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EP 1004104 A1 20000531 - TIME CLOCK WITH STANDPOST STRUCTURE

Title (en)

TIME CLOCK WITH STANDPOST STRUCTURE

Title (de)

PARKUHR MIT PFOSTENSTRUKTUR

Title (fr)

HORODATEUR A STRUCTURE EN BORNE

Publication

EP 1004104 A1 20000531 (FR)

Application

EP 98941561 A 19980806

Priority

FR 9801762 W 19980806
FR 9710446 A 19970819

Abstract (en)

[origin: FR2767593A1] has technical housing which receives coins from collector and delivers parking ticket then passes coins to storage unit

IPC 1-7

G07F 17/24

IPC 8 full level

G07F 17/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07F 17/248 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9909531A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2767593 A1 19990226; FR 2767593 B1 19991203; AU 8989298 A 19990308; EP 1004104 A1 20000531; WO 9909531 A1 19990225

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 9710446 A 19970819; AU 8989298 A 19980806; EP 98941561 A 19980806; FR 9801762 W 19980806