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EP 1 601 424 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.08.2005 (43) Date of publication: 07.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/49 (21) Application number: 04713421.8 (22) Date of filing: 20.02.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A63B 69/36 (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/005114 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/073803 (02.09.2004 Gazette 2004/36)

(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: 20.02.2003 US 371874 (71) Applicant: The Tiffin Company, Inc. Santa Cruz, CA 95062 (US)	(72) Inventor: TIFFIN, Richard, E. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (US) (74) Representative: Schurack, Eduard F.  Hofstetter, Schurack & Skora Balanstrasse 57 81541 München 81541 München (DE)