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(43) Date of publication: 21.06.2017 Bulletin 2017/25 (21) Application number: 15831890.7 (22) Date of filing: 17.08.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B60H 1/00(2006.01) B60H 1/26(2006.01) B60H 1/24(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/045521 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/025950 (18.02.2016 Gazette 2016/07)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA (30) Priority: 15.08.2014 US 201414460622 (71) Applicant: Signature Automotive Products LLC Wixom, Michigan 48393 (US)	(72) Inventors: BUTCHER, JR. William Howell, Michigan 48843 (US) SVOBODA, James A. Byron, Michigan 48418 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann, Tankred Klaus et al Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB Patentanwälte Radlkoferstrasse 2 81373 München 81373 München (DE)