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EP 1 438 537 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 04.03.2004 (43) Date of publication: 21.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/30 (21) Application number: 02799597.6 (22) Date of filing: 19.09.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F24F 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/029820 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/027575 (03.04.2003 Gazette 2003/14)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 21.09.2001 US 323855 P (71) Applicant: Collins & Aikman Automotive Company Inc. Troy, MI 48083 (US)	(72) Inventor: MURPHY, James, J. Oxford, MI 48371 (US) (74) Representative: Lippert, Stachow, Schmidt & Partner  Frankenforster Strasse 135-137 51427 Bergisch Gladbach 51427 Bergisch Gladbach (DE)