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EP 0 651 098 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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11.09.1996 Bulletin 1996/37 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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03.05.1995 Bulletin 1995/18 |
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Date of filing: 27.10.1994 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)6: E03D 9/052 |
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DE ES FR GB IT |
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Priority: |
01.11.1993 IL 10746593
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Applicant: Shalom, Moshe |
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46 411 Herzlia (IL) |
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- Shalom, Moshe
46 411 Herzlia (IL)
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Representative: Thomson, Paul Anthony et al |
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Potts, Kerr & Co.
15, Hamilton Square
Birkenhead
Merseyside L41 6BR
Birkenhead
Merseyside L41 6BR (GB) |
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Method and system for removing odor from plumbing units |
(57) A system for reducing odors associated with a plumbing unit comprising at least one
air intake port (66) disposed in the vicinity of the plumbing unit, air displacement
means (60) for inducing air into the at least one air intake port (66), and a piping
system through which the air from the at least one air intake port (66) moves to an
exhaust location (68), characterized in that the exhaust location (68) is in a water
trap associated with the plumbing unit (10).