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EP 0041439 B1 19840201 - DEVICE FOR DRYING A PRISMATIC OBJECT

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR DRYING A PRISMATIC OBJECT

Publication

EP 0041439 B1 19840201 (FR)

Application

EP 81400833 A 19810526

Priority

FR 8012421 A 19800604

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4400892A] A device for drying a prismatic object, comprising two jaws (1, 2) hinged about a common pin (3) and each extended by a handle forming a lever (6, 7), each of these jaws defining a cavity (4, 5) for housing an absorbent lining. Application to the drying of tennis racket handles.

IPC 1-7

A63B 61/00

IPC 8 full level

A63B 59/00 (2006.01); A63B 61/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A63B 60/36 (2015.10 - EP US); A63B 61/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0041439 A1 19811209; EP 0041439 B1 19840201; AT E6034 T1 19840215; AU 542401 B2 19850221; AU 7130781 A 19811210; DE 3162100 D1 19840308; FR 2484067 A1 19811211; FR 2484067 B1 19820716; US 4400892 A 19830830

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 81400833 A 19810526; AT 81400833 T 19810526; AU 7130781 A 19810603; DE 3162100 T 19810526; FR 8012421 A 19800604; US 27006781 A 19810603