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EP 2230968 A1 20100929 - ROTATABLE ARMREST

Title (en)

ROTATABLE ARMREST

Title (de)

DREHBARE ARMLEHNE

Title (fr)

ACCOUDOIR ROTATIF

Publication

EP 2230968 A1 20100929 (EN)

Application

EP 08868601 A 20081215

Priority

CA 2008002174 W 20081215
CA 2616546 A 20071228
US 96621007 A 20071228

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2009082809A1] An armrest for a chair having a first member connected to the chair; a second member selectively rotatable relative the first member; means disposed between the first and second members for resisting the rotational movement between the first and second members.

IPC 8 full level

A47C 1/03 (2006.01); A47C 7/54 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47C 1/0308 (2018.07 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2009082809 A1 20090709; EP 2230968 A1 20100929; EP 2230968 A4 20120530; EP 2230968 B1 20160518

DOCDB simple family (application)

CA 2008002174 W 20081215; EP 08868601 A 20081215