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(43) Date of publication: 17.12.2014 Bulletin 2014/51 (21) Application number: 12868182.2 (22) Date of filing: 06.02.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A43B 7/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2012/023986 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/119199 (15.08.2013 Gazette 2013/33)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (71) Applicant: The Schawbel Corporation Bedford, MA 01730 (US)	(72) Inventors: WHITEHEAD, Ian Concord, MA 01742 (US) LYNCH, James, K. Bedford, MA 01730 (US) (74) Representative: Moffat, John Andrew  Avidity IP Broers Building Hauser Forum 21 JJ Thomson Ave Cambridge CB3 0FA Cambridge CB3 0FA (GB)