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(43) Date of publication: 21.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/17 (21) Application number: 00962692.0 (22) Date of filing: 18.09.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B23B 51/00, B27G 15/00 (86) International application number: PCT/GB2000/003581 (87) International publication number: WO 2001/023127 (05.04.2001 Gazette 2001/14)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL (30) Priority: 29.09.1999 GB 9922975 (71) Applicant: Titman Tip Tools Ltd Clacton-on-Sea,Essex CO15 4AB (GB)	(72) Inventor: TITMAN, Malcolm, John Clacton-on-Sea,Essex CO15 6LA (GB) (74) Representative: Allsop, John Rowland et al McLeod Allsop,Bledington Grounds Bledington, Glos 0X7 6XL Bledington, Glos 0X7 6XL (GB)