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EP 2101617 B1 20180411 - A FURNITURE FOR DISPLAYING GOODS ON SALE

Title (en)

A FURNITURE FOR DISPLAYING GOODS ON SALE

Title (de)

MÖBEL ZUR WARENAUSLAGE

Title (fr)

MEUBLE DE PRESENTATION DE PRODUITS A VENDRE

Publication

EP 2101617 B1 20180411 (EN)

Application

EP 06829865 A 20061222

Priority

EP 2006012494 W 20061222

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008077425A1] Refrigeration furniture for displaying goods on sale including a cooling unit (2) and a goods display portion (3), comprising a support for the goods, which support has a sandwich design comprising two outer plastic structural sheets and an inner layer of foam.

IPC 8 full level

A47F 3/04 (2006.01); F25D 25/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47F 3/0486 (2013.01); F25D 25/02 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

NL 8701188 A 19881216 - KUNSTSTOFVERWERKENDE IND KATAN
EP 1518654 A1 20050330 - HENNECKE GMBH [DE]

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)

WO 2008077425 A1 20080703; EP 2101617 A1 20090923; EP 2101617 B1 20180411

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2006012494 W 20061222; EP 06829865 A 20061222