Global Patent Index - EP 0948697 B1

EP 0948697 B1 20010926 - FRAME STRUCTURES

Title (en)

FRAME STRUCTURES

Title (de)

RAHMENKONSTRUKTIONEN

Title (fr)

STRUCTURE DE CHARPENTE

Publication

EP 0948697 B1 20010926 (EN)

Application

EP 97911362 A 19971107

Priority

  • GB 9703071 W 19971107
  • GB 9623414 A 19961109
  • GB 9704836 A 19970308
  • GB 9717373 A 19970816

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9821435A1] An elongate structural element for a window, door, or like structure, comprising a hollow, elongate UPVC or similar plastics structural member (11), and an elongate metal reinforcing member (12) housed within the structural member, said reinforcing member having at least one protrusion so shaped as to engage the structural member to take up clearance, at least in one plane, between the reinforcing member and the interior of the structural member and so to retain the reinforcing member in position longitudinally within the structural member, said protrusion being arranged to provide substantially the same resistance to movement of the reinforcing member relative to the structural member in either longitudinal direction.

IPC 1-7

E06B 3/22

IPC 8 full level

E06B 3/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E06B 3/222 (2013.01); E06B 2003/225 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9821435 A1 19980522; AT E206182 T1 20011015; AU 4877397 A 19980603; DE 69707015 D1 20011031; DE 69707015 T2 20020606; EP 0948697 A1 19991013; EP 0948697 B1 20010926

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9703071 W 19971107; AT 97911362 T 19971107; AU 4877397 A 19971107; DE 69707015 T 19971107; EP 97911362 A 19971107