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(43) Date of publication: 18.11.1998 Bulletin 1998/47 (21) Application number: 95922221.0 (22) Date of filing: 06.07.1995

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01R 12/ 18( . ) H01R 13/ 62( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1995/007143 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/002626 (23.01.1997 Gazette 1997/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE FR GB (71) Applicant: BERG ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING B.V. 5222 AV s'-Hertogenbosch (NL)	(72) Inventor: YODOGAWA, Akihiro Kanagawa-ken 251 (JP) (74) Representative: Geissler, Bernhard, Dr.jur., Dipl.-Phys., et al  Patent- u. Rechtsanwälte Bardehle -Pagenberg-Dost-Altenburg- Geissler-Isenbruck Galileiplatz 1 81679 München 81679 München (DE)