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EP 0861934 B1 20020619 - Round squeezing device for tubular knitted goods

Title (en)

Round squeezing device for tubular knitted goods

Title (de)

Rundquetschwerk für Schlauch-Wirkware

Title (fr)

Dispositif rond pour l'essorage de tricots tubulaires

Publication

EP 0861934 B1 20020619 (DE)

Application

EP 98100661 A 19980116

Priority

DE 19707601 A 19970226

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0861934A2] The circular mangle, for tubular knit goods, has two mangle rollers (5) for each mangle (4) outside the tubular knitted fabric (6), and a counter roller (7) within the material.

IPC 1-7

D06B 15/02; D06C 5/00

IPC 8 full level

D06B 15/02 (2006.01); D06C 3/06 (2006.01); D06C 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D06B 15/025 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0861934 A2 19980902; EP 0861934 A3 19991013; EP 0861934 B1 20020619; AT E219534 T1 20020715; DE 19707601 C1 19980212; DE 59804476 D1 20020725; ES 2178045 T3 20021216; JP 2944981 B2 19990906; JP H10245768 A 19980914

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98100661 A 19980116; AT 98100661 T 19980116; DE 19707601 A 19970226; DE 59804476 T 19980116; ES 98100661 T 19980116; JP 3272598 A 19980216