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EP 2801301 A3 20150812 - Clothes hangers

Title (en)

Clothes hangers

Title (de)

Kleiderbügel

Title (fr)

Cintre

Publication

EP 2801301 A3 20150812 (DE)

Application

EP 14450007 A 20140304

Priority

AT 3272013 A 20130418

IPC 8 full level

A47G 25/40 (2006.01); A47G 25/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: AT EP)

A47G 25/4023 (2013.01 - AT EP); A47G 25/4038 (2013.01 - AT); A47G 25/4053 (2013.01 - AT EP); A47G 25/4061 (2013.01 - EP); A47G 25/447 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

[XI] CH 180572 A 19351031 - ACHERMANN ANTON [CH]
[XY] FR 2593693 A1 19870807 - LETARD MICHEL [FR]
[AD] DE 577369 C 19330529 - KARL CLASSEN
[A] US 2006175364 A1 20060810 - SIMPSON MARTA [US], et al
[XY] CN 86204902 U 19870325
[X] DE 29508184 U1 19950907 - KANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO [DE]
[E] US 2014061259 A1 20140306 - NEIGHBORS CONNOR [US]

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2801301 A2 20141112; EP 2801301 A3 20150812; AT 513979 A4 20140915; AT 513979 B1 20140915

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14450007 A 20140304; AT 3272013 A 20130418