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EP 1537792 B1 20080514 - Leg garment

Title (en)

Leg garment

Title (de)

Beinbekleidungsstück

Title (fr)

Vêtement pour jambe

Publication

EP 1537792 B1 20080514 (DE)

Application

EP 04028529 A 20041202

Priority

DE 10356816 A 20031205

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1537792A1] A leg covering element (100), especially a stocking, including a shank part with a longitudinal central plane, a calf cushion (196) in the region of the calf of the carrier of the A leg covering element, where the calf cushion is placed asymmetrically relative to the longitudinal plane of the shank part (102).

IPC 8 full level

A41B 11/02 (2006.01); A41B 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A41B 11/00 (2013.01); A41B 11/02 (2013.01); A41B 2400/20 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1537792 A1 20050608; EP 1537792 B1 20080514; AT E394951 T1 20080515; DE 10356816 A1 20050707; DE 502004007119 D1 20080626

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04028529 A 20041202; AT 04028529 T 20041202; DE 10356816 A 20031205; DE 502004007119 T 20041202