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EP 1 183 959 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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29.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/22 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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06.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/10 |
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Date of filing: 09.08.2001 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A45D 44/02 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR |
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Designated Extension States: |
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AL LT LV MK RO SI |
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Priority: |
30.08.2000 GB 0021220
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Applicants: |
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- UNILEVER PLC
London EC4P 4BQ (GB)
GB IE
- UNILEVER N.V.
3013 AL Rotterdam (NL)
BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GR IT LI NL PT SE TR AT
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Inventors: |
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- Fernandes, Shaun Gregory
Islington, London N1 3LS (GB)
- Gardoni, Antonio Gregorio
London, N1 2SR (GB)
- Green, Mark Robert
Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3QU (GB)
- Jordan, Simon Timothy
London, N16 7QD (GB)
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Representative: Pearce, Timothy et al |
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Unilever PLC, Patent Division, Colworth House Sharnbrook, Bedford, MK44 1LQ Sharnbrook, Bedford, MK44 1LQ (GB) |
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Hairdressing work station |
(57) The invention provides a work station, suitable for a hairdressing salon in which
a cabinet has a mirror facing the chair in which the subject sits, a washbasin mounted
in a tray which is rotatable from a concealed position in the cabinet to a second
position adjacent to the chair, preferably by rotation horizontally. Advantageously,
the tray is mounted on a pivot system comprising a pivot plate having a pivot at each
end, the first pivot connecting the tray to the pivot plate and the second pivot connecting
the pivot plate to the recess in the cabinet. Most advantageously, the lower elements
of both pivots are hollowed and linked by a passageway through the pivot plate. The
waste pipe from the wash basin is preferably connected to the hollow in the first
pivot and the second pivot feeds into a waste disposal system, thereby enabling the
waste water to flow away from the basin without any unsightly pipework being visible,
whilst still permitting the tray to be rotated on both sides of the cabinet.

