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EP 1269903 B1 20090610 - Suction device

Title (en)

Suction device

Title (de)

Sauggerät

Title (fr)

Aspirateur

Publication

EP 1269903 B1 20090610 (DE)

Application

EP 02007774 A 20020406

Priority

DE 10130995 A 20010627

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1269903A2] The device has an accommodation space (5) in the upper side (4) for inserting the suction hose (2) when not in use and accessible via an upper opening (6). A connection device (7) for the suction hose is arranged in the accommodation space or the hose runs from the interior of the vacuum device into the accommodation space.

IPC 8 full level

A47L 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47L 9/0036 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1269903 A2 20030102; EP 1269903 A3 20041103; EP 1269903 B1 20090610; DE 10130995 A1 20030116; DE 10130995 B4 20090604; DE 50213599 D1 20090723

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02007774 A 20020406; DE 10130995 A 20010627; DE 50213599 T 20020406