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EP 2014568 B1 20110629 - Combination of a packaging box and a nozzle of a vacuum cleaner

Title (en)

Combination of a packaging box and a nozzle of a vacuum cleaner

Title (de)

Kombination einer Verpackungsschachtel und einer Staubsaugerdüse

Title (fr)

Combinaison d'une boîte et d'une buse d'aspirateur

Publication

EP 2014568 B1 20110629 (DE)

Application

EP 08159679 A 20080704

Priority

DE 102007031916 A 20070709
DE 102008018141 A 20080410

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2014568A1] Cleaning clothes (5) are held in a packaging box/case (1). On a cover (2) and/or a storage space (3) there are markers (13) for coordinating the packaging box/case with a vacuum cleaner nozzle. The markers take the form of shapes (14) for holding vacuum-cleaner-nozzle wheels. The vacuum cleaner nozzle assigned to the packaging box/case for removing a multilayer cleaning cloth (4) triggers the opening and/or closing of the cover.

IPC 8 full level

B65D 43/16 (2006.01); B65D 83/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47L 9/0009 (2013.01); B65D 83/08 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2014568 A1 20090114; EP 2014568 B1 20110629

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08159679 A 20080704