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EP 3556938 B1 20211013 - RAIL TO BE MOUNTED ELASTICALLY

Title (en)

RAIL TO BE MOUNTED ELASTICALLY

Title (de)

ELASTISCH ZU LAGERNDE SCHIENE

Title (fr)

RAIL POUR ÊTRE MONTÉ ÉLASTIQUEMENT

Publication

EP 3556938 B1 20211013 (DE)

Application

EP 19168409 A 20190410

Priority

DE 102018109255 A 20180418

IPC 8 full level

E01B 21/00 (2006.01); E01C 9/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E01B 21/00 (2013.01); E01C 9/06 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

FR 2911154 A1 20080711 - LOHR IND [FR]
WO 2018010740 A1 20180118 - DÄTWYLER SEALING TECH DEUTSCHLAND 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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3556938 A1 20191023; EP 3556938 B1 20211013; DE 102018109255 A1 20191024; DK 3556938 T3 20220110; ES 2902939 T3 20220330; PL 3556938 T3 20220214

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19168409 A 20190410; DE 102018109255 A 20180418; DK 19168409 T 20190410; ES 19168409 T 20190410; PL 19168409 T 20190410