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(43) Date of publication: 09.08.2006 Bulletin 2006/32 (21) Application number: 04798319.2 (22) Date of filing: 23.11.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B66B 11/04(2006.01) B66D 5/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/FI2004/000710 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/049473 (02.06.2005 Gazette 2005/22)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 24.11.2003 FI 20031704 (71) Applicant: Kone Corporation 00330 Helsinki (FI)	(72) Inventors: MUSTALAHTI, Jorma FI-05620 Hyvinkää (FI) AULANKO, Esko FI-04230 Kerava (FI) (74) Representative: Zipse + Habersack  Patentanwälte Wotanstrasse 64 D-80639 München D-80639 München (DE)