EP1576865A2
Electrical appliance housing
Abstract
An electrical appliance housing including a hard plastic housing body defining a switch-actuating aperture. The aperture is sealed with a soft plastic membrane. An actuating button is fastened to a hard plastic base that is bonded to the membrane.
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Projected expiry passed 22 November 2023, 2.8 years ago.
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| EP4155038A1 | Cited by | European Patent Office (EPO) | Search report |
| WO2023046511A1 | Cited by | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | International search |
| US12539631B2 | Cited by | United States of America | Applicant |
27 members in 11 offices
Priority claims3
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| 10260428 | Germany | – | |
| 10260428 | Germany | A | |
| 0313154 | European Patent Office (EPO) | W |
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| CA2508836A1 | Canada | A1 | |
| DE10260428A1 | Germany | A1 | |
| WO2004057936A2 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A2 | |
| AU2003298138A1 | Australia | A1 | |
| AU2003298138A8 | Australia | A8 | |
| WO2004057936A3 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A3 | |
| EP1576865A2This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| CN1729733A | China | A | |
| US2006060461A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| HK1082999A1 | Hong Kong, China | A1 | |
| EP1576865B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| AT400988T | Austria | T | |
| ATE400988T1 | Austria | T1 | |
| DE50310134D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| DK1576865T3 | Denmark | T3 | |
| ES2310259T3 | Spain | T3 | |
| CN1729733B | China | B | |
| US7804034B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| US2010320064A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| US2011266127A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| US8067708B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| CA2508836C | Canada | C | |
| US2012211338A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| US8294052B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| US8541704B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| US2014041892A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| US8779311B2 | United States of America | B2 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 1576865
- Application
- 37958402
Titles3
- German
- ELEKTROGERÄTEGEHÄUSE
- English
- ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE HOUSING
- French
- LOGEMENT POUR APPAREIL ELECTRIQUE
Classification
- CPC, 2
- H05K5/0017
- H05K5/069
- IPC, 1
- H05K5 00
Designated states31
- Contracting states, 27
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Germany
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Portugal
- Romania
- Sweden
and 3 moreShow fewer
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 4
- Albania
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- North Macedonia