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EP 0761899 B1 20020605 - Roofing tile

Title (en)

Roofing tile

Title (de)

Flachdachpfanne

Title (fr)

Tuile de couverture

Publication

EP 0761899 B1 20020605 (DE)

Application

EP 96113018 A 19960813

Priority

DE 29513167 U 19950816

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0761899A1] The roof tile has head, side, cover and foot ridges and a flat central field (6) inclined at a small angle relative to the roofing slats. The central field is inclined downwards from the side ridge (5) in the direction of the cover ridge (3). Pref. the central field is inclined at an angle of between 0.5 and 1.5 deg. relative to the plane of the roofing slats. It has a bearing strip extending in the direction of the head and/or the side ridge.

IPC 1-7

E04D 1/04

IPC 8 full level

E04D 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E04D 1/2916 (2019.08 - EP US); E04D 1/2918 (2019.08 - EP US); E04D 1/04 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0761899 A1 19970312; EP 0761899 B1 20020605; AT E218659 T1 20020615; DE 29513167 U1 19961219; DE 59609286 D1 20020711

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96113018 A 19960813; AT 96113018 T 19960813; DE 29513167 U 19950816; DE 59609286 T 19960813