(19)
(11) EP 1 233 480 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
03.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/49

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
11.06.2003 Bulletin 2003/24

(21) Application number: 01123222.0

(22) Date of filing: 01.10.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01R 13/635, H01R 13/627, H01R 13/629

(54)

A connector and a method of assembling a connector

Verbinder und Zusammenbauverfahren dafür

Connecteur et méthode pour son assemblage

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT DE FR

(30) Priority: 16.02.2001 JP 2001040822

(43) Date of publication of application:
21.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/34

(60) Divisional application:
03008174.9 / 1333542

(73) Proprietor: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
Yokkaichi-City, Mie, 510-8503 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Nakamura, Hideto, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Yokkaichi-city, Mie 510-8503 (JP)

(74) Representative: Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte 
Grafinger Strasse 2
81671 München
81671 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 583 056
EP-A- 0 926 773
 EP-A- 0 841 724
DE-A- 19 714 459
   
       
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