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(43) Date of publication: 22.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/43 (21) Application number: 06752340.7 (22) Date of filing: 05.05.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B60T 8/1755(2006.01) B60T 8/48(2006.01) B62D 61/08(2006.01) B60T 8/32(2006.01) B62K 5/04(2006.01) B60T 8/24(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/017477 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/130043 (15.11.2007 Gazette 2007/46)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (71) Applicant: Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. Valcourt, Québec J0E 2L0 (CA)	(72) Inventors: MERCIER, Daniel Magog, QC J1X 3J9 (CA) JONASCH, Roland Westmount, QC H3Z 2M3 (CA) (74) Representative: Solf, Alexander  Patentanwälte Dr. Solf & Zapf Candidplatz 15 81543 München 81543 München (DE)