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(43) Date of publication: 29.03.2000 Bulletin 2000/13 (21) Application number: 98932258.1 (22) Date of filing: 15.06.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B62K 5/06, B62K 15/00 (86) International application number: PCT/GB9801/735 (87) International publication number: WO 9856/644 (17.12.1998 Gazette 1998/50)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 13.06.1997 GB 9712251 (71) Applicant: SUNRISE MEDICAL LIMITED Wollaston,West Midlands DY8 4PS (GB)	(72) Inventor: GOULD, Royston, Mervyn Kingswinford,West Midlands DY6 8XT (GB) (74) Representative: Wardley, Diana Mary  Forrester & Boehmert,Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München 80801 München (DE)