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EP 2272397 B1 20111005 - Lengthways-adjustable support

Title (en)

Lengthways-adjustable support

Title (de)

Längenverstellbare Stütze

Title (fr)

Support réglable en longueur

Publication

EP 2272397 B1 20111005 (DE)

Application

EP 09008870 A 20090707

Priority

EP 09008870 A 20090707

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2272397A1] The length-adjustable support (1) has an outer supporting element (2) and an internal supporting element (3), where the internal supporting element is adjustably arranged in the outer supporting element. The support has a gear-tooth profile (6), which is arranged at inner side (19) of the internal supporting element, and a gear wheel (5), which is decisively arranged in the gear-tooth profile.

IPC 8 full level

A47B 9/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47B 9/06 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2272397 A1 20110112; EP 2272397 B1 20111005; AT E526849 T1 20111015; DK 2272397 T3 20120116

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09008870 A 20090707; AT 09008870 T 20090707; DK 09008870 T 20090707