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EP 1317897 A1 20030611 - Ready-to-install length of carpet

Title (en)

Ready-to-install length of carpet

Title (de)

Verlegfertige Teppichbahn

Title (fr)

Bande de tapis prêt à poser

Publication

EP 1317897 A1 20030611 (EN)

Application

EP 02080043 A 20021203

Priority

BE 200100790 A 20011205

Abstract (en)

This invention relates to a ready-to-install length of carpet (1) which is characterized that it is provided on its back side, along each of the longitudinal edges, with a strip of hot-melt glue (3). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A47G 27/02; D06N 7/00

IPC 8 full level

A47G 27/02 (2006.01); D06N 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47G 27/0206 (2013.01); D06N 7/0063 (2013.01); D06N 2203/042 (2013.01); D06N 2209/067 (2013.01); D06N 2211/06 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] EP 0104305 A2 19840404 - NEUMUENSTER TEPPICHWERK [DE]
[X] DE 1994462 U 19680926 - BREVETEX S A [CH]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1317897 A1 20030611; BE 1014527 A3 20031202

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02080043 A 20021203; BE 200100790 A 20011205