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EP 1935272 B1 20110216 - Belt buckle

Title (en)

Belt buckle

Title (de)

Gürtelschnalle

Title (fr)

Boucle de ceinture

Publication

EP 1935272 B1 20110216 (EN)

Application

EP 06026162 A 20061218

Priority

EP 06026162 A 20061218

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1935272A1] The belt buckle has an indentation on the front surface housing a pin-joined and foldable carrier member. The carrier member has an opening allowing the insertion and removal of a flat object into and from the carrier member.

IPC 8 full level

A44B 11/00 (2006.01); A44C 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A44B 11/001 (2013.01); A44C 5/0007 (2013.01); A44D 2203/00 (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 1935272 A1 20080625; EP 1935272 B1 20110216; AT E498330 T1 20110315; DE 602006020154 D1 20110331; ES 2360812 T3 20110609

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06026162 A 20061218; AT 06026162 T 20061218; DE 602006020154 T 20061218; ES 06026162 T 20061218