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(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: 22.07.1998 US 120934 (71) Applicant: The First Years Inc. Mission Viejo, CA 92692 (US)	(72) Inventors: CONFORTI, Carl, J. Tiverton, RI 02878 (US) JOHNSTONE, Scott, A. Pleasant Valley, CT 06063 (US) NIELSEN, Glen Kent, CT 06757 (US) (74) Representative: Hitchcock, Esmond Antony et al Lloyd Wise, Tregear & Co.,Commonwealth House,1-19 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1LW London WC1A 1LW (GB)