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EP 1260645 B1 20050727 - Ceilng slab

Title (en)

Ceilng slab

Title (de)

Deckenplatte

Title (fr)

Dalle de plafond

Publication

EP 1260645 B1 20050727 (DE)

Application

EP 02010652 A 20020513

Priority

DE 10123701 A 20010515

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE10123701A1] A ceiling tile which is held by a support, consists of a frame (1) and a plate shaped member made of a sound damping material molding (6). The thickness of the frame is greater than the molding thickness. The upper and lower outside sections of the frame are supplied with a covering, e.g. of polyvinylchloride (PVC).

IPC 1-7

E04B 9/04

IPC 8 full level

E04B 9/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E04B 9/0428 (2013.01); E04B 2009/0492 (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 TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1260645 A2 20021127; EP 1260645 A3 20030806; EP 1260645 B1 20050727; AT E300642 T1 20050815; DE 10123701 A1 20021121; DE 50203721 D1 20050901

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02010652 A 20020513; AT 02010652 T 20020513; DE 10123701 A 20010515; DE 50203721 T 20020513