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EP 0919461 B1 20010704 - System for the salvaging of ships

Title (en)

System for the salvaging of ships

Title (de)

Rettungssystem für Schiffe

Title (fr)

Système de récupération de bateaux

Publication

EP 0919461 B1 20010704 (DE)

Application

EP 98121467 A 19981111

Priority

DE 19752499 A 19971127

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0919461A1] The system has inflatable bags (11) of thin material with overpressure valves for filling hollow chamber (5). A number of basic bags are allocated to each hollow chamber and each basic bag has small finger bags (12) which are approximately hedgehog-shaped and can be longitudinally stretched.

IPC 1-7

B63B 43/12

IPC 8 full level

B63B 43/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B63B 43/12 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0919461 A1 19990602; EP 0919461 B1 20010704; DE 19752499 A1 19990610; DE 19752499 C2 20000629; DE 59800959 D1 20010809; ES 2161010 T3 20011116; NO 313628 B1 20021104; NO 985142 D0 19981104; NO 985142 L 19990528

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98121467 A 19981111; DE 19752499 A 19971127; DE 59800959 T 19981111; ES 98121467 T 19981111; NO 985142 A 19981104