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EP 1 461 505 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.12.2003 (43) Date of publication: 29.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/40 (21) Application number: 03705677.7 (22) Date of filing: 07.01.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E04D 1/36 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/000424 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/058005 (17.07.2003 Gazette 2003/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO (30) Priority: 07.01.2002 US 346464 P (71) Applicant: Collins & Aikman Automotive Company Inc. Troy, MI 48083 (US)	(72) Inventor: WARNER, Donald, H. Rochester Hills, MI 48309-2046 (US) (74) Representative: Kierdorf, Theodor, Dipl.-Ing.  Frankenforster Strasse 135-137 51427 Bergisch Gladbach 51427 Bergisch Gladbach (DE)