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EP 1057935 B1 20040526 - Paving stone

Title (en)

Paving stone

Title (de)

Pflasterstein

Title (fr)

Pierre à paver

Publication

EP 1057935 B1 20040526 (DE)

Application

EP 99110732 A 19990604

Priority

EP 99110732 A 19990604

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1057935A1] The block (10) has a first pair of spacers (19,20) on two opposite sides (13), and a second pair of spacers (17,18) on the other opposite sides. Spacers within a pair of offset relative to each by one spacer width, so that their sides engage with spacers of a neighboring block. The first pair is offset relative to a line (15) cutting across the block. The second pair is offset relative to a line (16), which is offset relative to the cross line by one spacer width (b).

IPC 1-7

E01C 5/06

IPC 8 full level

E01C 5/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E01C 5/06 (2013.01); E01C 2201/02 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE DE NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1057935 A1 20001206; EP 1057935 B1 20040526; AT E267917 T1 20040615; DE 59909591 D1 20040701

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99110732 A 19990604; AT 99110732 T 19990604; DE 59909591 T 19990604