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EP 1728756 B1 20140430 - Boom

Title (en)

Boom

Title (de)

Ausleger

Title (fr)

Flèche

Publication

EP 1728756 B1 20140430 (DE)

Application

EP 06009560 A 20060509

Priority

DE 202005008602 U 20050602

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1728756A1] A revolving crane has a hollow boom consisting of two sections each with upper (10, 20) and lower load-bearing straps. The two sections are joined by a peg (22) at the end of a first section (24) that locates in the matching socket (12) in the second section (14). The peg is secured by a transverse bolt (40) locating through aligned holes (30) in the second section and peg. The bolt is secured by a split spring pin (50).

IPC 8 full level

B66C 23/70 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66C 23/70 (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 1728756 A1 20061206; EP 1728756 B1 20140430; DE 202005008602 U1 20061019; ES 2464591 T3 20140603

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06009560 A 20060509; DE 202005008602 U 20050602; ES 06009560 T 20060509