(19)
(11) EP 1 167 848 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
10.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/32

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
25.05.2005 Bulletin 2005/21

(21) Application number: 00113628.2

(22) Date of filing: 28.06.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F16K 31/22, E03C 1/28, F16T 1/22

(54)

Double funnel float valve

Schwimmerventil mit zwei Trichtern

Valve à flotteur avec deux entonnoirs

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(43) Date of publication of application:
02.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/01

(73) Proprietor: Home Abroad Link, Inc.
6-4 Shinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Komiya, Keinosuke
    Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174 0074 (JP)
  • Komiya, Ken
    Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174 0074 (JP)

(74) Representative: Beck, Josef et al
c/o Patentanwaltskanzlei Wilhelm & Beck Nymphenburger Strasse 139
80636 München
80636 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
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GB-A- 115 599
GB-A- 2 288 826
US-A- 4 328 820
US-A- 5 662 138
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GB-A- 446 827
US-A- 2 627 868
US-A- 5 409 033
US-A- 6 024 113
   
       
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