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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.04.2013 (43) Date of publication: 16.04.2014 Bulletin 2014/16 (21) Application number: 12728151.7 (22) Date of filing: 08.06.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A47C 1/032(2006.01) A47C 7/38(2006.01) A47C 7/02(2006.01) A47C 7/14(2006.01) A47C 7/40(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2012/041626 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/170863 (13.12.2012 Gazette 2012/50)

(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: 09.06.2011 US 201161520391 P (71) Applicant: Haworth, Inc Holland, Michigan 49423 (US)	(72) Inventor: WILSON, Harold R. Holland, Michigan 49424 (US) (74) Representative: Lewin, David Nicholas  Haseltine Lake LLP Lincoln House, 5th Floor 300 High Holborn London WC1V 7JH London WC1V 7JH (GB)