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EP 1017961 A2 20000712 - A DEVICE FOR SIZE CHECK OF LUGGAGE

Title (en)

A DEVICE FOR SIZE CHECK OF LUGGAGE

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUR KONTROLLE VON GEPÄCKABMESSUNGEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE CONTROLE DE LA TAILLE DE BAGAGES

Publication

EP 1017961 A2 20000712 (EN)

Application

EP 98945738 A 19980928

Priority

SE 9801730 W 19980928
SE 9703495 A 19970926

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9917075A2] A device for size check of luggage, said device comprising means for delimiting a three-dimensional space corresponding to maximum allowed size of the luggage.

IPC 1-7

G01B 11/04; B07C 5/12

IPC 8 full level

B07C 5/06 (2006.01); G01B 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B07C 5/06 (2013.01); G01B 5/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9917075A3

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9917075 A2 19990408; WO 9917075 A3 19990520; AU 9291498 A 19990423; CA 2304721 A1 19990408; EP 1017961 A2 20000712; SE 9703495 D0 19970926; SE 9703495 L 19990327

DOCDB simple family (application)

SE 9801730 W 19980928; AU 9291498 A 19980928; CA 2304721 A 19980928; EP 98945738 A 19980928; SE 9703495 A 19970926