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EP 0931884 B1 20040616 - Road gully

Title (en)

Road gully

Title (de)

Strassenablauf

Title (fr)

Bouche d'égout

Publication

EP 0931884 B1 20040616 (DE)

Application

EP 99101278 A 19990125

Priority

DE 19802757 A 19980126

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0931884A2] A road drainage system comprises a base member (16) with a sludge chamber or sludge bucket. An attachment can be fitted to a support ring. The base member consists of plastic. The base member and support ring are arranged separately in the ground and/or concrete, so that the ring partially surrounds the base member.

IPC 1-7

E03F 5/04

IPC 8 full level

E03F 5/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E03F 5/0405 (2013.01); E03F 2005/0413 (2013.01); E03F 2005/0414 (2013.01); E03F 2005/0416 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE DK ES FI GB LI LU PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0931884 A2 19990728; EP 0931884 A3 19991208; EP 0931884 B1 20040616; AT E269457 T1 20040715; DE 19802757 A1 19990819; DE 19802757 C2 20030925; DE 59909707 D1 20040722

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99101278 A 19990125; AT 99101278 T 19990125; DE 19802757 A 19980126; DE 59909707 T 19990125