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(43) Date of publication: 31.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/35 (21) Application number: 99965779.4 (22) Date of filing: 11.11.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A47L 1/06, A47L 13/24, A47L 13/44, A47L 13/42, B60S 3/04, B25G 3/38 (86) International application number: PCT/US1999/026504 (87) International publication number: WO 2001/034013 (17.05.2001 Gazette 2001/20)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicant: K & R Industries, Inc. Lincoln Park, MI 48146 (US)	(72) Inventor: POST, Kenneth, P. Lincoln Park, MI 48146 (US) (74) Representative: Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker  Patentanwälte Postfach 10 37 62 70032 Stuttgart 70032 Stuttgart (DE) (56) References cited: :