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EP 1537793 B1 20090325 - Leg garment

Title (en)

Leg garment

Title (de)

Beinbekleidungsstück

Title (fr)

Vêtement de jambe

Publication

EP 1537793 B1 20090325 (DE)

Application

EP 04028536 A 20041202

Priority

DE 10356819 A 20031205

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1537793A2] A leg covering element, especially a stocking, including a shank part (102) with a longitudinal central plane (106), an inner ankle cushion (158), with a carrier for leg coating piece (100) in the region of the ankle, and an outer ankle cushion (166) where the inner and outer ankle cushions are formed asymmetrically relative to the shank part.

IPC 8 full level

A41B 11/02 (2006.01); A41B 11/00 (2006.01); D04B 1/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A41B 11/00 (2013.01); A41B 11/02 (2013.01); D04B 1/26 (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 1537793 A2 20050608; EP 1537793 A3 20060614; EP 1537793 B1 20090325; AT E426340 T1 20090415; DE 10356819 A1 20050707; DE 502004009213 D1 20090507

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04028536 A 20041202; AT 04028536 T 20041202; DE 10356819 A 20031205; DE 502004009213 T 20041202