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EP 1 565 686 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 24.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/34 (21) Application number: 02778736.5 (22) Date of filing: 05.11.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F21V 7/00, B60Q 1/04, F21V 29/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/035477 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/044485 (27.05.2004 Gazette 2004/22)

(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 (71) Applicant: Collins & Aikman Automotive Company Inc. Troy, MI 48083 (US)	(72) Inventor: HODGES, Kenneth Oxford, MI 48371 (US) (74) Representative: Lippert, Stachow & Partner  Patentanwälte Frankenforster Strasse 135-137 51427 Bergisch Gladbach 51427 Bergisch Gladbach (DE)