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EP 1145655 A1 20011017 - DEVICE FOR EXTINGUISHING CIGARETTES

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR EXTINGUISHING CIGARETTES

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM AUSLÖSCHEN VON ZIGARETTEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF PERMETTANT D'ETEINDRE LES CIGARETTES

Publication

EP 1145655 A1 20011017 (EN)

Application

EP 00971450 A 20001019

Priority

ES 0000402 W 20001019
ES 9902619 U 19991019

Abstract (en)

The subject mater of said utility model is a cylinder made from any solid material having a central hole and one inlet and outlet hole in which the cigarette is placed, said cigarette being totally extinguished within three seconds without producing smoke, odor or ashes. The bottom of the central hole is concave. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A24F 13/18; A24F 19/14

IPC 8 full level

A24F 13/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24F 13/18 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0128372A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1145655 A1 20011017; AU 1030401 A 20010430; ES 1044282 U 20000316; ES 1044282 Y 20000901; WO 0128372 A1 20010426

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00971450 A 20001019; AU 1030401 A 20001019; ES 0000402 W 20001019; ES 9902619 U 19991019