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EP 0227144 B1 19890419 - PAVING

Title (en)

PAVING

Publication

EP 0227144 B1 19890419 (FR)

Application

EP 86202063 A 19861121

Priority

CH 549685 A 19851223

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0227144A1] 1. Pavement consisting of rectangular concrete paving-stones of different dimensions having an irregular surface and irregular top edges adapted to imitate the appearance of a hewed-stone pavement, characterized in that one of the dimensions (5, 6) in width or length is the same for all the stones, whereas the other dimension (3, 4) differs from one stone to another according to a random choice, one at least of the sides of said paving-stones comprising means (17) for identifying the constant dimension.

IPC 1-7

E01C 5/06

IPC 8 full level

E01C 5/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E01C 5/06 (2013.01); E01C 2201/02 (2013.01); E01C 2201/06 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0227144 A1 19870701; EP 0227144 B1 19890419; AT E42360 T1 19890515; CH 666707 A5 19880815; DE 3662922 D1 19890524

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 86202063 A 19861121; AT 86202063 T 19861121; CH 549685 A 19851223; DE 3662922 T 19861121