EP 1306499 A1 20030502 - Safety handrail provided with touch-perceptible direction indicating means

Title (en)

Safety handrail provided with touch-perceptible direction indicating means

Title (de)

Sicherheitshandlauf mit taktilen Richtungsanzeigern

Title (fr)

Main courante de sécurité avec indicateurs de direction tactiles

Publication

EP 1306499 A1 20030502 (EN)

Application

EP 02017130 A 20020730

Priority

IT GE20010084 A 20011025

Abstract (en)

A safety handrail or banister (1) is described provided at least on its back surface with touch-perceptible direction indicating means (3). According to an embodiment of the invention, the said touch-perceptible direction indicating means (3) are in the form of relief arrow point like marks. Advantageously, the said touch-perceptible direction indicating means (3) are formed at comparatively close distance one from the other along the whole length of the said handrails (1). Whenever the said handrails (1) are made from sheet metal, the said direction indicating means (3) are formed on said handrails (1) by an embossing process. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

E04F 11/18; A62B 3/00; G09F 19/22

IPC 8 full level

A62B 3/00 (2006.01); E04F 11/18 (2006.01); G09F 19/22 (2006.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A62B 3/00 (2013.01); E04F 11/18 (2013.01); E04F 11/1863 (2013.01); G08B 7/066 (2013.01); G09F 19/22 (2013.01); E04F 2011/1885 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] DE 3406944 A1 19850829 - RIEDEL ERICH O DIPL ING [DE]
[X] DE 29515730 U1 19970213 - WILKE HEINRICH HEWI GMBH [DE]
[X] GB 2110864 A 19830622 - BRITT LAURENCE DONALD, et al
[X] GB 2287566 A 19950920 - WHEELER ELAINE RUTH [GB]
[X] US 5065837 A 19911119 - SZUDY KATHERINE A [US]
[X] GB 2224154 A 19900425 - KEEN EDWARD FRANK, et al
[X] US 259544 A 18820613
[XA] DE 29806176 U1 19980709 - KUKATSCH ECKHARD [DE]
[X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 05 14 September 2000 (2000-09-14)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1306499 A1 20030502; IT GE20010084 A0 20011025; IT GE20010084 A1 20030425

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02017130 A 20020730; IT GE20010084 A 20011025