AN ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE WITH IMPROVED RING AND STRAP FASTENING SYSTEM - Patent 1365712

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EP 1 365 712 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	03.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/49

(21)	Application number: 01966050.5

(22)	Date of filing: 21.08.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61F 5/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0126/122

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0201/7827 (07.03.2002 Gazette 2002/10)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

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Priority:

21.08.2000 US 226530 P

(71)	Applicant: Beiersdorf AG
	20253 Hamburg (DE)

(72)	Inventors:
	DOMANSKI, Edward, M. Batavia, OH 45103 (US) HINDS, Sherry, A. Goshen, OH 45122 (US) TAYLOR, Richard, G. Cincinnati, OH 45245 (US)

(74)	Representative: Wilke, Jochen
	c/o Beiersdorf AGPatentabt./Kst.6713Unnastrasse 48 D-20245 Hamburg D-20245 Hamburg (DE)

(54)	AN ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE WITH IMPROVED RING AND STRAP FASTENING SYSTEM