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(88) Date of publication A3: 02.11.2023 (43) Date of publication: 16.10.2024 Bulletin 2024/42 (21) Application number: 22925237.4 (22) Date of filing: 09.12.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A41D 13/015(2006.01) F41H 1/02(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A41D 13/0153; F41H 1/02; F41H 5/013 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/081309 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/167753 (07.09.2023 Gazette 2023/36)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 10.12.2021 US 202163265254 P (71) Applicant: Thin Gold Line, Inc. Wake Forest, NC 27587 (US)	(72) Inventor: HALL, Sara Beth Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587 (US) (74) Representative: Schwarz & Partner Patentanwälte GmbH  Patentanwälte Wipplingerstraße 30 1010 Wien 1010 Wien (AT)