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EP 1479834 A3 20060607 - Water mixer

Title (en)

Water mixer

Title (de)

Wassermischarmatur

Title (fr)

Mitigeur d'eau

Publication

EP 1479834 A3 20060607 (EN)

Application

EP 04011867 A 20040519

Priority

IT PD20030108 A 20030522

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1479834A2] A water mixer comprising an internal water mixing unit (11) to which an interchangeable outer shell (12) is coupled detachably, the outer shell (12) being uncoupleable with respect to the internal water mixing unit (11) very easily, by sliding it off after releasing simple reversible locking means.

IPC 8 full level

E03C 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E03C 1/04 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[XY] DE 8507951 U1 19850515
[XY] US 5701926 A 19971230 - LUISI DOMENIC [CA]
[XY] EP 1043451 A1 20001011 - HANSA METALLWERKE AG [DE]

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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1479834 A2 20041124; EP 1479834 A3 20060607; IT PD20030108 A1 20041123

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04011867 A 20040519; IT PD20030108 A 20030522