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EP 1006245 A3 20020130 - Accommodation

Title (en)

Accommodation

Title (de)

Wohnung

Title (fr)

Logement

Publication

EP 1006245 A3 20020130 (EN)

Application

EP 99309640 A 19991201

Priority

GB 9826508 A 19981202

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1006245A2] Accommodation comprises two units 1a, 1b each having a sleeping section 2a, 2b and a living section 3a, 4a, 5a, 3b, 4b, 5b, the living sections of the two units being adjacent at the same level and the sleeping sections lying one above the other. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

E04H 3/02

IPC 8 full level

E04H 3/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E04H 3/02 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[XY] US 5487240 A 19960130 - MILLER FREDERICK H [US]
[X] DE 2161544 A1 19730614 - WILD ZOSSIMA ODETTE
[X] GB 108747 A 19170823 - RICHARDS THOMAS EDGAR
[Y] DE 8800654 U1 19880310

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 1006245 A2 20000607; EP 1006245 A3 20020130; CA 2291663 A1 20000602; GB 2344361 A 20000607; GB 9826508 D0 19990127; JP 2000160857 A 20000613

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99309640 A 19991201; CA 2291663 A 19991201; GB 9826508 A 19981202; JP 34353399 A 19991202