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(43) Date of publication: 23.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/21 (21) Application number: 09847447.1 (22) Date of filing: 30.07.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D03D 15/00(2006.01) A47G 9/10(2006.01) A47G 9/02(2006.01) A41D 13/12(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/052285 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/008220 (20.01.2011 Gazette 2011/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 13.07.2009 US 501875 13.07.2009 US 501915 13.07.2009 US 501772 (71) Applicant: Precision Fabrics Group, Inc. Greensboro, NC 27401 (US)	(72) Inventors: LEONARD, W., Allen Greensboro NC 27410 (US) BLANTON, Neil Oak Ridge NC 27310 (US) MONTGOMERY, Terry Greensboro NC 27455 (US) MCCALL, Jones Greensboro NC 27408 (US) (74) Representative: Harrison Goddard Foote  Belgrave Hall Belgrave Street Leeds LS2 8DD Leeds LS2 8DD (GB)