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(43) Date of publication: 04.11.1998 Bulletin 1998/45 (21) Application number: 96941376.0 (22) Date of filing: 12.11.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A47C 27/ 10( . ) A61G 7/ 057( . ) A61G 7/ 05( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/018432 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/017870 (22.05.1997 Gazette 1997/22)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 13.11.1995 US 19950006458P 20.09.1996 US 19960710773 (71) Applicant: Sunrise Medical CCG Inc. Stevens Point, WI 54481 (US)	(72) Inventors: CAPRON, Christopher, C. La Verne, CA 91750 (US) SABIN, Kurt, M. Alta Loma, CA 91701 (US) MILLER, Craig, S., Jr. Corona, CA 91720 (US) MILLER, Craig, S., Sr. Yorba Linda, CA 92686 (US) (74) Representative: Wardley, Diana Mary, et al  Forrester & Boehmert, Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München 80801 München (DE)