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EP 0933480 A3 20000126 - Flushing cistern

Title (en)

Flushing cistern

Title (de)

Spülkasten

Title (fr)

Réservoir de chasse d'eau

Publication

EP 0933480 A3 20000126 (DE)

Application

EP 99810019 A 19990114

Priority

CH 21098 A 19980128

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0933480A2] The recesses are grooves (19) in which, fasteners (3) are pushed in the longitudinal direction. The grooves are open towards the front side (2a) or rear side (2b) of the cistern (2).

IPC 1-7

E03D 1/012

IPC 8 full level

E03D 1/012 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E03D 1/0125 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[AD] EP 0588766 A1 19940323 - GEBERIT AG [CH]
[X] EP 0201768 A2 19861120 - SANBLOC GMBH [DE]
[X] EP 0731223 A1 19960911 - MERO GMBH & CO KG [DE]
[X] DE 8508107 U1 19850502
[A] DE 29506237 U1 19950629 - GEBERIT AG [CH]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 29822709 U1 19990311; EP 0933480 A2 19990804; EP 0933480 A3 20000126; PL 330618 A1 19990802

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 29822709 U 19981219; EP 99810019 A 19990114; PL 33061898 A 19981230