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EP 0931571 B1 20010620 - Snowshoe

Title (en)

Snowshoe

Title (de)

Schneeschuh

Title (fr)

Raquette à neige

Publication

EP 0931571 B1 20010620 (FR)

Application

EP 99410001 A 19990118

Priority

FR 9801192 A 19980126

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0931571A1] Snow shoe consists of a frame (2) e.g. of metal tubing (8a, 8b), and a inner mesh layer, e.g. of textile, plastic or composition material. It also has a central base element (15) of a rigid material such as aluminium or plastic, fixed to the frame and situated in a horizontal plane below that of the mesh layer.

IPC 1-7

A63C 13/00

IPC 8 full level

A63C 13/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A63C 13/005 (2013.01 - EP US); A63C 13/006 (2013.01 - EP US); A63C 13/003 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0931571 A1 19990728; EP 0931571 B1 20010620; AT E202292 T1 20010715; DE 69900156 D1 20010726; US 6233849 B1 20010522

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99410001 A 19990118; AT 99410001 T 19990118; DE 69900156 T 19990118; US 23726399 A 19990125