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EP 1564347 B1 20061213 - Swimming pool cover with tension cables

Title (en)

Swimming pool cover with tension cables

Title (de)

Schwimmbadabdeckung mit Zugkabeln

Title (fr)

Couverture pour un bassin tel qu'une piscine, équipée de cables de mise sous tension.

Publication

EP 1564347 B1 20061213 (FR)

Application

EP 05364010 A 20050203

Priority

FR 0401459 A 20040213

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1564347A1] The cover has a pair of parallel wires (8), each engaged to slide in cable pipes (61) integrated to ends of rigid bars (2) and cable pipes (7) integrated on longitudinal sides (10, 11) of a tarpaulin (1). The parallel wires are engaged in areas located between the two adjacent bars (2), so that each wire alternatively crosses the pipe (61) and the pipe (7).

IPC 8 full level

E04H 4/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E04H 4/10 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE ES FR LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1564347 A1 20050817; EP 1564347 B1 20061213; DE 602005000318 D1 20070125; FR 2866382 A1 20050819; FR 2866382 B1 20060519

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05364010 A 20050203; DE 602005000318 T 20050203; FR 0401459 A 20040213