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EP 0263790 B1 19910508 - APPARATUS FOR HYGIENICALLY PICKING UP DOG EXCREMENTS

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR HYGIENICALLY PICKING UP DOG EXCREMENTS

Publication

EP 0263790 B1 19910508 (DE)

Application

EP 87810565 A 19871001

Priority

CH 394986 A 19861003

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4836594A] An apparatus for collecting feces has a glove bag, a receiving container attached to the glove bag, the receiving container having a reinforcing rim and being shaped in one piece and disposed on a closed end of the glove bag.

IPC 1-7

A01M 3/00; E01H 1/12

IPC 8 full level

A01M 3/00 (2006.01); E01H 1/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E01H 1/1206 (2013.01 - EP US); E01H 2001/126 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE FR GB LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0263790 A2 19880413; EP 0263790 A3 19880727; EP 0263790 B1 19910508; AT E63346 T1 19910515; DE 3769907 D1 19910613; US 4836594 A 19890606

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87810565 A 19871001; AT 87810565 T 19871001; DE 3769907 T 19871001; US 16837188 A 19880315