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(43) Date of publication: 15.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/51 (21) Application number: 03708347.4 (22) Date of filing: 12.03.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01R 13/453, H01R 24/06, H01R 13/70, H02G 3/08 (86) International application number: PCT/GB2003/001055 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/079501 (25.09.2003 Gazette 2003/39)

(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 RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 15.03.2002 GB 0206205 (71) Applicant: Delta Electrical Limited Lancs OL9 9QG (GB)	(72) Inventors: LONERGAN, Lawrence Murray Manchester M28 2TW (GB) DUNFORD, Carl, Lee Oldham OL8 3EE (GB) (74) Representative: Shindler, Nigel  Brookes Batchellor LLP102-108 Clerkenwell Road London EC1M 5SA London EC1M 5SA (GB)