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EP 0909260 A1 19990421 - METHOD FOR SANITIZING SWIMMING POOLS AND RECIRCULATING WATER SYSTEMS

Title (en)

METHOD FOR SANITIZING SWIMMING POOLS AND RECIRCULATING WATER SYSTEMS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR SCHWIMMBADREINIGUNG UND KREISLAUFWASSERSYSTEME

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE DESINFECTION DES PISCINES ET DES SYSTEMES A RECIRCULATION D'EAU

Publication

EP 0909260 A1 19990421 (EN)

Application

EP 97925700 A 19970516

Priority

US 9708712 W 19970516
US 64897296 A 19960517

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9743215A1] A method of treating the water of a swimming pool equipped with a skimmer basket by placing bromochlorodimethylhydantoin in the skimmer basket and a cationic polymer in the pool.

IPC 1-7

C02F 1/50

IPC 8 full level

C02F 1/50 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C02F 1/50 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE ES FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9743215 A1 19971120; AU 3076397 A 19971205; AU 735824 B2 20010719; CA 2255928 A1 19971120; EP 0909260 A1 19990421; EP 0909260 A4 19991117; ZA 974174 B 19971210

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9708712 W 19970516; AU 3076397 A 19970516; CA 2255928 A 19970516; EP 97925700 A 19970516; ZA 974174 A 19970514