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EP 1820914 B1 20090415 - Irrigation device

Title (en)

Irrigation device

Title (de)

Sickerblock

Title (fr)

Dispositif d'irrigation

Publication

EP 1820914 B1 20090415 (DE)

Application

EP 06003472 A 20060221

Priority

EP 06003472 A 20060221

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1820914A1] The seepage block has a cuboid housing (2) consisting of a baseplate (3), two short side walls (e.g. 6), two long side walls (4, 5), a cover plate (8), support columns (10), at least two inspection apertures (15), an inspection channel (25) connecting them, and a guide gutter (18), open at the top, for the insertion of an inspection probe through the channel.

IPC 8 full level

E03F 1/00 (2006.01); E02B 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E03F 1/005 (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 1820914 A1 20070822; EP 1820914 B1 20090415; AT E428830 T1 20090515; DE 502006003436 D1 20090528; DK 1820914 T3 20090810; PL 1820914 T3 20090731

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06003472 A 20060221; AT 06003472 T 20060221; DE 502006003436 T 20060221; DK 06003472 T 20060221; PL 06003472 T 20060221