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EP 0335923 B1 19920520 - SAFETY LOCK

Title (en)

SAFETY LOCK

Publication

EP 0335923 B1 19920520 (FR)

Application

EP 88907597 A 19880923

Priority

CH 371887 A 19870925

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO8902965A1] The lock comprises four removable bolts (1) screwed onto a bolt tail (2) obtained from a tubular profiled section (3). The bolts comprise an internal fixing screw (4) arranged inside a bush (10), the screw bearing on the bush in order to block it in position. The screw and the bolt bush are separable.

IPC 1-7

E05B 15/10; E05B 23/00

IPC 8 full level

E05B 15/10 (2006.01); E05B 23/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E05B 15/10 (2013.01 - EP US); E05B 23/00 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 292/0966 (2015.04 - EP US); Y10T 292/62 (2015.04 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 8902965 A1 19890406; AT E76472 T1 19920615; CH 673503 A5 19900315; DE 3871375 D1 19920625; EP 0335923 A1 19891011; EP 0335923 B1 19920520; US 5120095 A 19920609

DOCDB simple family (application)

CH 8800168 W 19880923; AT 88907597 T 19880923; CH 371887 A 19870925; DE 3871375 T 19880923; EP 88907597 A 19880923; US 36238989 A 19890525