Can you show me an example of a lattice that would have one universal element and one null, but not all its elements complementable?

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I have a definition in a book:

a lattice $T$ can be complemented, if :

  1. it has one universal element $U$ and one null $n$,
  2. for each $x$ of $T$ can be associated at least one $\bar{x}$ of $T$, where $\left\{ \begin{array}{ll} x \lor \overline{x} = U \\ x \land \overline{x} = n \\ \end{array} \right.$

Being a computer engineer, I understand this well.
What I can't figure, and for which I would like to have an example from you, is :

What could be a lattice $T$ that :

  1. would have one universal element $U$ and one null $n$,
  2. but (for each $x$ of $T$ can be associated at least one $\bar{x}$ of $T$, where $\left\{ \begin{array}{ll} x \lor \overline{x} = U \\ x \land \overline{x} = n \\ \end{array} \right.$) would not be verified ?

Do you know an example, so that I can figure this myself clearer?