Transport packaging element for a household-type washing machine

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EP 0 854 224 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	16.12.1998 Bulletin 1998/51

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	22.07.1998 Bulletin 1998/30

(21)	Application number: 97122180.9

(22)	Date of filing: 16.12.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: D06F 39/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

17.01.1997 IT PN970001 U

(71)	Applicants:
	Electrolux Zanussi S.p.A. 33170 Pordenone (IT) RO-SA PLAST S.p.A. I-33080 Porcia, Pordenone (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	Durazzani, Piero 33080 Porcia, Pordenone (IT) Lorenzetti, Luciano 33080 Porcia, Pordenone (IT) Sandrin, Giannino 33080 Porcia, Pordenone (IT)

(74)	Representative: Giugni, Valter
	PROPRIA Protezione Proprietà Industriale S.r.L. Via Mazzini 13 33170 Pordenone 33170 Pordenone (IT)

(54)	Transport packaging element for a household-type washing machine

(57) Transport packaging element for a household-type washing machine, said element being constituted by at least two coaxial and elastically deformable parts (3, 4) that are mutually connected through flexible connecting means (2). One of these parts (3) is adapted to be retained between a zone (5) of the loading door (6) and the rotating drum (8). In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the other one of said parts (4) is adapted to be retained between another zone (9) of the same loading door (6) and the outer casing (12) of the washing machine, said two parts having preferably a toroidal shape in such a case.

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