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(43) Date of publication: 27.12.2000 Bulletin 2000/52 (21) Application number: 99903104.0 (22) Date of filing: 15.01.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B60P 7/02 (86) International application number: PCT/US9900/868 (87) International publication number: WO 9936/290 (22.07.1999 Gazette 1999/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT DE ES FR GB IT PT SE (30) Priority: 16.01.1998 US 71662 P (71) Applicant: BESTOP, INC. BroomfieldColorado 80020 (US)	(72) Inventors: NINNESS, Raymond, W. Eastpointe, MI 48021 (US) BROWER, Gregory, A. Fenton, MI 48430 (US) (74) Representative: Kovac, Werner, Dipl.-Ing.  c/o MAGNA EUROPA AGPatentabteilung2. Haidequerstrasse 3 1111 Wien 1111 Wien (AT)