Expired European patentEurope
Collecting device for a lawn mower, provided with a removable bottom, allowing the cut grass to be deposited directly
EP 0456592 B1 · Applicant: ETESIA (Société en Commandite Simple)
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- Filed April 5, 1991 and granted June 8, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 5, 2011.
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FiledApril 5, 1991
PublishedNovember 13, 1991
GrantedJune 8, 1994
Term endedApril 5, 2011
Application numberEP 91440028
Classification (CPC)A01D43/0635
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