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EP 2344000 A1 20110720 - HINGE FOR A SUITCASE

Title (en)

HINGE FOR A SUITCASE

Title (de)

SCHARNIER FÜR EINEN KOFFER

Title (fr)

CHARNIÈRE POUR VALISE

Publication

EP 2344000 A1 20110720 (EN)

Application

EP 08876042 A 20080909

Priority

IT 2008000577 W 20080909

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010029582A1] The present invention concerns a suitcase (1) equipped with two shells (2,3) hinged to each other by means of at least one hinge (4), wherein the hinge, equipped with an extensible pin (21), can be rapidly snapped into the suitcase itself.

IPC 8 full level

A45C 13/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A45C 13/007 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010029582A1

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 2010029582 A1 20100318; EP 2344000 A1 20110720

DOCDB simple family (application)

IT 2008000577 W 20080909; EP 08876042 A 20080909