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EP 0388989 A3 19920108 - EXCHANGEABLE SHOE FASTENING

Title (en)

EXCHANGEABLE SHOE FASTENING

Publication

EP 0388989 A3 19920108 (DE)

Application

EP 90105604 A 19900323

Priority

DE 8909937 U 19890819
US 32833089 A 19890324

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0388989A2] The shoe fastening is characterised in that it has an exchangeable combination of a shoelace fastening with a touch-and-close fastening.

IPC 1-7

A43C 11/00

IPC 8 full level

A43B 11/00 (2006.01); A43C 1/00 (2006.01); A43C 11/00 (2006.01); A43C 11/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A43C 1/00 (2013.01); A43C 11/1493 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] US 4282657 A 19810811 - ANTONIOUS ANTHONY J
[X] US 4296558 A 19811027 - ANTONIOUS ANTHONY J
[X] DE 8517947 U1 19850808

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0388989 A2 19900926; EP 0388989 A3 19920108; EP 0388989 B1 19941026; AT E113175 T1 19941115; DE 59007541 D1 19941201; DE 8909937 U1 19900118; DK 0388989 T3 19941212

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 90105604 A 19900323; AT 90105604 T 19900323; DE 59007541 T 19900323; DE 8909937 U 19890819; DK 90105604 T 19900323