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(11) EP 1 169 960 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.10.2003 Bulletin 2003/44

(43) Date of publication A2:
09.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/02

(21) Application number: 01305849.0

(22) Date of filing: 06.07.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A47K 3/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 07.07.2000 GB 0016843

(71) Applicant: Anthony Brian Mallows trading as ABM Associates
Beckenham, Kent BR3 6RY (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Mallows Anthony Brian
    Beckenham, Kent BR3 6RY (GB)

(74) Representative: Greenwood, John David et al
Graham Watt & Co. St. Botolph's House 7-9 St. Botolph's Road
Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AJ
Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AJ (GB)

   


(54) Flexible seal


(57) A flexible seal (10) of plasticised PVC having a Shore value of A 70 having a generally planar base portion (12) in the form of an elongate strip having top and bottom edges (14,16) and a sealing portion (18) extending along the length of the base portion intermediate to the top and bottom edges (14,16) and protruding downwardly from the base portion (12). The seal is used to provide a watertight barrier between a shower tray and a wall, for example, which is more secure and cosmetically pleasing than simple adhesive based seals. A method of using the seal is also disclosed.






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