EXPANDING APPLICATOR FOR A HUMAN WASTE COLLECTION BAG - Patent 1292254

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EP 1 292 254 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	19.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/12

(21)	Application number: 01946558.2

(22)	Date of filing: 19.06.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61F 5/443

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0119/628

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0109/7722 (27.12.2001 Gazette 2001/52)

(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

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Priority:

19.06.2000 EP 00111979

(71)	Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
	Cincinnati,Ohio 45202 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	EVANGELISTA, Olindo I-66023 Chieti (IT) SPINELLI, Ivana I-65100 Pescara (IT) SULLIVAN, Anne, Marie Waltham, MA 02451 (US) SUTTON, Thomas I-29127 Milano (IT)

(74)	Representative: Borbach, Markus et al
	Procter & Gamble Service GmbH,Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus (DE)

(54)	EXPANDING APPLICATOR FOR A HUMAN WASTE COLLECTION BAG