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EP 1621680 A1 20060201 - Compensation device

Title (en)

Compensation device

Title (de)

Ausgleichsvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Ensemble compensateur

Publication

EP 1621680 A1 20060201 (DE)

Application

EP 05450106 A 20050610

Priority

AT 12852004 A 20040728

Abstract (en)

The compensating device (2) includes a supporting section (21) for receiving a road surface (41), a manhole opening (22), and a seating (23) for a manhole cover (31). A sealing collar (24) is provided in the manhole opening region. The surface area of the support section is greater than the cross-sectional area of the shaft opening.

IPC 8 full level

E02D 29/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E02D 29/1409 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] FR 2719168 A1 19951027 - SEIFEL SA [FR]
[X] DE 10158389 A1 20030626 - VIENNA BARTOLO [DE]
[X] DE 3821545 A1 19890316 - FLOSS HILMAR [DE]
[X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 20 10 July 2001 (2001-07-10)

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 1621680 A1 20060201

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05450106 A 20050610