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EP 0045489 B1 19840530 - VENTILATING ELEMENT

Title (en)

VENTILATING ELEMENT

Publication

EP 0045489 B1 19840530 (DE)

Application

EP 81105989 A 19810730

Priority

DE 8021055 U 19800806

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0045489A2] 1. Ventilating element for the gutter-side sealing of a roof, consisting of a rigid but flexible synthetic material strip (2), which is provided on a longitudinal edge with comb-like projecting teeth (3), characterized in that the thickness of the teeth (3) decreases constantly towards their free ends.

IPC 1-7

E04D 13/00

IPC 8 full level

E04D 13/00 (2006.01); E04D 13/17 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E04D 13/004 (2013.01); E04D 13/178 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0045489 A2 19820210; EP 0045489 A3 19820811; EP 0045489 B1 19840530; AT E7721 T1 19840615; DE 3163880 D1 19840705; ES 267838 U 19830416; ES 267838 Y 19831116

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 81105989 A 19810730; AT 81105989 T 19810730; DE 3163880 T 19810730; ES 267838 U 19810805