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(43) Date of publication: 11.07.2018 Bulletin 2018/28 (21) Application number: 16766760.9 (22) Date of filing: 02.09.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A41C 3/00(2006.01) A41C 5/00(2006.01) A41F 9/00(2006.01) A41C 3/12(2006.01) A41B 9/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/050248 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/041024 (09.03.2017 Gazette 2017/10)

(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 Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 03.09.2015 US 201514845181 (71) Applicant: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC Winston-Salem, NC 27105 (US)	(72) Inventors: ABBOTT, Michael D. Statesville, North Carolina 28625 (US) WARREN, Roger D. Claremont, North Carolina 28610 (US) L'ITALIEN, Reginald New London, North Carolina 28127 (US) (74) Representative: Conroy, John  Fish & Richardson P.C. Highlight Business Towers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8 80807 München 80807 München (DE)