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EP 1657170 A1 20060517 - Workpiece carrier

Title (en)

Workpiece carrier

Title (de)

Werkstückträger

Title (fr)

Porte-pièce

Publication

EP 1657170 A1 20060517 (DE)

Application

EP 04027120 A 20041115

Priority

EP 04027120 A 20041115

Abstract (en)

The unit for accommodating workpieces to be transported or stored incorporates two sets of zones provided respectively with a groove (20) and with a mating protrusion (30) for stacking purposes.

IPC 8 full level

B65D 1/42 (2006.01); B65D 21/032 (2006.01); B65D 25/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 21/0213 (2013.01); B65D 2585/6882 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[XY] FR 2010095 A1 19700213 - SCHAEFER GMBH FRITZ
[Y] EP 0613829 A1 19940907 - HOKKAI CAN [JP]
[Y] DE 7441826 U 19751002 - SCHAEFER GMBH FRITZ [DE]
[XY] GB 2241222 A 19910828 - FERDIA RESEARCH LIMITED [IE]
[X] AT 321189 B 19750325 - PUZELIK HEINRICH
[A] DE 19927069 A1 20001228 - VARIOTECH KLEIN NEERKEN KG [DE]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1657170 A1 20060517; DE 202004021719 U1 20100708

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04027120 A 20041115; DE 202004021719 U 20041115