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EP 1520780 B1 20060517 - Ballast system for buoyancy compensator vest

Title (en)

Ballast system for buoyancy compensator vest

Title (de)

Ballastsystem für Tauchauftriebskompensatorweste

Title (fr)

Système de lestage pour gilets de plongée sous-marine

Publication

EP 1520780 B1 20060517 (FR)

Application

EP 04358008 A 20040930

Priority

FR 0311481 A 20031001

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1520780A1] The system has a sheath (1) reinforced by a rigid plate that is longer than the sheath so that a sheath retaining system maintains pockets of life jacket in place. The retaining system has a flexible band fixed to the sheath and to the middle of a rigid and flexible blade (7). The blade has a handle (9) at one end and a tapering end, at opposite end, introduced into the housing of a support buckle (8) with an articulated lever.

IPC 8 full level

B63C 11/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B63C 11/30 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1520780 A1 20050406; EP 1520780 B1 20060517; DE 602004000900 D1 20060622; FR 2860492 A1 20050408; FR 2860492 B1 20060106

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04358008 A 20040930; DE 602004000900 T 20040930; FR 0311481 A 20031001