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EP 0199274 B1 19891108 - TRANSPORT TROLLEY

Title (en)

TRANSPORT TROLLEY

Publication

EP 0199274 B1 19891108 (DE)

Application

EP 86105244 A 19860416

Priority

DE 3515069 A 19850426

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0199274A2] 1. A trolley (1) which may be pushed into a similar trolley and is provided with a means (2) for holding goods, a coin-operated lock (10) provided with a coupling device being arranged in the handle area (6, 7) of the trolley and permitting, on a deposit basis, the coupling and uncoupling from/to each other of trolleys with or without the utilization of a collecting point, characterized in that the coin-operated lock (10) is arranged in the area of one of the two handle support arms (6) and is supported on both the handle support arm (6) and the handle (7).

IPC 1-7

G07F 7/06

IPC 8 full level

G07F 7/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07F 7/0663 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0199274 A2 19861029; EP 0199274 A3 19861230; EP 0199274 B1 19891108; DE 3515069 A1 19861106; DE 3666886 D1 19891214

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 86105244 A 19860416; DE 3515069 A 19850426; DE 3666886 T 19860416