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EP 1661496 B1 20071003 - Transport hanger

Title (en)

Transport hanger

Title (de)

Transportbügel

Title (fr)

Cintre transporteur

Publication

EP 1661496 B1 20071003 (DE)

Application

EP 05019179 A 20050903

Priority

DE 202004018171 U 20041124

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1661496A1] The clothes hanger for transporting clothing has swiveling arms (2), below which a clip (7) is mounted. The arms can be locked in the extended position by depressing a button (22) connected to a slide whose edges (29) hold the arms in position while its base (27) keeps the clip closed.

IPC 8 full level

A47G 25/40 (2006.01); A47G 25/48 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47G 25/4023 (2013.01); A47G 25/483 (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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1661496 A1 20060531; EP 1661496 B1 20071003; AT E374548 T1 20071015; DE 202004018171 U1 20060406; DE 502005001615 D1 20071115; DK 1661496 T3 20080128; ES 2293451 T3 20080316

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05019179 A 20050903; AT 05019179 T 20050903; DE 202004018171 U 20041124; DE 502005001615 T 20050903; DK 05019179 T 20050903; ES 05019179 T 20050903