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EP 0 332 349 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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10.04.1991 Bulletin 1991/15 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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13.09.1989 Bulletin 1989/37 |
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Date of filing: 03.03.1989 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)4: G06M 7/00 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE |
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Priority: |
03.03.1988 GB 8805108 24.06.1988 GB 8815071
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Applicant: LECO (PRODUCTS) LIMITED,
in liquidation, legally represented by Mr. M. Hinton, Griffen & Partners |
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London SW1 OEB (GB) |
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Inventors: |
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- Tasos, Antoniou
London N13 (GB)
- Sutton, Richard Norman
Essex CM16 6QJ (GB)
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(57) A device for counting garment hangers (H) on a rail (R) has a body (1) with a roller
(4) for rolling along the rail (R). A detector (5,6) is mounted in the body (1) for
detecting garment hangers (H) as the device is moved along the rail (R). A counter
(72) is coupled to the detector (5,6) for displaying (8) a count of the number of
hangers (H) passed as the device is moved along the rail (R). The roller (4) has an
engaging portion of resiliently compressible material for yieldingly engaging with
hangers (H) on the rail (R).