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EP 1 144 221 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 17.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/42 (21) Application number: 99925147.3 (22) Date of filing: 26.05.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B60R 11/02 (86) International application number: PCT/GB9901/665 (87) International publication number: WO 0043/240 (27.07.2000 Gazette 2000/30)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE ES FR GB (30) Priority: 22.01.1999 GB 9901458 15.03.1999 GB 9905834 (71) Applicant: Hosiden Besson Limited Hove,East Susseex BN3 7EZ (GB)	(72) Inventor: PARMLEY, Charles Tonbridge,Kent TN10 4HB (GB) (74) Representative: Townsend, Victoria Jayne et al Hughes Clark & Co.,114/118 Southampton Row London WC1B 5AA London WC1B 5AA (GB)