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(88) Date of publication A3: 31.01.2013 (43) Date of publication: 26.03.2014 Bulletin 2014/13 (21) Application number: 12786715.8 (22) Date of filing: 18.05.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A45C 11/00(2006.01) A45C 3/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2012/038541 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/159014 (22.11.2012 Gazette 2012/47)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 18.05.2011 US 201161487521 P (71) Applicant: Crawford, Nathan W. Hudsonville, Michigan 49426 (US)	(72) Inventor: Crawford, Nathan W. Hudsonville, Michigan 49426 (US) (74) Representative: Beyer, Andreas  Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München 81541 München (DE)