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(43) Date of publication: 29.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/05 (21) Application number: 01938193.8 (22) Date of filing: 07.05.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E04B 2/12, E04B 2/22, E04F 15/08, E04F 13/14, B44C 3/12 (86) International application number: PCT/EP0105/167 (87) International publication number: WO 0108/6086 (15.11.2001 Gazette 2001/46)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR (30) Priority: 05.05.2000 IT TO000423 (71) Applicant: U.S. Commercial Service LLC 6900 Lugano (CH)	(72) Inventor: MORIGI, Adriano I-10138 Torino (IT) (74) Representative: Lotti, Giorgio  c/o Ing. Barzanò & Zanardo Milano S.p.A.Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 61 10128 Torino 10128 Torino (IT)