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EP 0175019 B1 19880316 - DEVICE FOR MOPPING FLOORS

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR MOPPING FLOORS

Publication

EP 0175019 B1 19880316 (DE)

Application

EP 84115305 A 19841212

Priority

DE 3432685 A 19840905

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4680826A] A floor wiper formed from two frame portions which are pivotal with respect to each other, and adapted to be locked by magnetic means, having a pedal disposed on one frame portion, and engaging the other, which pedal is adapted to disengage the magnetic locking means.

IPC 1-7

A47L 13/258

IPC 8 full level

A47L 13/258 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47L 13/258 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0175019 A1 19860326; EP 0175019 B1 19880316; AT E32975 T1 19880415; DE 3432685 A1 19860313; DE 3469846 D1 19880421; DK 155710 B 19890508; DK 155710 C 19890925; DK 609384 A 19860306; DK 609384 D0 19841218; US 4680826 A 19870721

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 84115305 A 19841212; AT 84115305 T 19841212; DE 3432685 A 19840905; DE 3469846 T 19841212; DK 609384 A 19841218; US 71813285 A 19850401