Global Patent Index - EP 1534887 A4

EP 1534887 A4 20060830 - SOCK PEG

Title (en)

SOCK PEG

Title (de)

STRUMPFKLAMMER

Title (fr)

PINCE A CHAUSSETTES

Publication

EP 1534887 A4 20060830 (EN)

Application

EP 03757523 A 20030904

Priority

  • AU 0301135 W 20030904
  • AU 2002951196 A 20020904

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2006218759A1] An integrally formed clamp in the form of a sock peg including: 1. An opposed pair of first ( 101 ) and second ( 102 ) elongate substantially rigid members, the first elongate member ( 101 ) having a first handle portion ( 104 ) and a first clamping portion ( 106 ) and the second elongate member ( 102 ) having a second handle portion ( 105 ) and a second clamping portion ( 107 ); 2. A flexible joint ( 103 ) intermediate the lengths of the first ( 101 ) and second ( 102 ) elongate members configured to urge the first ( 106 ) and second ( 107 ) clamping portions into abutment; and 3. A locking device ( 130 ) preferably in the form of a rigid bridge, wherein the locking device has a first end hinged ( 120 ) to the first handle portion and rotatable about the hinge ( 120 ) and a second free end ( 131 ) adapted to releasably cooperate with the second handle portion ( 105 ) such as by frictional or positive engagement, whereby to lock the first ( 104 ) and second ( 105 ) handle portions in spaced relationship at the first ( 106 ) and second ( 107 ) clamping portions in abutting relationship in order to clamp an article of clothing such as a pair of socks.

IPC 1-7

D06F 55/02; F16B 2/10

IPC 8 full level

D06F 55/00 (2006.01); A44B 99/00 (2010.01); D06F 55/02 (2006.01); D06F 95/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 55/02 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 95/008 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 24/44769 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

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)

WO 2004022835 A1 20040318; WO 2004022835 A8 20050519; AT E440991 T1 20090915; AU 2002951196 A0 20020919; CA 2495786 A1 20040318; CN 100404748 C 20080723; CN 1692197 A 20051102; DE 60328998 D1 20091008; EP 1534887 A1 20050601; EP 1534887 A4 20060830; EP 1534887 B1 20090826; JP 2005537100 A 20051208; RU 2005104935 A 20051210; RU 2326195 C2 20080610; US 2006218759 A1 20061005; ZA 200501374 B 20070131

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 0301135 W 20030904; AT 03757523 T 20030904; AU 2002951196 A 20020904; CA 2495786 A 20030904; CN 03822908 A 20030904; DE 60328998 T 20030904; EP 03757523 A 20030904; JP 2004533051 A 20030904; RU 2005104935 A 20030904; US 52691005 A 20050307; ZA 200501374 A 20050216