function cookieUtilObj() {
	/**** BEGIN PRIVATE VARIABLES ****/
	/**** END PRIVATE VARIABLES ****/
	
	
	/**** BEGIN PUBLIC METHOD POINTERS ****/
	/**** END PUBLIC METHOD POINTERS ****/
	
	
	/**** BEGIN "CONSTRUCTOR" ACTIONS ****/
	this.createCookie = createCookie;
	this.readCookie = readCookie;
	this.eraseCookie = eraseCookie;
	/**** END "CONSTRUCTOR" ACTIONS ****/
	
	
	/**** BEGIN PUBLIC METHODS ****/
	function createCookie(name,value,days) {
	if (days) {
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
		var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	}
		else var expires = "";
		document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	}
	
	function readCookie(name) {
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	}
	
	function eraseCookie(name) {
		createCookie(name,"",-1);
	}
	/**** END PUBLIC METHODS ****/
	
	
	/**** BEGIN PRIVATE METHODS ****/
	/**** END PRIVATE METHODS ****/
}