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EP 1724547 A1 20061122 - Launching device

Title (en)

Launching device

Title (de)

Wurfeinrichtung

Title (fr)

Dispositif de lancement

Publication

EP 1724547 A1 20061122 (DE)

Application

EP 06010012 A 20060516

Priority

DE 102005023484 A 20050521

Abstract (en)

The throwing device has a capture line (14) in a container, a firing device for firing the capture line out of the container, weight bodies (22) on the ends of the capture line in which partial lengths (28) of the line can be arranged so as to be releasable.

IPC 8 full level

F41H 13/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F41H 13/0006 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[Y] WO 9500814 A1 19950105 - BUGIEL HORST GEORG [DE]
[Y] GB 2386673 A 20030924 - ROKE MANOR RESEARCH [GB]
[A] EP 0872701 A2 19981021 - LFK GMBH [DE]
[A] US 34626 A 18620311
[A] DE 29717266 U1 19981105 - BUGIEL HORST GEORG DIPL ING [DE]

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1724547 A1 20061122; DE 102005023484 A1 20061123

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06010012 A 20060516; DE 102005023484 A 20050521