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(43) Date of publication: 26.10.1994 Bulletin 1994/43 (21) Application number: 93921490.0 (22) Date of filing: 09.09.1993

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A43B 5/ 04( . ) A43B 7/ 30( . ) A43B 5/ 06( . ) A43B 17/ 03( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1993/008560 (87) International publication number: WO 1994/005177 (17.03.1994 Gazette 1994/07)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE ES FR GB IT (30) Priority: 10.09.1992 US 19920943180 (71) Applicant: BIOMECHANICS CORPORATION OF AMERICA Melville, New York 11747 (US)	(72) Inventor: GROSS, Clifford Roslyn, NY 11576 (US) (74) Representative: Schippan, Ralph, Dr.-Ing.  Cohausz & Florack Patentanwälte Postfach 33 02 29 D-40435 Düsseldorf D-40435 Düsseldorf (DE)