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EP 1180760 B1 20061122 - Changeable frame

Title (en)

Changeable frame

Title (de)

Wechselrahmen

Title (fr)

Cadre changeable

Publication

EP 1180760 B1 20061122 (DE)

Application

EP 00810713 A 20000810

Priority

EP 00810713 A 20000810

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1180760A1] The interchangeable frame(1,1A) has U-shaped profiled frame-parts (2-5) the open arms of which protrude into the interior of the frame. The object placed in the frame (15) is held by a locking element (21). The object is inserted into a corner (5,2) of the frame and then slid into the open arms where they are finally locked, or unlocked, by operating the locking element. The inner sides of two adjacent profiled frame parts are deeper than the other parts.

IPC 8 full level

G09F 15/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G09F 15/0012 (2013.01); G09F 15/0018 (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)

EP 1180760 A1 20020220; EP 1180760 B1 20061122; AT E346356 T1 20061215; DE 50013778 D1 20070104; DK 1180760 T3 20070319

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00810713 A 20000810; AT 00810713 T 20000810; DE 50013778 T 20000810; DK 00810713 T 20000810