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(43) Date of publication: 12.01.2022 Bulletin 2022/02 (21) Application number: 19919493.7 (22) Date of filing: 08.03.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E01C 11/22(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): E03F 1/002; E03F 5/10; Y02A 30/30; E03F 5/103; E03F 5/18; E01C 11/226; Y02A 10/30; E03F 5/14 (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/021302 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/185196 (17.09.2020 Gazette 2020/38)

(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: KH MA MD TN (71) Applicant: Sports Care Products, Inc. Cleveland, OH 44128 (US)	(72) Inventors: KOMOCKI, David Novelty, Ohio 44072 (US) BEESON, Peter C. Jamestown, New York 14701 (US) ROEPER, Craig Cleveland, Ohio 44128 (US) (74) Representative: Grosse Schumacher Knauer von Hirschhausen  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Frühlingstrasse 43A 45133 Essen 45133 Essen (DE)