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EP 1769704 B1 20151104 - Seating/lying furniture

Title (en)

Seating/lying furniture

Title (de)

Sitz-/Liegemöbel

Title (fr)

Meuble d'assise et/ou de couchage

Publication

EP 1769704 B1 20151104 (DE)

Application

EP 06020306 A 20060927

Priority

DE 202005015275 U 20050928

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE202005015275U1] The reclining chair has a back rest (13) and a reclining head rest (15) which is connected to it by the fabric (19) of the upholstery. This allows the head rest to be increased in length by stretching and compression of the fabric when it swivels.

IPC 8 full level

A47C 7/38 (2006.01); A47C 7/40 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47C 7/38 (2013.01); A47C 7/402 (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)

DE 202005015275 U1 20051208; EP 1769704 A2 20070404; EP 1769704 A3 20070418; EP 1769704 B1 20151104; EP 1769704 B2 20180822; PL 1769704 T3 20160429; PL 1769704 T5 20190131

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 202005015275 U 20050928; EP 06020306 A 20060927; PL 06020306 T 20060927