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EP 1404511 A1 20040407 - MULTI-PLY PRODUCT

Title (en)

MULTI-PLY PRODUCT

Title (de)

MEHRLAGIGES PRODUKT

Title (fr)

PRODUIT MULTICOUCHE

Publication

EP 1404511 A1 20040407 (EN)

Application

EP 02767174 A 20020704

Priority

EP 0207436 W 20020704
GB 0116598 A 20010706

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2377204A] A multi-ply tissue product having several plies (2, 3, 4, 5), is made by at least one folding (a; b; c) of at least one ply sheet (P) of tissue material in order to reduce the possibilities of delamination and to make the product flexible simultaneously.

IPC 1-7

B31D 1/04; B31F 1/00; D21H 27/30

IPC 8 full level

A47K 10/16 (2006.01); B31F 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47K 10/16 (2013.01); B31F 1/0009 (2013.01); A47K 2010/428 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03004257A1

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 SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 0116598 D0 20010829; GB 2377204 A 20030108; EP 1404511 A1 20040407; WO 03004257 A1 20030116

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 0116598 A 20010706; EP 0207436 W 20020704; EP 02767174 A 20020704