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EP 1042153 A1 20001011 - FLEXIBLE CLOSURE ASSEMBLY

Title (en)

FLEXIBLE CLOSURE ASSEMBLY

Title (de)

FLEXIBELE VERRIEGELUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

ASSEMBLAGE DE FERMETURE SOUPLE

Publication

EP 1042153 A1 20001011 (EN)

Application

EP 99945002 A 19990728

Priority

US 9917186 W 19990728
US 12455498 A 19980728

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0034098A1] A lightweight, flexible enclosure (10), and method of installing same, to span the gap between adjacent units of an articulated railway car (12). The flexible enclosure (10) comprises three integral sections formed with a pleated configuration. An interactive, dynamic support structure (34, 37) constrains the enclosure against distortion.

IPC 1-7

B61D 17/00; B60D 5/00

IPC 8 full level

B60D 5/00 (2006.01); B61D 17/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B60D 5/003 (2013.01); B61D 17/22 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0034098 A1 20000615; AU 5770899 A 20000626; CA 2246887 A1 20000128; EP 1042153 A1 20001011; EP 1042153 A4 20011017

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9917186 W 19990728; AU 5770899 A 19990729; CA 2246887 A 19980909; EP 99945002 A 19990728