Wakeman, OH 44819 (US) HERRMANN, Raymond Westlake, OH 44145 (US) (74) Representative: Henkel, Feiler, Hänzel  Möhlstrasse 37 81675 München 81675 München (DE)