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(43) Date of publication: 30.06.2021 Bulletin 2021/26 (21) Application number: 19766142.4 (22) Date of filing: 26.08.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A47C 7/74(2006.01) A47C 27/15(2006.01) A47C 27/14(2006.01) A47G 9/10(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/048215 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/041802 (27.02.2020 Gazette 2020/09)

(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: 24.08.2018 US 201862722177 P 02.09.2018 US 201862726270 P 21.11.2018 US 201862770707 P 12.08.2019 WO PCT/US2019/046242 (71) Applicant: SOFT-TEX INTERNATIONAL, INC. Waterford, NY 12188 (US)

(72) Inventor: SMIDERLE, Mark Midhurst, Ontario, L9X 0P3 (CA) (74) Representative: Frontoni, Stefano  Buzzi, Notaro & Antonielli d'Oulx S.p.A. Corso Vittorio Emanuele ll, 6 10123 Torino 10123 Torino (IT)