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(43) Date of publication: 05.02.2003 Bulletin 2003/06 (21) Application number: 00915725.6 (22) Date of filing: 08.03.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A47G 5/02 (86) International application number: PCT/US0002/537 (87) International publication number: WO 0106/5984 (13.09.2001 Gazette 2001/37)

(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 (71) Applicant: Wayne-Dalton Corporation Pensacola, FL 32514 (US)	(72) Inventors: MULLET, Willis, Jay Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 (US) KYLE, Donald, Bruce Pace, FL 32571 (US) GREEN, Kelly, Ray Pace, FL 32571 (US) ASBURY, Harry, Edward Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 (US) (74) Representative: Borchert, Uwe Rudolf, Dipl.-Ing. et al PatentanwältePuschmann & Borchert,Sendlinger Strasse 35 80331 München 80331 München (DE)