Global Patent Index - EP 1362976 A1

EP 1362976 A1 20031119 - Closure panel

Title (en)

Closure panel

Title (de)

Verschlusspaneel

Title (fr)

Panneau de fermeture

Publication

EP 1362976 A1 20031119 (EN)

Application

EP 03252997 A 20030514

Priority

GB 0211125 A 20020515

Abstract (en)

A panel (1) for use as a flexible closure member comprises a plurality of elongate hollow slats (2) each laterally adjacent to another and a backing material comprising at least one flexible substrate (9) secured to a recur wall portion (6) of each slat so as to connect the slats to one another. One side wall portion (8) of each respective slat is profiled so as to provide an elongate protrusion laterally outwardly of the front (4) and rear wall (6) portions and the other side wall portion (10) is profiled so as to provide an elongate recess laterally inwardly of the front and rear wall portion whereby, when the panel is in a flat condition, respective protrusions and recesses provided by adjacent side wall portions (8), (10) of adjacent slats (2) are capable of interengagement, thereby providing stability and stiffness of the panel, but whereby the respective protrusions are capable of separation out of engagement with one another so as to allow flexure of the panel during travel around an arcuate track or storage around a roller. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

E06B 9/15; A47B 96/00

IPC 8 full level

E06B 9/15 (2006.01); E06B 9/11 (2006.01); E06B 9/17 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E06B 9/15 (2013.01); E06B 2009/1533 (2013.01); E06B 2009/1561 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

GB 2241727 A 19910911 - ROTALAC PLASTICS [GB]

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1362976 A1 20031119; CA 2428774 A1 20031115; GB 0211125 D0 20020626

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03252997 A 20030514; CA 2428774 A 20030515; GB 0211125 A 20020515