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EP 1825770 B1 20170412 - Knee pad

Title (en)

Knee pad

Title (de)

Knieschoner

Title (fr)

Genouillère

Publication

EP 1825770 B1 20170412 (DE)

Application

EP 07003742 A 20070223

Priority

DE 202006003087 U 20060223

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1825770A1] A knee protector (40) comprises a cushion (44) of sandwich construction, fixed to carrier tape (42), consisting of an outer cover (48) with a wear-resistant outer surface (50) and a pad (46) beneath the cover. The surface (54) of the cover facing the pad lies directly or indirectly on a surface (52) of the pad, and the facing surfaces (54, 52) of the cover and pad have corresponding sizes and shapes.

IPC 8 full level

A41D 13/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A41D 13/065 (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 202006003087 U1 20060713; EP 1825770 A1 20070829; EP 1825770 B1 20170412; ES 2634800 T3 20170929

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 202006003087 U 20060223; EP 07003742 A 20070223; ES 07003742 T 20070223