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(43) Date of publication: 28.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/44 (21) Application number: 97909964.0 (22) Date of filing: 08.10.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F21S 6/ 00( . ) F21V 25/ 12( . ) F21V 25/ 10( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1997/017906 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/016942 (23.04.1998 Gazette 1998/16)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE FR GB NL SE (30) Priority: 11.10.1996 US 19960027912P 10.06.1997 US 19970872416 (71) Applicant: Catalina Lighting, Inc. Miami, Florida 33015 (US)	(72) Inventor: FAI, Chan K., 6/F Kenning Industrial Building Kowloon Bay, Hong-Kong (CN) (74) Representative: Prato, Roberto, et al  STUDIO TORTA S.r.l., Via Viotti 9 10121 Torino 10121 Torino (IT)