HANDLE HAVING CONTROLS AND/OR DISPLAY FOR A DEVICE, SUCH AS A FLOOR CARE APPARATUS - Patent 1173087

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EP 1 173 087 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	23.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/04

(21)	Application number: 00921502.1

(22)	Date of filing: 29.03.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A47L 9/32, A47L 9/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0008/366

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0064/323 (02.11.2000 Gazette 2000/44)

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

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Priority:

22.04.1999 US 299155

(71)	Applicant: Oreck Holdings, LLC
	Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	ORECK, David, I. New Orelans, LA 70123 (US)

(74)	Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
	Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)

(54)	HANDLE HAVING CONTROLS AND/OR DISPLAY FOR A DEVICE, SUCH AS A FLOOR CARE APPARATUS