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EP 1384421 B1 20080910 - Plinth

Title (en)

Plinth

Title (de)

Sockelblende

Title (fr)

Plinthe

Publication

EP 1384421 B1 20080910 (DE)

Application

EP 03016740 A 20030722

Priority

DE 10233201 A 20020722

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1384421A1] The feet for a kitchen cupboard are concealed by a shrouding strip, which is aligned at an angle from the body of the cupboard to the floor. The shrouding strip has a height of 4-14 cm, and preferably 6 cm, and is pitched at an angle of 30-60degrees and preferably 45degrees. The shrouding strip is of metal or a plastics material.

IPC 8 full level

A47B 95/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47B 95/002 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1384421 A1 20040128; EP 1384421 B1 20080910; AT E407591 T1 20080915; DE 10233201 A1 20040212; DE 50310465 D1 20081023

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03016740 A 20030722; AT 03016740 T 20030722; DE 10233201 A 20020722; DE 50310465 T 20030722