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(43) Date of publication: 19.03.2014 Bulletin 2014/12 (21) Application number: 11865683.4 (22) Date of filing: 13.05.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B26B 21/40(2006.01) B26B 21/24(2006.01) B26B 21/14(2006.01) B26B 21/22(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2011/036376 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/158142 (22.11.2012 Gazette 2012/47)

(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 RS SE SI SK SM TR (71) Applicant: Eveready Battery Company, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri 63141 (US)	(72) Inventors: PROCHASKA, Frank Waynesboro, Virginia 22980 (US) WONDERLEY, Jeffrey Fort Defiance, Virginia 24437 (US) (74) Representative: von Kreisler Selting Werner  Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 50667 Köln 50667 Köln (DE)