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EP 0952423 B1 20020904 - Decoration panel for a firework

Title (en)

Decoration panel for a firework

Title (de)

Verzierungsplatte für Feuerwerk

Title (fr)

Dispositif de réalisation d'un panneau décor artifice

Publication

EP 0952423 B1 20020904 (FR)

Application

EP 99400992 A 19990422

Priority

FR 9805034 A 19980422

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0952423A1] The system consists of a base in the form of a rigid grid (6) of square mesh (7) holding supports (10) for the tableau igniters (11). The grid is self-supporting and surrounded by a frame (1), and the supports can be in the form of coil springs with close coils which screw into the mesh holes and are held under tension Two or more adjacent igniters can be connected by a strip (19) of a folded adhesive material.

IPC 1-7

F42B 4/20

IPC 8 full level

F42B 4/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F42B 4/20 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

ES FR IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0952423 A1 19991027; EP 0952423 B1 20020904; ES 2181370 T3 20030216; FR 2777988 A1 19991029; FR 2777988 B1 20000713

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99400992 A 19990422; ES 99400992 T 19990422; FR 9805034 A 19980422