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(43) Date of publication: 29.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/22 (21) Application number: 00955577.2 (22) Date of filing: 16.08.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01R 9/05, H01R 4/50 (86) International application number: PCT/US0022/426 (87) International publication number: WO 0113/470 (22.02.2001 Gazette 2001/08)

(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: 16.08.1999 US 149117 P 05.01.2000 US 174446 P (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 & EVERYBroadgate House7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)