EP 2049744 A2 20090422 - MULTIFUNCTIONAL PODS
Title (en)
MULTIFUNCTIONAL PODS
Title (de)
MULTIFUNKTIONALE PODS
Title (fr)
MODULES MULTIFONCTIONELS
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2007069650 W 20070524
- US 2006028224 W 20060720
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2008011221A2] A pod, particularly for indoor use, consisting of a vertically movable bollard adapted to present utilities and optionally provide security function, presented in a watertight or waterproof housing is disclosed. The pod can provide a watertight or waterproof seal in both its distended and retracted state and also provides a substantially flush, cleanable top surface with respect to the surrounding floor, table, or surface when retracted. The pod may optionally be adapted with a universal adaptor for presenting gas and other like utilities. All utilities are sourced from beneath the ground or from a source outside the pod. The pod is powered and may be controlled directly on the bollard or distant to the bollard by a wired or wireless connection thereto. Finally, the pod may be placed in a floor, table, or other structure as a single stand-alone unit and may work in conjunction with other pods.
IPC 8 full level
E04C 2/52 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
E01F 13/046 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2008011221A2
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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2008011221 A2 20080124; WO 2008011221 A3 20080502; EP 2049744 A2 20090422
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2007069650 W 20070524; EP 07784105 A 20070524