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EP 2835309 A3 20150805 - Trapeze closure and a trapeze

Title (en)

Trapeze closure and a trapeze

Title (de)

Trapezverschluss und Trapez

Title (fr)

Fermeture de trapèze et trapèze

Publication

EP 2835309 A3 20150805 (DE)

Application

EP 14175226 A 20140701

Priority

DE 102013108606 A 20130808

IPC 8 full level

B63B 35/79 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B63H 8/58 (2020.02 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[XAI] NL 1029515 C1 20070116 - JAN HENDRIK IN T VELD [NL]
[XA] DE 202004004254 U1 20040624 - BITTEROLF ULRICH [DE]
[XA] DE 102005013031 A1 20051229 - BITTEROLF ULRICH [DE]
[XA] DE 20100469 U1 20010329 - PRYDE NEIL LTD [HK]

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2835309 A2 20150211; EP 2835309 A3 20150805; EP 2835309 B1 20190109; DE 102014109198 A1 20150212; ES 2716375 T3 20190612

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14175226 A 20140701; DE 102014109198 A 20140701; ES 14175226 T 20140701