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EP 3031361 B1 20180131 - LYING SURFACE WITH A LOCKING ELEMENT

Title (en)

LYING SURFACE WITH A LOCKING ELEMENT

Title (de)

LIEGEFLÄCHE MIT EINEM ARRETIERELEMENT

Title (fr)

SURFACE DE COUCHAGE AVEC UN ÉLEMENT D'ARRET

Publication

EP 3031361 B1 20180131 (DE)

Application

EP 15002839 A 20151002

Priority

DE 202014009869 U 20141212

IPC 8 full level

A47C 20/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47C 20/04 (2013.01); A47C 20/041 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

GB 190624954 A 19070314 - MCARTHUR DONALD [IE]
US 2012043770 A1 20120223 - LAU WONG [CN]

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)

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 202014009869 U1 20160317; EP 3031361 A1 20160615; EP 3031361 B1 20180131

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 202014009869 U 20141212; EP 15002839 A 20151002