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(11) EP 0 332 349 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.04.1991 Bulletin 1991/15

(43) Date of publication A2:
13.09.1989 Bulletin 1989/37

(21) Application number: 89302124.6

(22) Date of filing: 03.03.1989
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4G06M 7/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 03.03.1988 GB 8805108
24.06.1988 GB 8815071

(71) Applicant: LECO (PRODUCTS) LIMITED, in liquidation, legally represented by Mr. M. Hinton, Griffen & Partners
London SW1 OEB (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Tasos, Antoniou
    London N13 (GB)
  • Sutton, Richard Norman
    Essex CM16 6QJ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) A garment counter


    (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).





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