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EP 1239066 B1 20070124 - Elastic tensioning cable

Title (en)

Elastic tensioning cable

Title (de)

Elastischer Seilspanner

Title (fr)

Câble élastique tendeur

Publication

EP 1239066 B1 20070124 (FR)

Application

EP 02356024 A 20020212

Priority

FR 0103175 A 20010308

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1239066A1] The tensioning cable (10) is made from extruded polysiloxane of circular cross-section, with a diameter of between 6 and 15 mm.

IPC 8 full level

D01F 9/00 (2006.01); A61G 1/00 (2006.01); A63B 21/055 (2006.01); A63B 5/11 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D01F 9/00 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 5/11 (2013.01 - EP US)

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)

EP 1239066 A1 20020911; EP 1239066 B1 20070124; AT E352644 T1 20070215; AU 1884502 A 20020912; AU 783842 B2 20051215; DE 60217744 D1 20070315; DE 60217744 T2 20071025; ES 2277995 T3 20070801; FR 2821865 A1 20020913; FR 2821865 B1 20030815; US 2002125035 A1 20020912

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02356024 A 20020212; AT 02356024 T 20020212; AU 1884502 A 20020301; DE 60217744 T 20020212; ES 02356024 T 20020212; FR 0103175 A 20010308; US 9247702 A 20020308