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EP 2862996 A3 20160330 - Locking device

Title (en)

Locking device

Title (de)

Verriegelungseinrichtung

Title (fr)

Dispositif de verrouillage

Publication

EP 2862996 A3 20160330 (DE)

Application

EP 14185126 A 20140917

Priority

DE 202013009209 U 20131018

IPC 8 full level

E05C 9/00 (2006.01); E05B 55/00 (2006.01); E05B 59/00 (2006.01); E05B 63/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E05B 59/00 (2013.01); E05B 63/20 (2013.01); E05B 63/202 (2013.01); E05C 9/028 (2013.01); E05C 9/047 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[XI] US 6109666 A 20000829 - COLLET JEAN-YVES [FR]
[XAI] WO 9319270 A1 19930930 - MARSILII FRANCO [IT]
[XAI] FR 2431590 A1 19800215 - ROCHMAN ZVI [IL]
[XA] DE 202011103779 U1 20121015 - MACO TECHNOLOGIE GMBH [AT]
[A] DE 202006005051 U1 20070308 - GRETSCH UNITAS GMBH [DE]

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)

DE 202013009209 U1 20131106; EP 2862996 A2 20150422; EP 2862996 A3 20160330

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 202013009209 U 20131018; EP 14185126 A 20140917