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EP 1627963 B1 20080326 - Drain trap

Title (en)

Drain trap

Title (de)

Geruchverschluss

Title (fr)

Siphon

Publication

EP 1627963 B1 20080326 (DE)

Application

EP 05017987 A 20050818

Priority

DE 202004013128 U 20040820

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1627963A1] The trap has an inlet (2) connected to the drain (25,6) of a sink, and an outlet (4) in a housing (3). A U-bend is provided in the trap. The inlet is mounted on the housing in a height-adjustable manner. The housing has an intermediate wall which divides two chambers from each other to form the bend.

IPC 8 full level

E03C 1/284 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E03C 1/284 (2013.01)

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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1627963 A1 20060222; EP 1627963 B1 20080326; AT E390524 T1 20080415; DE 202004013128 U1 20060105; DE 502005003427 D1 20080508; ES 2300910 T3 20080616

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05017987 A 20050818; AT 05017987 T 20050818; DE 202004013128 U 20040820; DE 502005003427 T 20050818; ES 05017987 T 20050818