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EP 0401446 A1 19901212 - Displaceable connecting device for trolleys.

Title (en)

Displaceable connecting device for trolleys.

Title (de)

Versenkbare Vorrichtung zur Aufnahme von Einkaufswagen.

Title (fr)

Dispositif d'accouplement amovible pour chariots.

Publication

EP 0401446 A1 19901212 (FR)

Application

EP 89401550 A 19890605

Priority

EP 89401550 A 19890605

Abstract (en)

Run-out connecting device for trolleys on a bar, the trolleys being provided with a coin/token-release mechanism and the bar carrying a set of keys. A key protrudes from the bar if, and only if, the previous location along the bar is occupied by a trolley. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A47F 10/04; G07F 7/06

IPC 8 full level

A47F 10/04 (2006.01); E05B 73/00 (2006.01); G07F 7/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47F 10/045 (2013.01); E05B 73/0005 (2013.01); G07F 7/0627 (2013.01); G07F 7/0636 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[A] FR 2612063 A1 19880916 - FAYOLLE FILS ENTREPRISE J [FR]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0401446 A1 19901212; DD 297024 A5 19911219

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89401550 A 19890605; DD 34132390 A 19900605