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EP 0246545 A3 19880810 - MOVABLE-ELEMENT GUARD-RAIL

Title (en)

MOVABLE-ELEMENT GUARD-RAIL

Publication

EP 0246545 A3 19880810 (EN)

Application

EP 87106874 A 19870512

Priority

IT 2048386 A 19860520

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0246545A2] The guard-rail consists of a series of elements (1) each of which is pivoted on a fixed pin (5) at its middle line: thus the single elements are movable and coupled to one another to unelastically absorb the kinetic energy generated by an autovehicle impact.

IPC 1-7

E01F 15/00

IPC 8 full level

E01F 15/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E01F 15/0415 (2013.01); E01F 15/0446 (2013.01); E01F 15/0453 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[Y] AT 268361 B 19690210 - AUTOSTRADE CONCESS CONST, et al
[Y] DE 6919243 U 19691030 - STEIN FRIEDRICH DIPL ING [DE]
[A] US 2927513 A 19600308 - EWART DOVE HARRY
[A] DE 1970043 U 19671012 - BIGNI RAG MARIO [IT]
[A] WO 8001292 A1 19800626 - PROSENZ P [AT]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0246545 A2 19871125; EP 0246545 A3 19880810; IT 1189528 B 19880204; IT 8620483 A0 19860520; IT 8620483 A1 19871120

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87106874 A 19870512; IT 2048386 A 19860520