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EP 1028197 A2 20000816 - Traffic bump

Title (en)

Traffic bump

Title (de)

Strassenschwellen

Title (fr)

Gendarme couché

Publication

EP 1028197 A2 20000816 (EN)

Application

EP 00200388 A 20000206

Priority

NL 1011259 A 19990210

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a traffic bump, which is movably mounted into a road surface. In a non-activated state, the upper side of the traffic bump is located at the road surface level. In a first embodiment the activated traffic bump rises 10 cm above the road surface and passes a message to a passing road-user. In a second embodiment, the activated traffic bump rises 30 cm above the road surface and effectively blocks all traffic. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

E01F 9/047

IPC 8 full level

E01F 9/529 (2016.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E01F 9/529 (2016.02)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE FR GB LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1028197 A2 20000816; EP 1028197 A3 20020109; NL 1011259 C1 20000811

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00200388 A 20000206; NL 1011259 A 19990210