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EP 3450659 B1 20200520 - LOCKING DEVICE

Title (en)

LOCKING DEVICE

Title (de)

VERSCHLUSSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE FERMETURE

Publication

EP 3450659 B1 20200520 (DE)

Application

EP 18189675 A 20180820

Priority

DE 102017119835 A 20170829

IPC 8 full level

E05B 65/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E05B 1/0092 (2013.01); E05B 65/0078 (2013.01); E05B 65/0811 (2013.01); E05C 3/167 (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 3450659 A1 20190306; EP 3450659 B1 20200520; DE 102017119835 A1 20190228; ES 2807074 T3 20210219; PL 3450659 T3 20200921

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18189675 A 20180820; DE 102017119835 A 20170829; ES 18189675 T 20180820; PL 18189675 T 20180820