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EP 1433398 B1 20061102 - String of pearls

Title (en)

String of pearls

Title (de)

Perlenkette

Title (fr)

Collier de perles

Publication

EP 1433398 B1 20061102 (DE)

Application

EP 03029329 A 20031219

Priority

AT 8682002 U 20021223

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2004129023A1] A string of beads with deformable connecting pieces (2) that extend between each pair of adjacent beads (1) and are secured to the beads (1), wherein the connecting pieces (2) are plastics threads or flexible wires.

IPC 8 full level

A44C 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A44C 11/002 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/49591 (2015.01 - EP US)

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)

US 2004129023 A1 20040708; US 7036338 B2 20060502; AT 6842 U1 20040525; AT E343940 T1 20061115; DE 50305560 D1 20061214; EP 1433398 A1 20040630; EP 1433398 B1 20061102

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 74041903 A 20031222; AT 03029329 T 20031219; AT 8682002 U 20021223; DE 50305560 T 20031219; EP 03029329 A 20031219