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EP 1 430 226 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 23.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/26 (21) Application number: 02800368.9 (22) Date of filing: 26.09.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F16B 19/10 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/030659 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/029663 (10.04.2003 Gazette 2003/15)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR (30) Priority: 28.09.2001 JP 2001301829 (71) Applicant: Newfrey LLC Newark,Delaware 19711 (US)	(72) Inventor: KANIE, Hideki,Pop Rivet Fastener K.K. Toyohashi-shi, Aichi-ken (JP) (74) Representative: Haar, Lucas H., Dipl.-Ing. et al Patentanwälte Haar & Schwarz-Haar,Lessingstrasse 3 61231 Bad Nauheim 61231 Bad Nauheim (DE)