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EP 0634124 B1 19980121 - Mattress

Title (en)

Mattress

Title (de)

Matratze

Title (fr)

Matelas

Publication

EP 0634124 B1 19980121 (DE)

Application

EP 94110853 A 19940713

Priority

DE 9310575 U 19930715

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0634124A1] In the case of a mattress having a core which contains air channels (8, 9), is made of foamed material and/or latex and comprises a plurality of zones (1 to 7) of different hardness, each extending over the full width of the mattress, the varying degrees of hardness of the zones are determined by a different number of air channels (8, 9) provided for each zone and/or different diameters of the air channels (8, 9). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A47C 27/14

IPC 8 full level

A47C 27/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47C 21/046 (2013.01); A47C 27/144 (2013.01); A47C 27/146 (2013.01); A47C 27/148 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE FR IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0634124 A1 19950118; EP 0634124 B1 19980121; AT E162377 T1 19980215; DE 4337912 A1 19950119; DE 59405067 D1 19980226; DE 9310575 U1 19941117

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 94110853 A 19940713; AT 94110853 T 19940713; DE 4337912 A 19931106; DE 59405067 T 19940713; DE 9310575 U 19930715