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EP 0694319 B1 20010523 - A hand protector

Title (en)

A hand protector

Title (de)

Handschutz

Title (fr)

Garde-main

Publication

EP 0694319 B1 20010523 (EN)

Application

EP 95650026 A 19950721

Priority

IE 940585 A 19940721

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0694319A1] A hand protector (1) for hockey players has a scalloped or shell shaped body (2) of flexible padding material which closely covers the back of a players hand when gripping a hockey stick. The body (2) is held in place on the players hand by elasticated finger loops on an underside of the body (2) adjacent a front end of the body (2). <MATH>

IPC 1-7

A63B 71/14

IPC 8 full level

A41D 13/08 (2006.01); A63B 71/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A41D 13/084 (2013.01); A63B 71/143 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE ES FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0694319 A1 19960131; EP 0694319 B1 20010523; DE 69520984 D1 20010628; DE 69520984 T2 20020404

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 95650026 A 19950721; DE 69520984 T 19950721