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EP 1564335 A2 20050817 - Drainage system flow regulation

Title (en)

Drainage system flow regulation

Title (de)

Entwässerungsdurchflussregelungssystem

Title (fr)

Système de régulation du débit de drainage

Publication

EP 1564335 A2 20050817 (EN)

Application

EP 05250859 A 20050215

Priority

GB 0403500 A 20040217

Abstract (en)

A surface drainage system 1 comprises a drainage channel 2 and a plurality of flow regulators 3 arranged therein. The plurality of flow regulators 3 improves the storage capacity of the system 1.

IPC 1-7

E03F 3/02

IPC 8 full level

E03F 3/02 (2006.01); E03F 5/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

E03F 3/02 (2013.01 - EP GB); E03F 3/04 (2013.01 - GB); E03F 5/10 (2013.01 - GB); E03F 5/102 (2013.01 - EP); E03F 5/106 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1564335 A2 20050817; EP 1564335 A3 20060927; GB 0403500 D0 20040324; GB 2411194 A 20050824; GB 2411194 B 20060621

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05250859 A 20050215; GB 0403500 A 20040217