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EP 1003084 A2 20000524 - Cleaning web

Title (en)

Cleaning web

Title (de)

Reinigungsband

Title (fr)

Bande de nettoyage

Publication

EP 1003084 A2 20000524 (EN)

Application

EP 99309198 A 19991118

Priority

GB 9825343 A 19981119

Abstract (en)

A cleaning web 40 for use in electrostatic reproduction equipment including fibres the cross-section of each of which having a peripheral dimension and an area, wherein the ratio of the peripheral dimension and cross-sectional area is greater than the said ratio for a fibre of circular or substantially circular and equal area of cross-section, for instance tri-lobal or multi-lobal fibres. One side of the cleaning web may be substantially impermeable. A cleaning web having one substantially impermeable side may be produced with conventional fibres. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G03G 15/20

IPC 8 full level

G03G 15/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G03G 15/2025 (2013.01)

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)

EP 1003084 A2 20000524; EP 1003084 A3 20011128; GB 9825343 D0 19990113

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99309198 A 19991118; GB 9825343 A 19981119