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EP 1 438 211 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 21.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/30 (21) Application number: 02800367.1 (22) Date of filing: 26.09.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B60N 3/06 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/030658 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/029044 (10.04.2003 Gazette 2003/15)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR (30) Priority: 28.09.2001 JP 2001299161 (71) Applicant: Newfrey LLC Newark,Delaware 19711 (US)	(72) Inventor: KATO, Hiroyuki,c/o Pop Rivet Fastener K.K. Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi-ken (JP) (74) Representative: Haar, Lucas H., Dipl.-Ing. et al Patentanwälte Haar & Schwarz-Haar,Lessingstrasse 3 61231 Bad Nauheim 61231 Bad Nauheim (DE)