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EP 1677662 A1 20060712 - WIPING ELEMENT

Title (en)

WIPING ELEMENT

Title (de)

WISCHBEZUG

Title (fr)

GARNITURE D'ESSUYAGE

Publication

EP 1677662 A1 20060712 (DE)

Application

EP 04789812 A 20041022

Priority

CH 2004000637 W 20041022
CH 18382003 A 20031028

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005041742A1] The invention relates to a wiping element (11) that is characterised in that at least one edge of the textile cleaning material is provided with bristles (21) in order to form an edge region (19) with an improved cleaning action.

IPC 1-7

A47L 13/20

IPC 8 full level

A47L 13/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47L 13/20 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2005041742A1

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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005041742 A1 20050512; EP 1677662 A1 20060712

DOCDB simple family (application)

CH 2004000637 W 20041022; EP 04789812 A 20041022