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EP 0508275 A3 19921202 - TUBULAR MAST

Title (en)

TUBULAR MAST

Publication

EP 0508275 A3 19921202 (DE)

Application

EP 92105512 A 19920331

Priority

DE 4111550 A 19910409

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0508275A2] The invention relates to a tubular mast 2 of several sections 4, 6 connected to one another and having different diameters. In order to substantially facilitate the assembly and dismantling of such a mast, the sections of the mast are detachably connected to one another by a a screwed slip-in connection 12. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

E04H 12/08

IPC 8 full level

E04H 12/08 (2006.01); E04H 12/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E04H 12/08 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] DE 3114226 A1 19821104 - KUERSTEINER HANS
[Y] EP 0262006 A1 19880330 - BENDIX FRANCE [FR]
[X] NL 6506332 A 19651124
[A] DE 8610402 U1 19860612

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE ES FR GB LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0508275 A2 19921014; EP 0508275 A3 19921202; DE 4111550 A1 19921015; JP H0598850 A 19930420

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 92105512 A 19920331; DE 4111550 A 19910409; JP 8723492 A 19920408