Title (en)

Length adjusters; garments and other articles with length adjustment

Title (de)

Längenverstellelementen für Kleidungstücken und anderen Artikeln

Title (fr)

Systèmes de réglage en longueur, vêtements et autres articles à réglage en longueur

Publication

EP 1654941 A3 20080514 (EN)

Application

EP 05256831 A 20051104

Priority

GB 0424730 A 20041109

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1654941A2] A length adjusting device, particularly for use in fabric articles such as garments, comprising a resiliently extensible tensile element (1) held at a substantially constant length between at least two holding means (2) such as cord locks fixed to a support (3) such as a plastic tube. The free portions (13) of the tensile element can be extended from the holding means, which in turn prevents retraction of the extended portion into a shortened condition until released. The extended portion has an engagement or coupling element (11) for engagement with a corresponding portion (72) on an associated article (7), the length of which is to be adjusted. In the shortened condition, excess slack lengths outside the system can be avoided.

IPC 8 full level

A41D 3/00 (2006.01); A41D 15/00 (2006.01); A41D 27/00 (2006.01); A42B 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

A41D 3/00 (2013.01 - EP); A41D 15/002 (2013.01 - EP); A42B 7/00 (2013.01 - GB); A41D 2200/20 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

• [X] US 2003192108 A1 20031016 - VIDAL NAOMI [CA]
• [X] EP 1262113 A1 20021204 - EIDER [FR]
• [PX] US 2005241045 A1 20051103 - TOLTON GARY A [US]
• [A] US 3676879 A 19720718 - IRIE KATSUMASA
• [A] US 6374418 B1 20020423 - RINDLE MARKUS M H [US]

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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1654941 A2 20060510; EP 1654941 A3 20080514; GB 0424730 D0 20041208; GB 2419803 A 20060510

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05256831 A 20051104; GB 0424730 A 20041109