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(43) Date of publication: 19.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/03 (21) Application number: 03710562.4 (22) Date of filing: 05.03.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65H 18/26 (86) International application number: PCT/SE2003/000363 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/076320 (18.09.2003 Gazette 2003/38)

(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: 08.03.2002 SE 0200691 01.04.2002 US 369177 P (71) Applicant: Metso Paper Karlstad AB 651 15 Karlstad (SE)	(72) Inventors: RAGARD, Ulf, Johan S-653 45 Karlstad (SE) ÖNNERLÖV, Lars-Erik, Roland S-653 46 Karlstad (SE) (74) Representative: Lundquist, Lars-Olof et al L-O Lundquist Patentbyra AB,Box 80 651 03 Karlstad 651 03 Karlstad (SE)