TUFTED ARTICLES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - Patent 0824614

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EP 0 824 614 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	25.02.1998 Bulletin 1998/09

(21)	Application number: 96913366.0

(22)	Date of filing: 07.05.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A47L 23/ 22^{( . )}
D05C 17/ 02^{( . )}

A47G 27/ 02^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/006464

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1996/035836 (14.11.1996 Gazette 1996/50)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE ES FR GB IT

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Priority:

08.05.1995 JP 19950109477

(71)	Applicant: MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
	St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	SAKAI, Hideyasu Sagamihara-city, Kanagawa pref. 229 (JP) NAGAHARA, Koji Yokohama-city, Kanagawa pref. 246 (JP)

(74)	Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER
	Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)

(54)	TUFTED ARTICLES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME