Global Patent Index - EP 1890308 A1

EP 1890308 A1 20080220 - Press buttons

Title (en)

Press buttons

Title (de)

Druckknöpfe

Title (fr)

Boutons poussoir

Publication

EP 1890308 A1 20080220 (EN)

Application

EP 07253138 A 20070810

Priority

GB 0616124 A 20060815

Abstract (en)

A press button for controlling two or more functions of a coin-operated entertainment machine, such as a fruit machine, has a movable button (27) with a display region (28) and a switch (23). The button (27) can be pushed to operate the switch (23), and lamps (25, 26) are provided to back-illuminate images on the display region (28). The images are of different colours, and the lamps (25, 26) provide differently coloured light. The images can be viewed selectively depending on which colour light is used.

IPC 8 full level

H01H 13/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

H01H 13/023 (2013.01 - EP GB); H01H 2013/026 (2013.01 - EP); H01H 2219/034 (2013.01 - EP); H01H 2219/039 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1890308 A1 20080220; GB 0616124 D0 20060920; GB 2441000 A 20080220

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07253138 A 20070810; GB 0616124 A 20060815