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EP 1657363 B1 20100728 - Surface for sport and /or recreation

Title (en)

Surface for sport and /or recreation

Title (de)

Sport- und/oder Erholungsfläche

Title (fr)

Surface à usage sportif et/ou récréatif

Publication

EP 1657363 B1 20100728 (DE)

Application

EP 05011009 A 20050520

Priority

AT 18822004 A 20041111

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1657363A2] The sports and/or recreation ground (1) comprises an array (4) of pipes (5) embedded in a filler material (7) whose level above the pipes lies between 0 % and 25 % of the pipe diameter (d).

IPC 8 full level

E01C 13/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E01C 13/02 (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 MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1657363 A2 20060517; EP 1657363 A3 20070704; EP 1657363 B1 20100728; AT E475747 T1 20100815; DE 502005009997 D1 20100909

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05011009 A 20050520; AT 05011009 T 20050520; DE 502005009997 T 20050520