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EP 2580396 B1 20140813 - ANCHOR APPARATUS

Title (en)

ANCHOR APPARATUS

Title (de)

ANKERVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'ANCRAGE

Publication

EP 2580396 B1 20140813 (EN)

Application

EP 11731478 A 20110608

Priority

GB 201009563 A 20100608
GB 2011051071 W 20110608

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011154734A1] An anchor apparatus for use underground having a moveable anchor body (10) such that the apparatus has a drive position and a locked position. The anchor body (10) has a conical nose portion (14), deflecting ribs (11) and a drive collar (16). The drive collar (16) receives a drive rod (20) and is a hollow, obliquely truncated element.

IPC 8 full level

E02D 5/80 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

E02D 5/803 (2013.01 - EP GB)

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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011154734 A1 20111215; DK 2580396 T3 20141103; EP 2580396 A1 20130417; EP 2580396 B1 20140813; GB 201009563 D0 20100721; GB 2481022 A 20111214; GB 2481022 B 20141008

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2011051071 W 20110608; DK 11731478 T 20110608; EP 11731478 A 20110608; GB 201009563 A 20100608