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(43) Date of publication: 02.01.2019 Bulletin 2019/01 (21) Application number: 17757030.6 (22) Date of filing: 17.02.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A43B 13/22(2006.01) A43B 13/14(2006.01) B68C 3/00(2006.01) A43B 5/00(2006.01) A43B 13/18(2006.01) F16B 2/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2017/018316 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/147006 (31.08.2017 Gazette 2017/35)

(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: 22.02.2016 US 201662298361 P 16.02.2017 US 201715435064 (71) Applicant: Ariat International, Inc. Union City, CA 94587 (US)	(72) Inventors: BUCK IV, Calvin Myron Washougal, WA 98671 (US) PRATS, Gabriel Pablo Lake Forest, CA 92630 (US) (74) Representative: HGF Limited  1 City Walk Leeds LS11 9DX Leeds LS11 9DX (GB)