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EP 3594412 B1 20230419 - CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT

Title (en)

CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT

Title (de)

KONSTRUKTIONSELEMENT

Title (fr)

ÉLÉMENT DE CONSTRUCTION

Publication

EP 3594412 B1 20230419 (EN)

Application

EP 19184949 A 20190708

Priority

NL 2021269 A 20180709

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3594412A1] The present invention relates to a structural element which is at least partly made from wood, such as a pile or plank, which element may be placed in the ground or in water and then partly protrudes above the ground or above the water. The aforementioned element comprises at least two wooden components which are in principle non-releasably connected to each other.

IPC 8 full level

B27K 3/16 (2006.01); E02D 5/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E02D 5/26 (2013.01); B27K 3/16 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

GB 167948 A 19210825 - FRIEDRICH JAECKLE

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 3594412 A1 20200115; EP 3594412 B1 20230419; NL 2021269 B1 20200116

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19184949 A 20190708; NL 2021269 A 20180709