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EP 1214899 A3 20020703 - Profile strip

Title (en)

Profile strip

Title (de)

Profilleiste

Title (fr)

Profilé

Publication

EP 1214899 A3 20020703 (DE)

Application

EP 01118315 A 20010727

Priority

DE 20012989 U 20000727

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1214899A2] Profile batten (1) is made of a non-conducting material in which at least one batten core (2) made of conducting material is connected and is accessible from at least one side. Preferred Features: The batten core is made of an electrically or optically conducting material.

IPC 1-7

A47B 95/04; H01R 25/14

IPC 8 full level

A47B 95/04 (2006.01); A47B 96/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47B 95/043 (2013.01); A47B 96/14 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[A] DE 19806337 A1 19990812 - ABKE HERMANN ELEKTRO KG [DE]
[A] US 6231205 B1 20010515 - SLESINGER BRUCE M [US], et al
[A] EP 0980120 A2 20000216 - BREUER HEINRICH [DE]
[A] DE 9320316 U1 19940407 - LEUCHTENFABRIK HANS JUERGEN BR [DE]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 20012989 U1 20001102; EP 1214899 A2 20020619; EP 1214899 A3 20020703

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 20012989 U 20000727; EP 01118315 A 20010727