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EP 1571269 B1 20060719 - Floor drain

Title (en)

Floor drain

Title (de)

Abwasserablauf

Title (fr)

Bouche d'écoulement

Publication

EP 1571269 B1 20060719 (DE)

Application

EP 04005124 A 20040304

Priority

EP 04005124 A 20040304

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1571269A1] A waste water outlet (A) has a side outlet (5) with an odour lock at a pre-determined height. The odour lock has two horizontal odour blocks (G1, G2) at different heights (h1, h2), each located above a lower threshold (12). The two blocks combine to define the overall lock height.

IPC 8 full level

E03F 5/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E03F 5/0406 (2013.01); E03F 5/0407 (2013.01); E03F 2005/0416 (2013.01); E03F 2005/0418 (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 1571269 A1 20050907; EP 1571269 B1 20060719; AT E333541 T1 20060815; DE 502004000983 D1 20060831; ES 2268511 T3 20070316; PL 1571269 T3 20061031

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04005124 A 20040304; AT 04005124 T 20040304; DE 502004000983 T 20040304; ES 04005124 T 20040304; PL 04005124 T 20040304