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(88) Date of publication A3: 23.10.2008 (43) Date of publication: 10.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/50 (21) Application number: 05854285.3 (22) Date of filing: 27.03.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01R 4/24(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/045523 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/111577 (04.10.2007 Gazette 2007/40)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK YU (71) Applicant: New Colt Holding Corporation Hartford, CT 06110 (US)	(72) Inventors: HOCHSTRATE, Paul Plantsville, CT 06479 (US) DAIGLE, Arthur Plymouth, CT 06782 (US) (74) Representative: Schmit, Christian Norbert Marie  SCHMIT CHRETIEN 111, cours du Médoc 33300 Bordeaux 33300 Bordeaux (FR)