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(43) Date of publication: 28.05.1997 Bulletin 1997/22 (21) Application number: 95925578.0 (22) Date of filing: 10.07.1995

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16L 37/ 098( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1995/008584 (87) International publication number: WO 1996/004501 (15.02.1996 Gazette 1996/08)

(84) Designated Contracting States: BE DE ES FR GB IT (30) Priority: 29.07.1994 US 19940282859 (71) Applicant: ITT INDUSTRIES, INC. Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (US)	(72) Inventors: KLINGER, Gary Warren, MI 48092 (US) BAIER, Siegfried K., Dipl.-Ing. 51580 Reichshof-Mittelagger (DE) (74) Representative: Portwich, Peter, et al  c/o ITT Automotive Europe GmbH, Guerickestrasse 7 60488 Frankfurt/Main 60488 Frankfurt/Main (DE)