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EP 0909864 A3 19990506 -

Publication

EP 0909864 A3 19990506

Application

EP 98118681 A 19981002

Priority

AT 176497 A 19971017

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0909864A2] The spring (11) presses on a preferably cylindrical metal pin (10) which is held between the side plates (13) of the arm (23) of the hinge lever (9) extending into the hinge arm (2).

IPC 1-7

E05D 3/06; E05D 11/10

IPC 8 full level

E05D 3/06 (2006.01); E05D 3/14 (2006.01); E05D 11/10 (2006.01); E05F 1/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E05D 11/1021 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/412 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/20 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[XY] FR 2324844 A1 19770415 - LAUTENSCHLAEGER KG KARL [DE]
[X] DE 2700606 A1 19780720 - HEINZE FA R
[Y] EP 0777025 A1 19970604 - SCHARWAECHTER GMBH CO KG [DE]
[A] DE 2851774 A1 19800612 - HETTICH HETAL WERKE [DE]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0909864 A2 19990421; EP 0909864 A3 19990506; BR 9804494 A 19991109; CN 1215123 A 19990428; JP H11217967 A 19990810

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98118681 A 19981002; BR 9804494 A 19981015; CN 98120967 A 19981016; JP 28486398 A 19981007