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EP 1512793 B1 20080716 - Paving block

Title (en)

Paving block

Title (de)

Pflasterstein

Title (fr)

Pierre à pavé

Publication

EP 1512793 B1 20080716 (DE)

Application

EP 04020358 A 20040827

Priority

DE 10340594 A 20030901
DE 20316235 U 20031020

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1512793A2] A square concrete paving stone has side-faces bearing a series of nipples which enmesh with the nipples of adjacent paving stones. The depth of each nipple is less than one thirtieth of the length of one side (L2) of the square.

IPC 8 full level

E01C 5/06 (2006.01); E01C 5/00 (2006.01); E01C 11/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E01C 5/00 (2013.01); E01C 11/229 (2013.01); E01C 2201/02 (2013.01)

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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1512793 A2 20050309; EP 1512793 A3 20050831; EP 1512793 B1 20080716

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04020358 A 20040827