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EP 0647116 A1 19950412 - FLOOR CLEANING APPLIANCE.

Title (en)

FLOOR CLEANING APPLIANCE.

Title (de)

BODENREINIGUNGSGERÄT.

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE NETTOYAGE POUR PLANCHERS.

Publication

EP 0647116 A1 19950412 (DE)

Application

EP 93909861 A 19930429

Priority

EP 9301039 W 19930429

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9424923A1] A floor cleaning appliance or the like has a handle attached by a cardan or half-cardan joint to the actual cleaning, scrubbing, wiping or other arrangement. A liftable hoop (10) articulated to the cleaning device (R) engages a projection (St), a screw or a pin on the handle or snaps into a horizontal groove of the handle.

IPC 1-7

A47L 13/24; B25G 3/38

IPC 8 full level

A47L 13/24 (2006.01); B25G 3/38 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47L 13/24 (2013.01 - EP US); B25G 3/38 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9424923A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9424923 A1 19941110; DE 59306941 D1 19970821; EP 0647116 A1 19950412; EP 0647116 B1 19970716; US 5575033 A 19961119

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 9301039 W 19930429; DE 59306941 T 19930429; EP 93909861 A 19930429; US 35637194 A 19941227