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EP 0097600 B1 19880203 - LOUNGE CHAIR

Title (en)

LOUNGE CHAIR

Publication

EP 0097600 B1 19880203 (FR)

Application

EP 83420088 A 19830526

Priority

FR 8211323 A 19820622

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4521054A] A chaise lounge has a supporting unit whose longitudinal members are provided with rollers and are slotted to receive arms of a backrest which have pins selectively engageable in notches along these slots and whose free ends are engageable by abutments on the underside of the supporting unit to cantilever the backrest on the latter.

IPC 1-7

A47C 1/026

IPC 8 full level

A47C 1/026 (2006.01); A47C 1/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47C 1/026 (2013.01 - EP US); A47C 1/143 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0097600 A2 19840104; EP 0097600 A3 19850410; EP 0097600 B1 19880203; AT E32297 T1 19880215; CA 1221900 A 19870519; DE 3375549 D1 19880310; FR 2528679 A1 19831223; FR 2528679 B1 19851025; US 4521054 A 19850604

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 83420088 A 19830526; AT 83420088 T 19830526; CA 429189 A 19830530; DE 3375549 T 19830526; FR 8211323 A 19820622; US 50425083 A 19830614