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EP 0113422 B1 19881019 - APPARATUS TO WARM AND TO DRY SHOES

Title (en)

APPARATUS TO WARM AND TO DRY SHOES

Publication

EP 0113422 B1 19881019 (DE)

Application

EP 83111924 A 19831129

Priority

DE 8234580 U 19821209
DE 8314216 U 19830513

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4517443A] The apparatus for heating and drying shoes not only has a stretching member with an electrical resistance heater, but also a clip, which is fixed in an articulated manner to the stretchi

IPC 1-7

A47L 23/20

IPC 8 full level

A47L 23/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47L 23/205 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0113422 A2 19840718; EP 0113422 A3 19851106; EP 0113422 B1 19881019; DE 3378249 D1 19881124; DK 564583 A 19840610; DK 564583 D0 19831208; FI 834479 A0 19831207; FI 834479 A 19840610; NO 159236 B 19880905; NO 159236 C 19881214; NO 834444 L 19840612; US 4517443 A 19850514

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 83111924 A 19831129; DE 3378249 T 19831129; DK 564583 A 19831208; FI 834479 A 19831207; NO 834444 A 19831202; US 55834183 A 19831205