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EP 2122234 B1 20120801 - FAIRY LIGHTS

Title (en)

FAIRY LIGHTS

Title (de)

LICHTERKETTE

Title (fr)

GUIRLANDE LUMINEUSE

Publication

EP 2122234 B1 20120801 (DE)

Application

EP 07727062 A 20070319

Priority

EP 2007052585 W 20070319

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008113411A1] The invention relates to fairy lights comprising a plurality of light sources (2, 3). Said light sources (2, 3) are integrated into the fairy lights (1) and are embedded in a support part (7; 1a) of the fairy lights (1).

IPC 8 full level

F21S 4/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F21S 4/20 (2016.01 - EP US); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.07 - EP US)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2008113411 A1 20080925; CN 101589265 A 20091125; CN 101589265 B 20111130; EP 2122234 A1 20091125; EP 2122234 B1 20120801; ES 2388440 T3 20121015; PL 2122234 T3 20130329; TW 200839142 A 20081001; US 2010128481 A1 20100527; US 8523390 B2 20130903

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2007052585 W 20070319; CN 200780050363 A 20070319; EP 07727062 A 20070319; ES 07727062 T 20070319; PL 07727062 T 20070319; TW 97109251 A 20080317; US 53188007 A 20070319