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EP 1093106 A2 20010418 - An advertising display unit

Title (en)

An advertising display unit

Title (de)

Werbeanzeigeeinheit

Title (fr)

Unité d'affichage publicitaire

Publication

EP 1093106 A2 20010418 (EN)

Application

EP 00650153 A 20001012

Priority

IE 990848 A 19991012

Abstract (en)

An advertising display unit has an outer housing having a display window in a wall of the housing. A tubular poster holding cylinder is rotatably mounted within the housing and carries three posters held against an outer face of the cylinder. A drive motor is operable to rotate the cylinder within the housing to present each poster in turn at the display window for a preset time period for advertising purposes. A lamp mounted within the cylinder back-lights the poster. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G09F 11/02

IPC 8 full level

G09F 11/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G09F 11/02 (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 1093106 A2 20010418; EP 1093106 A3 20010613

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00650153 A 20001012