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EP 0359921 B1 19930331 - DISTRESS SIGNAL DEVICE

Title (en)

DISTRESS SIGNAL DEVICE

Publication

EP 0359921 B1 19930331 (DE)

Application

EP 89112024 A 19890701

Priority

DE 8810861 U 19880827

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0359921A1] Distress signal device consisting of a storage container with a telescopic flag pole contained therein, with distress flag, the telescopic flag pole (3) being attached to a base part (4) which is attached removably to the open storage container edge (19). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G09F 17/00

IPC 8 full level

G08B 5/00 (2006.01); G09F 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G08B 5/002 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0359921 A1 19900328; EP 0359921 B1 19930331; AT E87760 T1 19930415; DE 58903942 D1 19930506; DE 8810861 U1 19881103; ES 2039763 T3 19931001

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89112024 A 19890701; AT 89112024 T 19890701; DE 58903942 T 19890701; DE 8810861 U 19880827; ES 89112024 T 19890701