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EP 0311241 B1 19911204 - LINE HANGER

Title (en)

LINE HANGER

Publication

EP 0311241 B1 19911204 (EN)

Application

EP 88307574 A 19880816

Priority

GB 8723692 A 19871008

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0311241A1] A line hanger has an upper part 4 serving as a line head grip and a lower part 2 serving as a hanger grip body. The weight of the garment on the hanger will enable the line head grip 4 to grip the line and the hanger grip body 2 to secure the hanger head.

IPC 1-7

A47G 25/32

IPC 8 full level

A47G 25/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47G 25/1478 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB GR IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0311241 A1 19890412; EP 0311241 B1 19911204; AU 2254788 A 19890502; DE 3866667 D1 19920116; EP 0395641 A1 19901107; ES 2027385 T3 19920601; GB 8723692 D0 19871111; GR 3003695 T3 19930316; IL 87504 A0 19890131; WO 8903189 A1 19890420

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88307574 A 19880816; AU 2254788 A 19880816; DE 3866667 T 19880816; EP 88906978 A 19880816; ES 88307574 T 19880816; GB 8723692 A 19871008; GB 8800675 W 19880816; GR 920400121 T 19920130; IL 8750488 A 19880819