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(88) Date of publication A3: 25.03.1999 (43) Date of publication: 21.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/25 (21) Application number: 98921226.1 (22) Date of filing: 15.05.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01R 23/72 (86) International application number: PCT/US9809/946 (87) International publication number: WO 9852/253 (19.11.1998 Gazette 1998/46)

(84) Designated Contracting States: BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB IE IT LI NL SE (30) Priority: 15.05.1997 US 46621 P (71) Applicant: BERG ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING B.V. 5222 AV's-Hertogenbosch (NL)	(72) Inventor: DOUTRICH, Ray, C. Lebanon, PA 17042 (US) (74) Representative: Beetz & PartnerPatentanwälte  Steinsdorfstrasse 10 80538 München 80538 München (DE)