Global Patent Index - EP 3216964 B1

EP 3216964 B1 20181114 - APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING A FRAME WITHIN A BUILDING APERTURE

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING A FRAME WITHIN A BUILDING APERTURE

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM AUSRICHTEN EINES RAHMEN IN EINER GEBÄUDEÖFFNUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL D'ALIGNEMENT D'UN CADRE À L'INTÉRIEUR D'UNE OUVERTURE DE BÂTIMENT

Publication

EP 3216964 B1 20181114 (EN)

Application

EP 17152983 A 20170125

Priority

GB 201604187 A 20160311

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3216964A1] There is provided apparatus (10) for aligning a frame within a building aperture, such as a door or a window, comprising two extendable arms (14, 16) connected to opposing ends of a first elongate member (12), wherein a rack and pinion mechanism (40) positioned within the first elongate member (12) is operable to extend the arms (14, 16) laterally relative to the first elongate member (12) and a free end of each arm is provided with a fixing point (26) configured to receive a second detachable elongate member (11). The detachable second elongate member (11) is a spirit level. The rack and pinion mechanism (40) is provided with a deformable region (50) so as to allow folding of the first elongate member (12).

IPC 8 full level

E06B 1/60 (2006.01); E04F 21/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

E04F 21/0015 (2013.01 - EP GB); E06B 1/56 (2013.01 - GB); E06B 1/6069 (2013.01 - EP)

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 3216964 A1 20170913; EP 3216964 B1 20181114; GB 201604187 D0 20160427; GB 2548153 A 20170913

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17152983 A 20170125; GB 201604187 A 20160311