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EP 1314810 B1 20060531 - Umbrella type clothes dryer

Title (en)

Umbrella type clothes dryer

Title (de)

Wäscheschirm

Title (fr)

Séchoir à linge type parapluie

Publication

EP 1314810 B1 20060531 (DE)

Application

EP 01127882 A 20011123

Priority

EP 01127882 A 20011123

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1314810A1] The clothes line mushroom has a vertical pole (1), with arms (4) to carry the clothes line (21), on swing axes (3) at a sliding star-shaped unit (2). Spreader arms (5) are mounted to holding axes (7) at the pole at one end, and at linkage axes (6) at the arms at the other end. One arm acts with the spreader arm as a clamping lever (10), without using a tensioning line.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 57/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D06F 57/04 (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 1314810 A1 20030528; EP 1314810 B1 20060531; AT E328145 T1 20060615; DE 50109975 D1 20060706

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01127882 A 20011123; AT 01127882 T 20011123; DE 50109975 T 20011123