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EP 1058757 A1 20001213 - METHOD AND MACHINE FOR LAYING ELONGATED STRUCTURES, SUCH AS OPTICAL FIBRES

Title (en)

METHOD AND MACHINE FOR LAYING ELONGATED STRUCTURES, SUCH AS OPTICAL FIBRES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM VERLEGEN VON LANGESTRECKTEN STRUKTUREN, WIE OPTISCHEN FASERN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET MACHINE DE POSE DE STRUCTURES ALLONGEES, TELLES QUE DES FIBRES OPTIQUES

Publication

EP 1058757 A1 20001213 (FR)

Application

EP 98902044 A 19980108

Priority

FR 9800027 W 19980108

IPC 1-7

E02F 5/10; E02F 5/12

IPC 8 full level

E02F 5/10 (2006.01); E02F 5/12 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9935346A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FI FR GB IT LI LU NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1058757 A1 20001213

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98902044 A 19980108