Global Patent Index - EP 0160600 B1

EP 0160600 B1 19881005 - FOLDING STEP LADDER

Title (en)

FOLDING STEP LADDER

Publication

EP 0160600 B1 19881005 (FR)

Application

EP 85400661 A 19850403

Priority

FR 8406489 A 19840425

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4569419A] The present invention relates to a foldable stepladder constituted by: a first pair of two main uprights, a plurality of steps, a device for maintaining said steps in their unfolded configuration, a second pair of two auxiliary uprights, wherein the auxiliary uprights are articulated at one of their ends on the upper part of the main uprights and they are articulated on each other about a pin in their median part to present, in unfolded position of use, the form of a cross, said auxiliary uprights being connected from said mutual pivot point to the central upright by a connecting rod. The invention is more particularly applicable to the manufacture of foldable stepladders.

IPC 1-7

E06C 1/383

IPC 8 full level

E06C 1/20 (2006.01); E06C 1/383 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E06C 1/3835 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0160600 A2 19851106; EP 0160600 A3 19860723; EP 0160600 B1 19881005; AT E37739 T1 19881015; CA 1215951 A 19861230; DE 3565419 D1 19881110; ES 295824 U 19870616; ES 295824 Y 19871216; FR 2563566 A1 19851031; FR 2563566 B1 19870626; HU 192208 B 19870528; HU T39494 A 19860929; JP S60242288 A 19851202; US 4569419 A 19860211; ZA 852826 B 19851224

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85400661 A 19850403; AT 85400661 T 19850403; CA 480010 A 19850424; DE 3565419 T 19850403; ES 295824 U 19850412; FR 8406489 A 19840425; HU 154485 A 19850422; JP 8735885 A 19850423; US 72662385 A 19850424; ZA 852826 A 19850416