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(43) Date of publication: 16.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/03 (21) Application number: 00920210.2 (22) Date of filing: 07.04.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01R 4/50 (86) International application number: PCT/US0009/280 (87) International publication number: WO 0062/374 (19.10.2000 Gazette 2000/42)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 13.04.1999 US 289905 30.04.1999 US 303197 11.06.1999 US 330381 (71) Applicant: Centerpin Technology, Inc. Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 (US)	(72) Inventor: MCCARTHY, Dale, C. Pensacola, FL 32505 (US) (74) Representative: Skone James, Robert Edmund  GILL JENNINGS & EVERY Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)