EP1234068A1 - Wä - Google Patents

Wä

Info

Publication number
EP1234068A1
EP1234068A1 EP99950840A EP99950840A EP1234068A1 EP 1234068 A1 EP1234068 A1 EP 1234068A1 EP 99950840 A EP99950840 A EP 99950840A EP 99950840 A EP99950840 A EP 99950840A EP 1234068 A1 EP1234068 A1 EP 1234068A1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
branches
clothespin
parts
flexible material
jaw
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
EP99950840A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1234068B1 (en
Inventor
Bertrand Barre
Francis Lepage
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Genprod
Original Assignee
Genprod
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Family has litigation
First worldwide family litigation filed litigation Critical https://patents.darts-ip.com/?family=26234306&utm_source=google_patent&utm_medium=platform_link&utm_campaign=public_patent_search&patent=EP1234068(A1) "Global patent litigation dataset” by Darts-ip is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Application filed by Genprod filed Critical Genprod
Publication of EP1234068A1 publication Critical patent/EP1234068A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP1234068B1 publication Critical patent/EP1234068B1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F55/00—Clothes-pegs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B7/00—Pliers; Other hand-held gripping tools with jaws on pivoted limbs; Details applicable generally to pivoted-limb hand tools
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B7/00—Pliers; Other hand-held gripping tools with jaws on pivoted limbs; Details applicable generally to pivoted-limb hand tools
    • B25B7/02—Jaws
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/44291—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof including pivoted gripping member
    • Y10T24/44376—Spring or resiliently biased about pivot
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/44291—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof including pivoted gripping member
    • Y10T24/44376—Spring or resiliently biased about pivot
    • Y10T24/44385—Distinct spring
    • Y10T24/44393—Attached solely by spring
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/44291—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof including pivoted gripping member
    • Y10T24/44376—Spring or resiliently biased about pivot
    • Y10T24/44385—Distinct spring
    • Y10T24/44462—Coil spring
    • Y10T24/4447—Coil spring having coil portion coaxial or parallel with pivotal axis
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/44291—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof including pivoted gripping member
    • Y10T24/44496—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof including pivoted gripping member with operator means for moving pivoted member
    • Y10T24/44513—Camming or wedging element
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/44641—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on resilient member

Definitions

  • Clothespins are traditionally made up of two identical wooden or synthetic branches, mounted in opposite directions, which can pivot relative to each other. Each branch has a rear part forming a lever arm, and a front part forming a jaw, located opposite the corresponding jaw of the other branch, and cooperating with this other jaw.
  • a spring connects the two branches and urges them in the direction of clamping the jaws against each other, thus allowing them to clamp a piece of laundry to be hung for drying.
  • clothespins made of synthetic material molded in one piece, so as to form the two branches as well as a thin connection zone, forming a hinge - see for example patent applications EP 0 302 135, EP 0 641 882 and WO 93/23602.
  • the branches of the clothespins are rigid parts or parts, which has drawbacks, especially at the jaws.
  • these jaws have a relatively smooth surface, the maintenance of the linen is insufficient, and it risks slipping and escaping from the clamp, under the effect of its own weight or other stresses, such as wind.
  • the clothespins are often provided with jaws with serrated profile, which achieve better hanging of the laundry;
  • this configuration has the disadvantage of "marking" the laundry more or less strongly, at the clamp locations.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks by providing an improved clothespin which substantially improves the maintenance of the while avoiding its "marking", the proposed clothespin remaining simple in structure and economical to manufacture.
  • the jaw parts of the two branches are internally lined with a coating of a relatively flexible material intended to form the contact surface with Laundry.
  • the clothespin object of the invention has, as an essential feature, the fact of being made of two separate materials, a more flexible material being provided on the inner side of the jaws. This flexible material forms "pads" which, when using the clamp, are crushed elastically and thus ensure excellent retention of the laundry, especially since the surface quality of the flexible material used, such as silicone or foam , opposes sliding.
  • This flexible material can in particular take the form of two separate small pads, fixed respectively on the inner side of the jaw parts of the two branches of the clothespin.
  • the flexible material takes the form of a single piece, having a "U" profile, the two opposite wings of which are fixed respectively on the inner side of the jaw parts of the two branches of the clothespin.
  • the flexibility of the material of such a "U” -shaped piece naturally allows it to deform, to "follow" the relative movement of the two branches, when the clothespin is opened or closed.
  • the flexible material parts can be obtained by an industrial technique of bi-injection or overmolding, simultaneously ensuring their formation and their fixation on the corresponding branches.
  • the flexible material parts can also be fixed by gluing, or by interlocking, on the two branches made of a harder material.
  • the efficiency of the flexible material parts can be increased by widening these parts, as well as the jaw parts of the two branches, relative to the rest of the clothespin branches, which allows both:
  • Figure 1 is a front view of a first embodiment of the clothespin, object of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a front view of a second embodiment of this clothespin
  • FIG 3 is a front view of a third embodiment of this clothespin.
  • Figure 1 shows a clothespin, which comprises two elongated branches 1 and 2, connected to each other at an intermediate point of their length by a thin veil of material 3.
  • the assembly of the two branches 1 and 2 and of the web 3 is made in one piece, by molding, in a relatively hard synthetic material, the web 3 retaining, however, because of its small thickness, a certain flexibility allowing it to play the role of a hinge.
  • Each branch 1 or 2 has a rear part, respectively 4 or 5, forming a lever arm, and a front part, respectively 6 or 7, forming a jaw.
  • a helical spring 8 for returning to the closed position is mounted between the two branches 1 and 2, the spring 8 being positioned, by its ends, on two bosses 9 and 10 formed respectively on the inner side of the rear parts 4 and 5, located facing each other, of the two branches 1 and 2.
  • the respective front parts 6 and 7 of the two branches 1 and 2, forming jaws, are also located opposite one another, and they are coated internally with a flexible material. More particularly, in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, there is provided a single piece 11 of "U" profile, of flexible material such as silicone or foam, which forms two opposite wings 12 and 13 connected together by a intermediate zone 14.
  • the two wings 12 and 13 are applied and fixed respectively against the internal faces of the respective front parts 6 and 7 of the two branches 1 and 2, while the intermediate zone 14 is applied against the thin web 3.
  • the internal faces 15 and 16 respectively of the two wings 12 and 13, facing one another, have a wavy profile and constitute, when using the clothespin, the contact surfaces with the laundry.
  • FIG. 2 represents a clothespin of the same general design as that of FIG. 1, with regard to its two branches 1 and 2 and the web of material 3 connecting these two branches 1 and 2, this assembly being further produced from a single piece of relatively rigid synthetic material.
  • the respective front parts 6 and 7 of the two branches 1 and 2, forming jaws here receive respectively, on their internal faces, two small pads 17 and 18 made of flexible material, thus placed opposite.
  • the pads 17 and 18 are positioned in abutment against the shoulders of the parts 6 and 7 forming jaws.
  • the respective internal faces 19 and 20 of these two pads 17 and 18, facing one another, are here relatively smooth and constitute, when using the clothespin, the contact surfaces with the laundry. As before, thanks to the flexibility of the material constituting the two pads 17 and 18, and the crushing of the latter, a very good hold of the linen is obtained, without "marking" effect.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates the application of the invention to another type of clothespin, comprising two substantially parallel branches 1 and 2, secured in the rear part 21 of the clothespin, this type of clothespin being in particular distributed in northern European countries.
  • the respective front parts 6 and 7 of the two branches 1 and 2, here again forming jaws, are as in the previous examples furnished with a coating of flexible material, in comparison with the rest of the clamp which is made of relatively hard material, having however a certain elasticity in the region of the two branches 1 and 2.
  • the flexible part here again takes the form of two buffers 17 and 18 fixed on the interior faces of the respective front parts 6 and 7 of the two branches 1 and 2.
  • the fixing of the two pads 17 and 18 of flexible material on the respective front parts 6 and 7 of the two branches 1 and 2 can be produced, during the manufacture of clothespins, according to various methods: bi-injection, overmolding, gluing, interlocking, snap-fastening. It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to the sole embodiments of this clothespin which have been described above, by way of examples; on the contrary, it embraces all of the variant embodiments and applications respecting the same principle. It is thus, in particular, that one would not depart from the scope of the invention:

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Supports Or Holders For Household Use (AREA)
  • Crystals, And After-Treatments Of Crystals (AREA)
  • Details Of Garments (AREA)
  • Absorbent Articles And Supports Therefor (AREA)
  • Inorganic Insulating Materials (AREA)
  • Slide Fasteners, Snap Fasteners, And Hook Fasteners (AREA)
  • Professional, Industrial, Or Sporting Protective Garments (AREA)
  • Clamps And Clips (AREA)
  • Outer Garments And Coats (AREA)
  • Adornments (AREA)

Abstract

A peg has a one-piece clip essentially consisting of two branches, each branch having an anterior part forming a jaw and a posterior part forming a lever arm. The peg also has a hinge around a rotational axis that connects the branches at an intermediate point. A spring extending along a direction substantially perpendicular to the rotational axis is mounted and compressed between the two lever-forming parts of the two branches. The spring urges, under its biasing resilience, the two branches to a closed position. The spring has a biasing force in the direction of increasing its axial longitudinal dimension that is more controllable over time than a spring having a biasing torque. Thus, over time the pressure exerted by the arms of the peg in the closed position remains more constant.

Description

PINCE A LINGE CLOTHESPIN
La présente invention concerne une pince à linge. Les pinces à linge sont constituées, traditionnellement, de deux branches en bois ou en matière synthétique, identiques et montées en sens opposés, qui peuvent pivoter l'une par rapport à l'autre. Chaque branche comporte une partie postérieure formant bras de levier, et une partie antérieure formant mâchoire, située en regard de la mâchoire correspondante de l'autre branche, et coopérant avec cette autre mâchoire. Un ressort relie les deux branches et les sollicite dans le sens du serrage des mâchoires l'une contre l'autre, leur permettant ainsi de serrer une pièce de linge à suspendre pour son séchage.The present invention relates to a clothespin. Clothespins are traditionally made up of two identical wooden or synthetic branches, mounted in opposite directions, which can pivot relative to each other. Each branch has a rear part forming a lever arm, and a front part forming a jaw, located opposite the corresponding jaw of the other branch, and cooperating with this other jaw. A spring connects the two branches and urges them in the direction of clamping the jaws against each other, thus allowing them to clamp a piece of laundry to be hung for drying.
On connaît aussi des pinces à linge en matière synthétique moulées d'une seule pièce, de manière à former les deux branches ainsi qu'une zone de liaison de faible épaisseur, formant charnière - voir par exemple les demandes de brevets EP 0 302 135, EP 0 641 882 et WO 93/23602.Also known are clothespins made of synthetic material molded in one piece, so as to form the two branches as well as a thin connection zone, forming a hinge - see for example patent applications EP 0 302 135, EP 0 641 882 and WO 93/23602.
Dans tous les cas, les branches des pinces à linge sont des pièces ou parties rigides, ce qui présente des inconvénients, notamment au niveau des mâchoires. Lorsque ces mâchoires possèdent une surface relativement lisse, le maintien du linge est insuffisant, et celui-ci risque de glisser et d'échapper a la pince, sous l'effet de son propre poids ou d'autres sollicitations, telles que le vent. Pour éviter cet inconvénient, les pinces à linge sont souvent pourvues de mâchoires à profil dentelé, qui réalisent un meilleur accrochage du linge ; cette configuration a toutefois pour inconvénient de "marquer" plus ou moins fortement le linge, aux endroits pinces.In all cases, the branches of the clothespins are rigid parts or parts, which has drawbacks, especially at the jaws. When these jaws have a relatively smooth surface, the maintenance of the linen is insufficient, and it risks slipping and escaping from the clamp, under the effect of its own weight or other stresses, such as wind. To avoid this drawback, the clothespins are often provided with jaws with serrated profile, which achieve better hanging of the laundry; However, this configuration has the disadvantage of "marking" the laundry more or less strongly, at the clamp locations.
La présente invention a pour but de remédier à ces inconvénients, en fournissant une pince à linge perfectionnée, qui améliore sensiblement le maintien du linge tout en évitant son "marquage", la pince à linge proposée restant de structure simple et de fabrication économique.The object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks by providing an improved clothespin which substantially improves the maintenance of the while avoiding its "marking", the proposed clothespin remaining simple in structure and economical to manufacture.
A cet effet, dans la pince à linge objet de l'invention, les parties formant mâchoires des deux branches, réalisées en un matériau relativement dur, sont garnies intérieurement d'un revêtement en un matériau relativement souple prévu pour former la surface de contact avec le linge. Ainsi, la pince à linge objet de l'invention possède, comme particularité essentielle, le fait d'être réalisée en deux matières distinctes, une matière plus souple étant prévue sur le côté intérieur des mâchoires. Cette matière souple forme des "tampons" qui, lors de l'utilisation de la pince, sont écrasés élastiquement et assurent ainsi un excellent maintien du linge, d'autant plus que la qualité de surface du matériau souple utilisé, tel que silicone ou mousse, s'oppose au glissement.To this end, in the clothespin object of the invention, the jaw parts of the two branches, made of a relatively hard material, are internally lined with a coating of a relatively flexible material intended to form the contact surface with Laundry. Thus, the clothespin object of the invention has, as an essential feature, the fact of being made of two separate materials, a more flexible material being provided on the inner side of the jaws. This flexible material forms "pads" which, when using the clamp, are crushed elastically and thus ensure excellent retention of the laundry, especially since the surface quality of the flexible material used, such as silicone or foam , opposes sliding.
Ce matériau souple peut notamment prendre la forme de deux petits tampons distincts, fixés respectivement sur le côté intérieur des parties formant mâchoires des deux branches de la pince à linge.This flexible material can in particular take the form of two separate small pads, fixed respectively on the inner side of the jaw parts of the two branches of the clothespin.
Dans une variante, le matériau souple prend la forme d'une pièce unique, possédant un profil en "U" , dont les deux ailes opposées sont fixées respectivement sur le côté intérieur des parties formant mâchoires des deux branches de la pince à linge. La souplesse du matériau constitutif d'une telle pièce en "U" lui permet naturellement de se déformer, pour "suivre" le mouvement relatif des deux branches, lors de l'ouverture ou de la fermeture de la pince à linge.In a variant, the flexible material takes the form of a single piece, having a "U" profile, the two opposite wings of which are fixed respectively on the inner side of the jaw parts of the two branches of the clothespin. The flexibility of the material of such a "U" -shaped piece naturally allows it to deform, to "follow" the relative movement of the two branches, when the clothespin is opened or closed.
Diverses techniques de fabrication sont possibles, pour la fixation des parties en matière souple sur les deux branches réalisées en une matière plus dure. En particulier, dans le cas d'une pince à linge dont les deux branches sont réalisées en matière synthétique moulée, les parties en matériau souple peuvent être obtenues par une technique industrielle de bi- injection ou de surmoulage, assurant simultanément leur formation et leur fixation sur les branches correspondantes.Various manufacturing techniques are possible, for fixing the flexible material parts on the two branches made of a harder material. In particular, in the case of a clothespin, the two branches of which are made of material synthetic molded, the flexible material parts can be obtained by an industrial technique of bi-injection or overmolding, simultaneously ensuring their formation and their fixation on the corresponding branches.
Les parties en matériau souple peuvent aussi être fixées par collage, ou par emboîtement, sur les deux branches réalisées en un matériau plus dur.The flexible material parts can also be fixed by gluing, or by interlocking, on the two branches made of a harder material.
L'efficacité des parties en matériau souple peut être augmentée en élargissant ces parties, ainsi que les parties formant mâchoires des deux branches, par rapport au restant des branches de la pince à linge, ce qui permet à la fois :The efficiency of the flexible material parts can be increased by widening these parts, as well as the jaw parts of the two branches, relative to the rest of the clothespin branches, which allows both:
- d'augmenter la surface de contact avec le linge, pour une meilleure tenue, et- increase the contact surface with the linen, for better hold, and
- de répartir la pression de serrage sur une surface plus grande, pour limiter encore le risque de "marquage" du linge.- distribute the clamping pressure over a larger surface, to further limit the risk of "marking" of the laundry.
L'invention sera de toute façon mieux comprise à l'aide de la description qui suit, en référence au dessin schématique annexé représentant, à titre d'exemples, quelques formes d'exécution de cette pince à linge :The invention will in any case be better understood with the aid of the description which follows, with reference to the appended diagrammatic drawing representing, by way of examples, some embodiments of this clothespin:
Figure 1 est une vue de face d'une première forme de réalisation de la pince à linge, objet de la présente invention ;Figure 1 is a front view of a first embodiment of the clothespin, object of the present invention;
Figure 2 est une vue de face d'une deuxième forme de réalisation de cette pince à linge ;Figure 2 is a front view of a second embodiment of this clothespin;
Figure 3 est une vue de face d'une troisième forme de réalisation de cette pince à linge. La figure 1 montre une pince à linge, qui comprend deux branches allongées 1 et 2 , reliées l'une à l'autre en un point intermédiaire de leur longueur par un voile mince de matière 3. L'ensemble des deux branches 1 et 2 et du voile 3 est réalisé d'une seule pièce, par moulage, dans une matière synthétique relativement dure, le voile 3 conservant cependant, en raison de sa faible épaisseur, une certaine flexibilité lui permettant de jouer le rôle d'une charnière. Chaque branche 1 ou 2 comporte une partie postérieure, respectivement 4 ou 5, formant bras de levier, et une partie antérieure, respectivement 6 ou 7 , formant mâchoire. Un ressort hélicoïdal 8 de rappel en position de fermeture est monté entre les deux branches 1 et 2 , le ressort 8 étant positionné, par ses extrémités, sur deux bossages 9 et 10 formés respectivement sur le côté intérieur des parties postérieures 4 et 5 , situées en regard l'une de l'autre, des deux branches 1 et 2.Figure 3 is a front view of a third embodiment of this clothespin. Figure 1 shows a clothespin, which comprises two elongated branches 1 and 2, connected to each other at an intermediate point of their length by a thin veil of material 3. The assembly of the two branches 1 and 2 and of the web 3 is made in one piece, by molding, in a relatively hard synthetic material, the web 3 retaining, however, because of its small thickness, a certain flexibility allowing it to play the role of a hinge. Each branch 1 or 2 has a rear part, respectively 4 or 5, forming a lever arm, and a front part, respectively 6 or 7, forming a jaw. A helical spring 8 for returning to the closed position is mounted between the two branches 1 and 2, the spring 8 being positioned, by its ends, on two bosses 9 and 10 formed respectively on the inner side of the rear parts 4 and 5, located facing each other, of the two branches 1 and 2.
Les parties antérieures respectives 6 et 7 des deux branches 1 et 2, formant mâchoires, sont aussi situées en regard l'une de l'autre, et elles sont revêtues intérieurement d'un matériau souple. Plus particulièrement, dans la forme de réalisation illustrée par la figure 1, il est prévu une pièce unique 11 de profil en "U" , en matériau souple tel que silicone ou mousse, qui forme deux ailes opposées 12 et 13 reliées entre elles par une zone intermédiaire 14. Les deux ailes 12 et 13 sont appliquées et fixées respectivement contre les faces intérieures des parties antérieures respectives 6 et 7 des deux branches 1 et 2 , tandis que la zone intermédiaire 14 est appliquée contre le voile mince 3. Les faces intérieures 15 et 16 respectives des deux ailes 12 et 13, tournées l'une vers l'autre, possèdent un profil ondulé et constituent, lors de l'utilisation de la pince à linge, les surfaces de contact avec le linge. Grâce à la souplesse du matériau constitutif de la pièce 11, et à l'écrasement de ce matériau au niveau des ailes 12 et 13, le maintien du linge est amélioré, et le "marquage" indésirable de ce linge est évité. De plus, la souplesse de la pièce 11, notamment dans sa zone intermédiaire 14, lui permet de "suivre" la déformation du voile mince 3 et le mouvement relatif des deux branches 1 et 2 , lors de l'ouverture ou de la fermeture de la pince à linge. La figure 2 représente une pince à linge de même conception générale que celle de la figure 1, en ce qui concerne ses deux branches 1 et 2 et le voile de matière 3 reliant ces deux branches 1 et 2, cet ensemble étant encore réalisé d'une seule pièce en matière synthétique relativement rigide. Les parties antérieures respectives 6 et 7 des deux branches 1 et 2, formant mâchoires, reçoivent ici respectivement, sur leurs faces intérieures, deux petits tampons 17 et 18 en matériau souple, placés ainsi en vis-à-vis. Les tampons 17 et 18 sont positionnés en butée contre des épaulements des parties 6 et 7 formant mâchoires. Les faces intérieures 19 et 20 respectives de ces deux tampons 17 et 18, tournées l'une vers l'autre, sont ici relativement lisses et constituent, lors de l'utilisation de la pince à linge, les surfaces de contact avec le linge. Comme précédemment, grâce à la souplesse du matériau constitutif des deux tampons 17 et 18, et à l'écrasement de ces derniers, l'on obtient une très bonne tenue du linge, sans effet de "marquage". La figure 3 illustre l'application de l'invention à un autre type de pince à linge, comprenant deux branches 1 et 2 sensiblement parallèles, solidarisées dans la partie postérieure 21 de la pince à linge, ce type de pince à linge étant notamment diffusé dans les pays du nord de l'Europe. Les parties antérieures respectives 6 et 7 des deux branches 1 et 2 , formant ici encore mâchoires, sont comme dans les exemples précédents garnies d'un revêtement en matériau souple, en comparaison avec le restant de la pince qui est réalisé en matériau relativement dur, possédant toutefois une certaine élasticité dans la région des deux branches 1 et 2. La partie souple prend, ici encore, la forme de deux tampons 17 et 18 fixés sur les faces intérieures des parties antérieures respectives 6 et 7 des deux branches 1 et 2. La fixation des deux tampons 17 et 18 en matière souple sur les parties antérieures respectives 6 et 7 des deux branches 1 et 2 est réalisable, au cours de la fabrication des pinces à linge, selon divers procédés : bi-injection, surmoulage, collage, emboîtement, encliquetage . Comme il va de soi, l'invention ne se limite pas aux seules formes d'exécution de cette pince à linge qui ont été décrites ci-dessus, à titre d'exemples ; elle en embrasse, au contraire, toutes les variantes de réalisation et d'application respectant le même principe. C'est ainsi, notamment, que l'on ne s'éloignerait pas du cadre de 1 ' invention :The respective front parts 6 and 7 of the two branches 1 and 2, forming jaws, are also located opposite one another, and they are coated internally with a flexible material. More particularly, in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, there is provided a single piece 11 of "U" profile, of flexible material such as silicone or foam, which forms two opposite wings 12 and 13 connected together by a intermediate zone 14. The two wings 12 and 13 are applied and fixed respectively against the internal faces of the respective front parts 6 and 7 of the two branches 1 and 2, while the intermediate zone 14 is applied against the thin web 3. The internal faces 15 and 16 respectively of the two wings 12 and 13, facing one another, have a wavy profile and constitute, when using the clothespin, the contact surfaces with the laundry. Thanks to the flexibility of the material constituting the part 11, and to the crushing of this material at the level of the wings 12 and 13, the maintenance of the linen is improved, and the undesirable "marking" of this linen is avoided. In addition, the flexibility of the part 11, in particular in its intermediate zone 14, allows it to "follow" the deformation of the thin veil 3 and the relative movement of the two branches 1 and 2, during the opening or closing of the clothespin. FIG. 2 represents a clothespin of the same general design as that of FIG. 1, with regard to its two branches 1 and 2 and the web of material 3 connecting these two branches 1 and 2, this assembly being further produced from a single piece of relatively rigid synthetic material. The respective front parts 6 and 7 of the two branches 1 and 2, forming jaws, here receive respectively, on their internal faces, two small pads 17 and 18 made of flexible material, thus placed opposite. The pads 17 and 18 are positioned in abutment against the shoulders of the parts 6 and 7 forming jaws. The respective internal faces 19 and 20 of these two pads 17 and 18, facing one another, are here relatively smooth and constitute, when using the clothespin, the contact surfaces with the laundry. As before, thanks to the flexibility of the material constituting the two pads 17 and 18, and the crushing of the latter, a very good hold of the linen is obtained, without "marking" effect. FIG. 3 illustrates the application of the invention to another type of clothespin, comprising two substantially parallel branches 1 and 2, secured in the rear part 21 of the clothespin, this type of clothespin being in particular distributed in northern European countries. The respective front parts 6 and 7 of the two branches 1 and 2, here again forming jaws, are as in the previous examples furnished with a coating of flexible material, in comparison with the rest of the clamp which is made of relatively hard material, having however a certain elasticity in the region of the two branches 1 and 2. The flexible part here again takes the form of two buffers 17 and 18 fixed on the interior faces of the respective front parts 6 and 7 of the two branches 1 and 2. The fixing of the two pads 17 and 18 of flexible material on the respective front parts 6 and 7 of the two branches 1 and 2 can be produced, during the manufacture of clothespins, according to various methods: bi-injection, overmolding, gluing, interlocking, snap-fastening. It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to the sole embodiments of this clothespin which have been described above, by way of examples; on the contrary, it embraces all of the variant embodiments and applications respecting the same principle. It is thus, in particular, that one would not depart from the scope of the invention:
- en réalisant les parties souples avec d'autres formes et/ou dans d'autres matériaux adaptés ;- by making the flexible parts with other shapes and / or in other suitable materials;
- en fixant ces parties souples sur les deux branches de la pince à linge par tout moyen ;- by fixing these flexible parts on the two branches of the clothespin by any means;
- en appliquant l'invention à des pinces à linge de tout type et de toute forme, dont les branches peuvent être réalisées en tout matériau relativement dur. - by applying the invention to clothespins of any type and any shape, the branches of which can be made of any relatively hard material.

Claims

REVENDICATIONS
1 - Pince à linge, constituée essentiellement de deux branches (1, 2) comportant chacune une partie antérieure (6, 7) formant mâchoire, située en regard de la mâchoire correspondante de l'autre branche, caractérisée en ce que les parties formant mâchoires (6, 7) des deux branches (1, 2) , réalisées en un matériau relativement dur, sont garnies intérieurement d'un revêtement (11 ; 17, 18) en un matériau relativement souple, prévu pour former la surface de contact (15, 16 ; 19, 20) avec le linge.1 - Clothespin, essentially consisting of two branches (1, 2) each comprising a front part (6, 7) forming a jaw, located opposite the corresponding jaw of the other branch, characterized in that the parts forming jaws (6, 7) of the two branches (1, 2), made of a relatively hard material, are internally lined with a coating (11; 17, 18) of a relatively flexible material, intended to form the contact surface (15 , 16; 19, 20) with the linen.
2 - Pince à linge selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ledit matériau souple est de la silicone ou de la mousse. 3 - Pince à linge selon la revendication 1 ou 2 , caractérisée en ce que ledit matériau souple prend la forme de deux petits tampons distincts (17, 18), fixés respectivement sur le côté intérieur des parties formant mâchoires (6, 7) des deux branches (1, 2) de la pince à linge.2 - Clothespin according to claim 1, characterized in that said flexible material is silicone or foam. 3 - Clothespin according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said flexible material takes the form of two separate small pads (17, 18), respectively fixed on the inner side of the jaw parts (6, 7) of the two branches (1, 2) of the clothespin.
4 - Pince à linge selon la revendication 1 ou 2 , caractérisée en ce que ledit matériau souple prend la forme d'une pièce unique (11), possédant un profil en "U", dont les deux ailes opposées (12, 13) sont fixées respectivement sur le côté intérieur des parties formant mâchoires (6, 7) des deux branches (1, 2) de la pince à linge.4 - Clothespin according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said flexible material takes the form of a single piece (11), having a "U" profile, the two opposite wings (12, 13) of which are fixed respectively on the inner side of the jaw parts (6, 7) of the two branches (1, 2) of the clothespin.
5 - Pince à linge selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que, dans le cas d'une pince à linge dont les deux branches (1, 2) sont réalisées en matière synthétique moulée, les parties (11 ; 17, 18) en matériau souple sont obtenues par une technique de bi-injection ou de surmoulage.5 - Clothespin according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, in the case of a clothespin in which the two arms (1, 2) are made of molded synthetic material, the parts (11 ; 17, 18) made of flexible material are obtained by a bi-injection or overmolding technique.
6 - Pince à linge selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que les parties (11 ; 17, 18) en matériau souple sont fixées par collage sur les deux branches (1, 2) .6 - Clothespin according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the parts (11; 17, 18) made of flexible material are fixed by gluing on the two branches (1, 2).
7 - Pince à linge selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que les parties (11 ; 17, 18) en matériau souple sont fixées par emboîtement sur les deux branches (1, 2) .7 - Clothespin according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the parts (11; 17, 18) of flexible material are fixed by interlocking on the two branches (1, 2).
8 - Pince à linge selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisée en ce que les parties (11 ; 17, 18) en matériau souple, ainsi que les parties formant mâchoires (6, 7) des deux branches (1, 2) , présentent un élargissement, par rapport au restant des branches (1, 2) de la pince à linge. 8 - Clothespin according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the parts (11; 17, 18) made of flexible material, as well as the jaw parts (6, 7) of the two branches (1, 2), have an enlargement, relative to the rest of the branches (1, 2) of the clothespin.
EP99950840A 1998-04-28 1999-10-26 Clothes peg Expired - Lifetime EP1234068B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR9805634A FR2777917B1 (en) 1998-04-28 1998-04-28 CLOTHESPIN
PCT/FR1999/002607 WO2001031108A1 (en) 1998-04-28 1999-10-26 Clothes peg

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1234068A1 true EP1234068A1 (en) 2002-08-28
EP1234068B1 EP1234068B1 (en) 2004-12-15

Family

ID=26234306

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP99950840A Expired - Lifetime EP1234068B1 (en) 1998-04-28 1999-10-26 Clothes peg

Country Status (12)

Country Link
US (1) US6842951B1 (en)
EP (1) EP1234068B1 (en)
JP (1) JP4226821B2 (en)
CN (1) CN1175138C (en)
AT (1) ATE284989T1 (en)
AU (1) AU6346399A (en)
BR (1) BR9917532A (en)
CA (1) CA2388708C (en)
DE (1) DE69922708T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2232181T3 (en)
FR (1) FR2777917B1 (en)
WO (1) WO2001031108A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (43)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2777917B1 (en) 1998-04-28 2001-05-25 Bertrand Barre CLOTHESPIN
AU2003222531B2 (en) * 2002-05-23 2008-02-07 Sistema Plastics Limited Clamps and hangers
SE527416C2 (en) * 2004-07-07 2006-02-28 Overseas Trade Ltd Blocking device
US7185402B2 (en) * 2005-03-15 2007-03-06 Beltz Kelly E Knit clips
US7290687B2 (en) * 2005-03-18 2007-11-06 Raymond Wu Garment hanger and clamps
US8201310B1 (en) * 2005-04-29 2012-06-19 Merrick Engineering Inc Co-molded plastic pinch clip
US20060266377A1 (en) * 2005-05-31 2006-11-30 Chin-Chai Hsuwen Hair slide
US8844090B2 (en) * 2005-06-17 2014-09-30 United Technologies Corporation Tool for filling voids in turbine vanes and other articles
US20070181052A1 (en) * 2006-02-09 2007-08-09 Greg Deichman Warning signal mounting apparatus
DE102006020802A1 (en) * 2006-05-05 2007-11-08 Preu, Lars, Dipl.-Kfm. Holding system for suspending articles, e.g. articles of clothing to be dried, comprises rails supporting integrated, branched holding clips allowing easy operation with one hand
AR061117A4 (en) * 2006-05-23 2008-08-06 Sturione Morales Juan Humberto SUPPORT FOR TIE WITH PRESSURE CLAMPS
JP4826954B2 (en) * 2007-02-06 2011-11-30 エヌエスプランニング株式会社 Paper holder
EP2227581A1 (en) 2007-12-20 2010-09-15 Omaha S.R.L. Clothes peg
US8366726B2 (en) * 2008-03-21 2013-02-05 Gyrx Llc Vessel occlusion clip and application thereof
US8051541B2 (en) * 2008-03-25 2011-11-08 Nikhil Gupta Stringed bead securement device
US20090260199A1 (en) * 2008-04-22 2009-10-22 Souad Nashief Sanitary Clip Assembly
DE102008038871A1 (en) * 2008-08-07 2010-02-11 Newfrey Llc, Newark Plastic clip
US20100270735A1 (en) * 2009-04-24 2010-10-28 Xerox Corporation Guide assembly
US8267258B2 (en) * 2009-04-24 2012-09-18 Xerox Corporation Tray assembly
WO2010126433A1 (en) * 2009-04-28 2010-11-04 Ge Healthcare Bio-Sciences Ab An attachment arrangement for a column holder
KR101134950B1 (en) 2009-06-26 2012-04-16 김형준 Hang Nipper
US8985408B2 (en) * 2011-11-29 2015-03-24 Nicole Lloyd Garment hanging accessory
US9521834B2 (en) * 2012-01-25 2016-12-20 Martha McKenzie Device for retaining fishing line on a fishing rod
IL225182A (en) 2013-03-12 2016-06-30 A D Integrity Ltd Ear clip for medical monitoring device
US8857775B1 (en) * 2013-07-22 2014-10-14 Gopro, Inc. Camera mount with spring clamp
ITMI20131611A1 (en) * 2013-09-30 2015-03-31 Nespoli Group S P A CLOSURE FOR LAUNDRY
USD731706S1 (en) 2013-11-21 2015-06-09 Daniel A. Wilson Cigarette roach clip
US9873297B2 (en) * 2014-02-27 2018-01-23 Timothy Voegeli Tubeless tire rim clamp assembly
USD758474S1 (en) 2015-05-07 2016-06-07 Gopro, Inc. Camera mount
USD766601S1 (en) 2015-07-29 2016-09-20 Neatfreak Group Inc. Hanger
CN105673640A (en) * 2016-02-25 2016-06-15 广东康城物业管理服务有限公司 Multipurpose wide-mouth clamp
US10590591B2 (en) * 2016-11-22 2020-03-17 Mark L. Bruneau Dual-clamping-mode clip for articles of clothing and other items
US10610014B2 (en) * 2016-12-02 2020-04-07 Lewis Joseph Smalligan Clamp assembly
US20200361697A1 (en) * 2017-09-13 2020-11-19 Dignity Health Modular dispenser
USD870407S1 (en) * 2018-02-09 2019-12-17 Amir Cohen Clothes peg for coupling socks
USD873521S1 (en) * 2018-02-15 2020-01-21 Proline Products (Nz) Limited Peg
JP7089761B2 (en) * 2018-12-19 2022-06-23 キクロン株式会社 Pinch for drying clothes
USD921095S1 (en) 2019-06-19 2021-06-01 Gopro, Inc. Camera mount
US20210025416A1 (en) * 2019-07-22 2021-01-28 Fivetech Technology Inc. Fastener structure
WO2021092469A1 (en) * 2019-11-07 2021-05-14 Rubenstein Jenna Hally Clothes hanger clips
CN112776251A (en) * 2019-11-08 2021-05-11 宜家供应有限公司 Clothes peg and manufacturing method thereof
US20220296020A1 (en) * 2021-03-17 2022-09-22 Stephane Simo-Fossouo Dress zipper manipulation assembly
CN215112172U (en) * 2021-07-20 2021-12-10 深圳前海帕拓逊网络技术有限公司 Clamp type desk lamp

Family Cites Families (23)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US10163A (en) * 1853-10-25 Spring-clamp for clothes-lines
DE528259C (en) * 1931-06-26 Felix Frost Clothespin
US2209697A (en) * 1939-01-09 1940-07-30 Kislingbury Maud Randel Clothespin
US2537703A (en) * 1948-10-04 1951-01-09 August J Randa Combination hose clamp and support
US2766500A (en) * 1952-04-05 1956-10-16 Mortimer L Chanko Spectacle suspender clamp
US3135034A (en) * 1961-05-01 1964-06-02 Henri A Fauteux Clothes pins
FR1325394A (en) * 1961-06-14 1963-04-26 Sediken Kagaku Kogyo Co Tongs, and in particular clothespins
US3128517A (en) * 1961-11-06 1964-04-14 David W Alley Clothespin
US3649954A (en) * 1970-06-26 1972-03-14 John O Kurtz Clamp-type electrical terminals
US3780402A (en) * 1972-07-31 1973-12-25 Korin Ltd Plastic clip
US4063333A (en) * 1976-11-18 1977-12-20 Schweitzer Russell A Clothespin
FR2555620B1 (en) * 1983-11-25 1987-04-10 Jouve Jean Louis SYMMETRIC CLOTHES FORCEPS
US4722120A (en) * 1987-06-23 1988-02-02 James Lu Spring clip
EP0302135A1 (en) 1987-08-07 1989-02-08 Peter Bengsch Clip for attaching flat objects to a supporting device
US5075935A (en) * 1990-06-12 1991-12-31 Abdi Abraham M Garment hanger and clip
US5226892A (en) * 1991-08-23 1993-07-13 Boswell Thomas A Surgical tubing clamp
ES1021321Y (en) 1992-05-20 1994-01-01 Fuente Manresa De PERFECTED CLAMP.
US5325570A (en) * 1993-08-30 1994-07-05 Chin Ho Hsu Clip
DE9313398U1 (en) 1993-09-06 1993-11-11 Trippe & Co Holz- und Kunststoffverarbeitung, 59889 Eslohe Clothespin
US5765820A (en) * 1995-08-17 1998-06-16 Marusiak; Frank Three-way spring clamp
GB9608025D0 (en) * 1996-04-18 1996-06-19 Privett & Partners A clip
FR2777917B1 (en) * 1998-04-28 2001-05-25 Bertrand Barre CLOTHESPIN
US6263703B1 (en) * 1999-07-30 2001-07-24 Bonnie Clare Kenney Clip on protective earring

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See references of WO0131108A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
AU6346399A (en) 2001-05-08
JP4226821B2 (en) 2009-02-18
CA2388708A1 (en) 2001-05-03
WO2001031108A1 (en) 2001-05-03
EP1234068B1 (en) 2004-12-15
ATE284989T1 (en) 2005-01-15
CA2388708C (en) 2006-12-19
US6842951B1 (en) 2005-01-18
FR2777917A1 (en) 1999-10-29
CN1175138C (en) 2004-11-10
FR2777917B1 (en) 2001-05-25
DE69922708T2 (en) 2005-12-01
ES2232181T3 (en) 2005-05-16
BR9917532A (en) 2002-06-25
DE69922708D1 (en) 2005-01-20
CN1391622A (en) 2003-01-15
JP2003512870A (en) 2003-04-08

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP1234068B1 (en) Clothes peg
CA1259084A (en) Cross-country ski with harness
LU85208A1 (en) TWEEZERS WITH TWO STABLE POSITIONS OF THE LAUNDRY TYPE
FR2852504A1 (en) HANGER FOR CLOTHING IN PLASTIC MATERIAL WITH REINFORCED RIGIDITY
CA1136850A (en) Method for the manufacture of a sports shoe, and shoe made by said method
EP1109604A1 (en) Device for fixing a shoe to a sports article
EP0895727B1 (en) Sportsshoe with determined flexibility
EP0823065B1 (en) Resilient hinge for spectacles
FR2804478A1 (en) NUT ASSEMBLY WITH SWIVEL NUT
EP0060748A1 (en) Holding device, especially for holding a car door in an open position
EP0516564A1 (en) Hair clip
EP1742552B1 (en) Cosmetic tweezers
FR2632539A1 (en) FIXATION OF BACKGROUND SKI
FR2655400A1 (en) Balancing mass, particularly for a fan
FR2577428A1 (en) Cross-country ski binding
EP1033948A1 (en) Tibial implant for knee prosthesis
FR2594767A1 (en) ATTACHMENT FOR ATTACHING ICE WIPER BLADE WITH ARTICULATING AXIS ON A HOOK-SHAPED ARM
EP0867132B1 (en) Automatic closing device for watch bands
FR2941466A1 (en) Clamp e.g. clothespeg, has arms including groove defining housing part in which movable element is accessible between knuckles and pushes return spring against return force when clamp is in opened position
FR2906157A1 (en) FIXING TALONNIER FOR FIXED BODY SKI SHOE
BE496093A (en)
FR2804593A1 (en) SUCTION HEAD FOR CANISTER VACUUM
FR2615747A1 (en) Bearing piece for a ski binding including a low-friction coating
FR2549124A1 (en) Hinge with a built-in return system and any member whatsoever equipped with this hinge
EP0935271A1 (en) Hinged cover especially for circuit breaker front

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20020522

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

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

RTI1 Title (correction)

Free format text: CLOTHES PEG

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20031112

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

RAP1 Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)

Owner name: GENPROD

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

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

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20041215

Ref country code: IE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20041215

Ref country code: FI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20041215

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20041215

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: NOT ENGLISH

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: FRENCH

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 69922708

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 20050120

Kind code of ref document: P

GBT Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)

Effective date: 20050104

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20050315

Ref country code: GR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20050315

Ref country code: DK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20050315

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FG2A

Ref document number: 2232181

Country of ref document: ES

Kind code of ref document: T3

NLV1 Nl: lapsed or annulled due to failure to fulfill the requirements of art. 29p and 29m of the patents act
REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FD4D

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CY

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20051026

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MC

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20051031

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20051031

Ref country code: LI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20051031

Ref country code: CH

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20051031

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20051031

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20050916

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: CL

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

BERE Be: lapsed

Owner name: *GENPROD

Effective date: 20051031

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20050515

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20101116

Year of fee payment: 12

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST

Effective date: 20120629

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20111102

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: PC2A

Owner name: LAGUELLE

Effective date: 20130221

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R081

Ref document number: 69922708

Country of ref document: DE

Owner name: LAGUELLE, FR

Free format text: FORMER OWNER: GENPROD, LIMONEST, FR

Effective date: 20130703

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: 732E

Free format text: REGISTERED BETWEEN 20130829 AND 20130904

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20181009

Year of fee payment: 20

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20181017

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: ES

Payment date: 20181126

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20181011

Year of fee payment: 20

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R071

Ref document number: 69922708

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: PE20

Expiry date: 20191025

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION

Effective date: 20191025

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FD2A

Effective date: 20200904

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION

Effective date: 20191027