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EP 1129646 B1 20051005 - Seating furniture

Title (en)

Seating furniture

Title (de)

Sitzmöbel

Title (fr)

Meuble d'assise

Publication

EP 1129646 B1 20051005 (DE)

Application

EP 01103276 A 20010213

Priority

DE 20004000 U 20000302

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1129646A2] The seat has a pivotable footrest movable between retracted and extended positions. The footrest (18) pivots around a vertical axis (20) under the action of a drive (26). The drive can be a hand actuated chain or belt drive

IPC 1-7

A47C 7/50

IPC 8 full level

A47C 7/50 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47C 7/5066 (2018.08 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1129646 A2 20010905; EP 1129646 A3 20020102; EP 1129646 B1 20051005; AT E305734 T1 20051015; DE 20004000 U1 20000621; DE 50107585 D1 20051110; ES 2249333 T3 20060401

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01103276 A 20010213; AT 01103276 T 20010213; DE 20004000 U 20000302; DE 50107585 T 20010213; ES 01103276 T 20010213