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EP 0949600 B1 20050727 - Price indicating device

Title (en)

Price indicating device

Title (de)

Preisschild

Title (fr)

Dispositif indicateur de prix

Publication

EP 0949600 B1 20050727 (FR)

Application

EP 99500028 A 19990222

Priority

ES 9800731 A 19980406

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0949600A2] Price indicator consists of a front panel (1) with a space for a description of the product and a window (11) divided into sections for displaying the numbers making up the price. The numbers are screen-printed on a series of discs (3) located behind the front panel and inserted through elongated slots (21) in a backing panel (2), with partitions between the slots for the disc pivots (5).

IPC 1-7

G09F 11/23; G09F 3/20

IPC 8 full level

G09F 3/20 (2006.01); G09F 11/23 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G09F 3/202 (2013.01); G09F 11/23 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB IT LU NL PT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0949600 A2 19991013; EP 0949600 A3 19991229; EP 0949600 B1 20050727; DE 69926288 D1 20050901; ES 2156667 A1 20010701; ES 2156667 B1 20020216

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99500028 A 19990222; DE 69926288 T 19990222; ES 9800731 A 19980406