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EP 0092481 B1 19891011 - LAVATORY (W.C)

Title (en)

LAVATORY (W.C)

Publication

EP 0092481 B1 19891011 (FR)

Application

EP 83400757 A 19830418

Priority

FR 8206597 A 19820416
FR 8212193 A 19820712
FR 8220836 A 19821213

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0092481A1] Sanitary installations, more particularly a toilet installation comprised of a pan (1) surmounted at the back by an apparatus (8) comprising a push-button (7), a sliding door (9) and means for the transport and cleaning of a plurality of seats which are recycled and exchanged one by one on the pan in replacement of the conventional folding seat, and so that one of said seats is removed from the top of the pan to be cleaned in the apparatus while another previously cleaned seat (6) comes out of the apparatus and is arranged on the bowl.

IPC 1-7

A47K 13/30

IPC 8 full level

A47K 13/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47K 13/302 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0092481 A1 19831026; EP 0092481 B1 19891011; DE 3380683 D1 19891116; WO 8303532 A1 19831027

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 83400757 A 19830418; DE 3380683 T 19830418; FR 8300071 W 19830418