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EP 1223250 B1 20041027 - Urinal

Title (en)

Urinal

Title (de)

Urinal

Title (fr)

Urinoir

Publication

EP 1223250 B1 20041027 (DE)

Application

EP 01810027 A 20010111

Priority

EP 01810027 A 20010111

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1223250A1] The wall-mounted ceramic urinal (1) has additional vertical ribs (14) at the upper section (4a) of the water flushing ring (5), to fill it with water at least partially on flushing, and be distributed through passage holes to give a water flow over the rear wall (7). The flushing water connection (10) at the inflow directs the flushing water upwards, to be distributed through the upper section of the flushing ring. The connection is of metal and/or plastics.

IPC 1-7

E03D 13/00

IPC 8 full level

E03D 13/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E03D 13/00 (2013.01)

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 1223250 A1 20020717; EP 1223250 B1 20041027; AT E280869 T1 20041115; DE 50104285 D1 20041202

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01810027 A 20010111; AT 01810027 T 20010111; DE 50104285 T 20010111