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(88) Date of publication A3: 07.10.2004 (43) Date of publication: 12.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/02 (21) Application number: 03733852.2 (22) Date of filing: 10.04.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B23G 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/011254 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/086694 (23.10.2003 Gazette 2003/43)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 11.04.2002 JP 2002108871 (71) Applicant: Newfrey LLC Newark,Delaware 19711 (US)	(72) Inventor: MAKINO, Takanori,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)