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(43) Date of publication: 14.04.1999 Bulletin 1999/15 (21) Application number: 97933145.0 (22) Date of filing: 25.06.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B60R 21/ 276( . ) B60R 21/ 239( . ) B60R 21/ 16( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1997/010492 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/000313 (08.01.1998 Gazette 1998/01)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV RO SI (30) Priority: 28.06.1996 US 19960020851P 10.07.1996 US 19960021500P (71) Applicants: PRECISION FABRICS GROUP, INC. Greensboro, North Carolina 24701 (US) SANDIA CORPORATION Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-5800 (US)	(72) Inventors: NELSEN, James M. Albuquerque, NM 87111 (US) GWINN, Kenneth W. Cedar Crest, NM 87008 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)