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EP 1369065 A1 20031210 - Inflatable head support

Title (en)

Inflatable head support

Title (de)

Aufblasbare Kopfstütze

Title (fr)

Support de tête gonflable

Publication

EP 1369065 A1 20031210 (EN)

Application

EP 03101628 A 20030604

Priority

GB 0213107 A 20020607

Abstract (en)

An inflatable head support (10) comprising: a pair of spaced apart air cushions (11,12); an interconnecting member (13) between the cushions (11,12), wherein each cushion (11,12) is formed from at least one cushioning part rolled or folded over itself and fixed, in use, in place. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A47G 9/10

IPC 8 full level

A47C 16/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47C 7/383 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[A] WO 9838892 A1 19980911 - SHAHARBANI NISSIM [IL]
[A] US 5572757 A 19961112 - O'SULLIVAN DENNIS C [US]
[A] US 2765480 A 19561009 - MUELLER ELEANOR S

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1369065 A1 20031210; GB 0213107 D0 20020717; US 2003226207 A1 20031211

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03101628 A 20030604; GB 0213107 A 20020607; US 45386903 A 20030604