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EP 1943140 B1 20100929 - LIFE JACKET

Title (en)

LIFE JACKET

Title (de)

RETTUNGSWESTE

Title (fr)

GILET DE SAUVETAGE

Publication

EP 1943140 B1 20100929 (DE)

Application

EP 06828868 A 20061026

Priority

EP 2006010326 W 20061026
DE 102005051431 A 20051026

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007048606A2] The invention relates to a life jacket whose chest-level floating elements (4, 4') are adjacent to one respective additional floating element (5, 5'), both of which flip or fold upwards during use. For this purpose, the chest-level floating elements (4, 4') are anchored to the body belt of the life jacket via a belt or a band with a toggle that is inserted through an eye (9, 9').

IPC 8 full level

B63C 9/125 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B63C 9/1255 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007048606 A2 20070503; WO 2007048606 A3 20070712; DE 502006007983 D1 20101111; EP 1943140 A2 20080716; EP 1943140 B1 20100929; ES 2353785 T3 20110307

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2006010326 W 20061026; DE 502006007983 T 20061026; EP 06828868 A 20061026; ES 06828868 T 20061026