diff --git a/bin/osv/osv.py b/bin/osv/osv.py
index 7d85ae363a9..3847caea5b2 100644
--- a/bin/osv/osv.py
+++ b/bin/osv/osv.py
@@ -192,20 +192,21 @@ class osv_memory(orm.orm_memory):
     #
     def createInstance(cls, pool, module, cr):
         name = hasattr(cls, '_name') and cls._name or cls._inherit
-        parent_name = hasattr(cls, '_inherit') and cls._inherit
-        if parent_name:
-            parent_class = pool.get(parent_name).__class__
-            assert pool.get(parent_name), "parent class %s does not exist in module %s !" % (parent_name, module)
-            nattr = {}
-            for s in ('_columns', '_defaults'):
-                new = copy.copy(getattr(pool.get(parent_name), s))
-                if hasattr(new, 'update'):
-                    new.update(cls.__dict__.get(s, {}))
-                else:
-                    new.extend(cls.__dict__.get(s, []))
-                nattr[s] = new
-            name = hasattr(cls, '_name') and cls._name or cls._inherit
-            cls = type(name, (cls, parent_class), nattr)
+        parent_names = hasattr(cls, '_inherit') and cls._inherit
+        if parent_names:
+            for parent_name in ((type(parent_names)==list) and parent_names or [parent_names]):
+                parent_class = pool.get(parent_name).__class__
+                assert pool.get(parent_name), "parent class %s does not exist in module %s !" % (parent_name, module)
+                nattr = {}
+                for s in ('_columns', '_defaults'):
+                    new = copy.copy(getattr(pool.get(parent_name), s))
+                    if hasattr(new, 'update'):
+                        new.update(cls.__dict__.get(s, {}))
+                    else:
+                        new.extend(cls.__dict__.get(s, []))
+                    nattr[s] = new
+                name = hasattr(cls, '_name') and cls._name or cls._inherit
+                cls = type(name, (cls, parent_class), nattr)
 
         obj = object.__new__(cls)
         obj.__init__(pool, cr)