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EP 1158886 B1 20030827 - CLOTHES HANGER

Title (en)

CLOTHES HANGER

Title (de)

KLEIDERBÜGEL

Title (fr)

CINTRE

Publication

EP 1158886 B1 20030827 (DE)

Application

EP 00904789 A 20000229

Priority

CH 0000112 W 20000229
CH 45999 A 19990311

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0053066A1] The inventive clothes hanger is provided with a hook (2) and two arms extending away from said hook. The arms are each formed by a bottle-type container (4). The hook (2) preferably has a screw thread (8) for each bottle-type container (4). The bottle-type containers (4) are each detachably screwed into one of these screw threads (12) by the mouth (7).

IPC 1-7

A47G 25/40

IPC 8 full level

A47G 25/40 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47G 25/40 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE ES GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0053066 A1 20000914; AU 2656100 A 20000928; DE 50003442 D1 20031002; EP 1158886 A1 20011205; EP 1158886 B1 20030827; ES 2204510 T3 20040501; US 7258258 B1 20070821

DOCDB simple family (application)

CH 0000112 W 20000229; AU 2656100 A 20000229; DE 50003442 T 20000229; EP 00904789 A 20000229; ES 00904789 T 20000229; US 93627500 A 20000229