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EP 1 459 669 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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29.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/40 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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22.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/39 |
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Date of filing: 02.03.2004 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A47K 3/02 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
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Designated Extension States: |
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AL LT LV MK |
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Priority: |
03.03.2003 DK 200300331
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Applicant: Teak Tub ApS |
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7400 Herning (DK) |
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Inventor: |
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- Lorentzen, Jan
7400 Herning (DK)
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Representative: Nielsen, Henrik Sten et al |
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Budde, Schou & Ostenfeld A/S Vester Sögade 10 1601 Copenhagen V 1601 Copenhagen V (DK) |
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Tub made from wooden staves and a wooden bottom plate |
(57) A tub (10) comprises a plate (22) having a rim defining a continuous and differentiable
curve having no tangential turning points. The plate (22) is formed by one or more
wooden boards, the plate (22) defining a top side and a bottom side, the circumferential
rim defines a wedge, the wedge defining a circumferential encircling notch at the
top side of the plate (22) and/or at the bottom side of the plate (22). The tub (10)
further comprises a plurality of oblong wooden elements or wooden staves (20), the
elements (20) having a front side and a rear side and defining a top part and a bottom
part, each of the elements (20) having a recess in the rear side at the bottom part.
The wooden elements (20) are arranged side by side circumferentially encircling the
plate (22) and having the wedge of the plate (22) received in the recess of each of
the elements (20). A groove is defined within the notch of the plate (22) between
opposite walls of the rear side of the elements (20) and a wall of the notch facing
the rear side. Still further, the tub (10) comprises two or more bands (12,14,16)
of a corrosive resistant material, closely surrounding the wooden elements (20), and
an elastic sealing compound sealing the junction between the plate (22) and the wooden
elements (20), the sealing compound being received in the groove and adhering to the
opposite walls exclusively.

