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EP 1266992 A2 20021218 - Non-transparent fabric

Title (en)

Non-transparent fabric

Title (de)

Nichttransparentes Gewebe

Title (fr)

Tissu non transparent

Publication

EP 1266992 A2 20021218 (EN)

Application

EP 02076685 A 20020426

Priority

NL 1018050 A 20010511

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to an at least partially non-transparent fabric, comprising a weave provided with a discontinuous pattern of dots which lie at a determined mutual distance and which are manufactured from a colour paste, preferably titanium dioxide paste which is optionally mixed with one or more dyes. The colour paste is preferably applied to the inside of the fabric. The invention further relates to clothing manufactured from the fabric, in particular hospital clothing.

IPC 1-7

D06B 11/00; A41D 13/12; D06P 1/44

IPC 8 full level

D06B 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D06B 11/0056 (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 1266992 A2 20021218; EP 1266992 A3 20040804; NL 1018050 C2 20021112

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02076685 A 20020426; NL 1018050 A 20010511