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(43) Date of publication: 18.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/42 (21) Application number: 05706468.5 (22) Date of filing: 07.02.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B60J 5/04(2006.01) B62D 65/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CA2005/000152 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/075226 (18.08.2005 Gazette 2005/33)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE FR IT (30) Priority: 06.02.2004 US 774195 (71) Applicant: INTIER AUTOMOTIVE CLOSURES INC. Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 4X7 (CA)

(72) Inventors: LIN, Jih, Cheng Farmington Hills, MI 48331 (US) BUENING, Dennis, John Northville, MI 48167 (US) BOKUN, Radoslav Windsor, Ontario N8r 2k5 (CA) FRITSCH, Manfred Dolton, GA 30720 (US) KRYSIAK, David Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069 (US) WENGLINSKI, Daniel, E. Livonia MI 48150 (US) KIREJCZYK, Juliusz Newmarket, Ontario L3X 1N4 (CA) REGNIER, Luc, R. Toronto, Ontario M4N 2V4 (CA) LEGAULT, David Windsor, Ontario N9G 2S5 (CA) BROADHEAD, Douglas, G. Brampton, Ontario L6Z 4P1 (CA) (74) Representative: Hössle, Markus  Hössle Kudlek & Partner Patentanwälte Postfach 10 23 38 70019 Stuttgart 70019 Stuttgart (DE)