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(43) Date of publication: 20.05.1992 Bulletin 1992/21 (21) Application number: 90912628.0 (22) Date of filing: 27.07.1990

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A43B 17/ 00( . ) A43B 23/ 28( . ) A43B 23/ 07( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1990/004220 (87) International publication number: WO 1991/001661 (21.02.1991 Gazette 1991/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IT LI NL SE (30) Priority: 02.08.1989 US 19890389252 (71) Applicant: ROSEN, Henri E. Watertown, MA 02172 (US)	(72) Inventor: ROSEN, Henri E. Watertown, MA 02172 (US) (74) Representative: Dubois-Chabert, Guy  Société de Protection des Inventions 25, rue de Ponthieu F-75008 Paris F-75008 Paris (FR)