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EP 2840034 B1 20161116 - Latch device for locking and unlocking collapsible or folding side walls of a container

Title (en)

Latch device for locking and unlocking collapsible or folding side walls of a container

Title (de)

Riegelvorrichtung zum Ver- und Entriegeln von klapp- oder faltbaren Seitenwänden eines Behälters

Title (fr)

Dispositif de verrouillage et de déverrouillage des parois latérales rabattables ou pliables d'un récipient

Publication

EP 2840034 B1 20161116 (DE)

Application

EP 14178127 A 20140723

Priority

DE 102013109059 A 20130821

IPC 8 full level

B65D 6/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 11/1833 (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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2840034 A1 20150225; EP 2840034 B1 20161116; DE 102013109059 A1 20150312; DE 102013109059 A8 20150507; ES 2615890 T3 20170608

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14178127 A 20140723; DE 102013109059 A 20130821; ES 14178127 T 20140723