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EP 2476342 B1 20130306 - Seat or lounger

Title (en)

Seat or lounger

Title (de)

Sitz-/Liegemöbel

Title (fr)

Meuble destiné à s'asseoir/s'allonger

Publication

EP 2476342 B1 20130306 (DE)

Application

EP 12000240 A 20120117

Priority

DE 102011008725 A 20110117

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2476342A1] The furniture (10) has a leaning portion (44) with back portion (14), whose height is adjustable between seating position and rest position by inclination adjustment of its seat surface (46) between seating position and inoperative position. The back portion and seat portion (16) are coupled to one another, such that adjustment of the back portion effects an adjustment of seat portion and/or vice versa.

IPC 8 full level

A47C 1/032 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47C 1/03211 (2013.01); A47C 1/03294 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2476342 A1 20120718; EP 2476342 B1 20130306; DE 102011008725 A1 20120719

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 12000240 A 20120117; DE 102011008725 A 20110117