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EP 0169262 B1 19880518 - CHAIR

Title (en)

CHAIR

Publication

EP 0169262 B1 19880518 (DE)

Application

EP 84108831 A 19840726

Priority

EP 84108831 A 19840726

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4676552A] A chair with four upright legs, each of which has a single socket, has a square frame assembled of four identical sections each having a straight central portion and two end portions bent outwardly through angles of 135 DEG . The end portions of neighboring sections have abutting toothed surfaces, and each pair of such end portions has a tip of reduced cross section which fits into one of the sockets. The seat on the frame is disposed inwardly of the legs to allow for stacking of several chairs in a small area.

IPC 1-7

A47C 3/00

IPC 8 full level

A47C 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47C 3/00 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 403/66 (2015.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT DE FR NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0169262 A1 19860129; EP 0169262 B1 19880518; AT E34290 T1 19880615; DE 3471244 D1 19880623; US 4676552 A 19870630

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 84108831 A 19840726; AT 84108831 T 19840726; DE 3471244 T 19840726; US 64544384 A 19840829