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(88) Date of publication A3: 19.12.2002 (43) Date of publication: 21.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/04 (21) Application number: 02764303.0 (22) Date of filing: 23.04.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H05K 5/02, G06K 7/00, H01R 13/703 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/012766 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/087298 (31.10.2002 Gazette 2002/44)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 23.04.2001 JP 2001123877 07.08.2001 JP 2001239471 (71) Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED LisleIllinois 60532 (US)	(72) Inventor: HIRATA, Toshihisa Yamato-shi, Kanagawa 242-0018 (JP) (74) Representative: Kampfenkel, Klaus, Dipl.-Ing.  Blumbach, Kramer & Partner GbR,Alexandrastrasse 5 65187 Wiesbaden 65187 Wiesbaden (DE)