Expired European patentEurope
Improved vehicle provided with seats, the back rest of which can be folded down to the level of the load-carrying platform
EP 0151426 B1 · Applicant: FIAT AUTO S.p.A.
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- Filed January 21, 1985 and granted August 21, 1991. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 21, 2005.
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FiledJanuary 21, 1985
PublishedAugust 14, 1985
GrantedAugust 21, 1991
Term endedJanuary 21, 2005
Application numberEP 85100593
Classification (CPC)B60N2/36 +2 more
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