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EP 1183982 A1 20020306 - Cleaning Pad

Title (en)

Cleaning Pad

Title (de)

Reinigungstuch

Title (fr)

Tampon de nettoyage

Publication

EP 1183982 A1 20020306 (EN)

Application

EP 01203313 A 20010903

Priority

NL 1016094 A 20000904

Abstract (en)

A cleaning pad of woven or non-woven material, in which one side thereof is provided with an adhesive layer enabling a releasable fixation to another woven or non-woven material.

IPC 1-7

A47L 13/16

IPC 8 full level

A47L 13/16 (2006.01); G09F 23/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47L 13/16 (2013.01); G09F 23/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] US 5893190 A 19990413 - MERTZ GREGORY M [US]
[X] US 5765233 A 19980616 - HAYES JEFFREY A [US]
[X] US 6021550 A 20000208 - WELCH CHARLES D [US]
[X] DE 19852492 A1 20000518 - BREHM ROBERT [DE]
[X] WO 9963879 A1 19991216 - MCKAY WILLIAM D [US]
[AD] US 6003190 A 19991221 - KNUDSEN CLIFFORD T [US]
[A] DE 3127860 A1 19830203 - BOERNER JUERGEN

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 1183982 A1 20020306

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01203313 A 20010903