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EP 2896336 B1 20161207 - Bathtub with variable volume

Title (en)

Bathtub with variable volume

Title (de)

Badewanne mit veränderbarem Volumen

Title (fr)

Baignoire à volume variable

Publication

EP 2896336 B1 20161207 (EN)

Application

EP 15150991 A 20150113

Priority

IT RM20140011 U 20140120

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2896336A1] Bathtub characterized in that it is provided with a watertight pull-out box body in correspondence of an opening obtained on one of its edges, said box body being adapted to be alternately brought from a position wherein it is entirely contained inside the bathtub to a position wherein it is disposed in projecting position, thus increasing the internal volume of the bathtub.

IPC 8 full level

A47K 3/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47K 3/006 (2013.01); A47K 3/062 (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 2896336 A1 20150722; EP 2896336 B1 20161207; IT RM20140011 U1 20150720

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 15150991 A 20150113; IT RM20140011 U 20140120