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EP 1163674 A1 20011219 - A DEVICE FOR RETAINING ARTICLES

Title (en)

A DEVICE FOR RETAINING ARTICLES

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM FESTHALTEN VON GEGENSTANDEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE RETENUE D'ARTICLES

Publication

EP 1163674 A1 20011219 (EN)

Application

EP 00908829 A 20000314

Priority

AU 0000186 W 20000314
AU PP914199 A 19990315
AU PP434399 A 19991126

IPC 1-7

G11B 33/04; G11B 23/02

IPC 8 full level

B43K 23/00 (2006.01); B65D 85/67 (2006.01); G11B 23/02 (2006.01); G11B 33/04 (2006.01)

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 1163674 A1 20011219; EP 1163674 A4 20030205

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00908829 A 20000314