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(88) Date of publication A3: 28.04.2011 (43) Date of publication: 23.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/21 (21) Application number: 10800475.5 (22) Date of filing: 14.07.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B26B 21/54(2006.01) B26B 21/60(2006.01) C25D 3/04(2006.01) B26B 21/58(2006.01) B26B 19/38(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/041964 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/008851 (20.01.2011 Gazette 2011/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 15.07.2009 US 225586 P (71) Applicants: Eveready Battery Company, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri 63141 (US) Xu, Yiming Milford, Connecticut 06460 (US)	(72) Inventors: HOBSON, Wayne Huntington Connecticut 06484 (US) XU, Yiming Milford Connecticut 06460 (US) (74) Representative: von Kreisler Selting Werner  Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 50667 Köln 50667 Köln (DE)