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(43) Date of publication: 28.06.2023 Bulletin 2023/26 (21) Application number: 21859122.0 (22) Date of filing: 19.08.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E05D 5/06(2006.01) E05F 5/02(2006.01) E05D 11/10(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B60R 21/38; E05D 3/145; E05Y 2900/536; E05D 5/0207 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/046655 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/040408 (24.02.2022 Gazette 2022/08)

(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: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 20.08.2020 US 202063068018 P (71) Applicants: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg 96052 Bamberg (DE) Taylor, Kim Farmington Hills, MI 48331 (US) Lakerdas, Andrew London, Ontario N6J4P2 (CA) Farrugia, Mark Clarkston, MI 48348 (US) Kuiper, Michael Shelby Township, MI 48316 (US)

(72) Inventors: TAYLOR, Kim FARMINGTON Hills, Michigan 48331 (US) LAKERDAS, Andrew London, Ontario N6J4P2 (CA) FARRUGIA, Mark Clarkston, Michigan 48348 (US) KUIPER, Michael Shelby Township, Michigan 48316 (US) (74) Representative: Maikowski & Ninnemann Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB  Postfach 15 09 20 10671 Berlin 10671 Berlin (DE)