Garment display frame - Patent 0878154

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EP 0 878 154 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	02.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/44

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	18.11.1998 Bulletin 1998/47

(21)	Application number: 98303808.4

(22)	Date of filing: 14.05.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A47F 7/19, B65D 85/18

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY 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:

14.05.1997 GB 9709647

(71)	Applicant: MAINETTI (UK) LIMITED
	Jedburgh, Roxburgshire TD8 6NN (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	Hawkins, Michael, Anthony Handbridge Chester (GB)

(74)	Representative: Vinsome, Rex Martin
	Urquhart-Dykes & Lord St Nicholas Chambers Amen Corner Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE1 1PE Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE1 1PE (GB)

(54)	Garment display frame

(57) A garment display frame for knitwear or the like is disclosed. The knitwear frame comprises a body member 101 having a pair of transverse legs 102 adapted to extend laterally outwards to engage the interior of a garment via a neck portion thereof to mount the body member 101 to the exterior of the garment. A pair of fold members 106 extend from lateral outer portions of the body member 101 to enable respective lateral outer portions of the garment to be folded around each said fold member. Clamping means 104, 105 are arranged adjacent each end of the body member 101 for receiving respective lateral outward portions of the garment when folded around the fold members 106 and/or a bottom portion of the garment when folded upwards. A locking flap 111 and hinges 113 are provided for enabling the legs 102 to be moved towards each other to enable the display frame to be removed from the garment.

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