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EP 2426305 B1 20161012 - Wooden window frame

Title (en)

Wooden window frame

Title (de)

Holzfensterrahmen

Title (fr)

Cadre de fenêtre en bois

Publication

EP 2426305 B1 20161012 (EN)

Application

EP 10175338 A 20100904

Priority

EP 10175338 A 20100904

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2426305A1] Close to the hinges (3) the frame has a metal section (4,5) protecting the wood against attempts to split it, and the shielding wall (41,51) of that section is placed along the side member of the frame closer to the external face of the window than the fasteners (31) fixing the hinge (3), while the transverse wall (42,52) perpendicular to the shielding wall of the section is placed on the side of that surface of the frame, on which the hinge assembly is fixed.

IPC 8 full level

E06B 3/10 (2006.01); E04D 13/035 (2006.01); E06B 5/11 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E04D 13/0354 (2013.01); E06B 5/11 (2013.01); E06B 3/105 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL 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 2426305 A1 20120307; EP 2426305 B1 20161012

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10175338 A 20100904