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(43) Date of publication: 28.10.1992 Bulletin 1992/44 (21) Application number: 92900486.0 (22) Date of filing: 06.11.1991

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A43D 3/ 10( . ) A43D 21/ 00( . ) A43D 9/ 00( . ) B29D 35/ 06( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1991/008059 (87) International publication number: WO 1992/008385 (29.05.1992 Gazette 1992/12)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE (30) Priority: 09.11.1990 US 19900611085 (71) Applicant: CARTER FOOTWEAR, INC. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705 (US)	(72) Inventors: GONCHAR, Howard Kingston, PA 18704 (US) NOWAK, Tom Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 (US) WANDEL, Ray Dallas, PA 18612 (US) FELTER, Don Tunkhannock, PA 18657 (US) GOUL, Joe Scranton, PA 18509 (US) (74) Representative: Kennington, Eric Alasdair (GB), et al  Beresford & Co. 2-5 Warwick Court High Holborn GB-London WC1R 5DJ GB-London WC1R 5DJ (GB)