Global Patent Index - EP 3701096 B1

EP 3701096 B1 20220803 - UNIVERSAL ADAPTER FOR WATER CONNECTIONS

Title (en)

UNIVERSAL ADAPTER FOR WATER CONNECTIONS

Title (de)

UNIVERSALADAPTER FÜR WASSERANSCHLÜSSE

Title (fr)

ADAPTATEUR UNIVERSEL DESTINÉ À DES RACCORDEMENTS D'EAU

Publication

EP 3701096 B1 20220803 (EN)

Application

EP 18792531 A 20181008

Priority

  • IT 201700119660 A 20171023
  • IB 2018057772 W 20181008

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2019082010A1] Universal adapter for water connections constituted by a box profile (1) having on the front face (2) a plurality of larger holes (6-6'-6'') and on the rear face (3) a plurality of smaller holes (7-7'-7'') coaxial with the larger holes (6-6'-6''); the box profile (1) having at least one pair of fixing holes (4-4') and at least one pair of levels (5-5'); the water connection being implemented as follows: (A) alignment; wherein the box profile (1) is arranged with a smaller hole (7-7'-7'') coaxial with a female connector (10) while a male plug (8) is inserted in the corresponding larger hole (6-6'-6'') and is screwed within the female connector (10); (B) fixing; wherein an operator, by means of said fixing holes (4-4'), fixes said box profile (1) to the wall, selecting the optimal position with the aid of said levels (5-5'); (C) closing; wherein the operator completes the finishing steps for the wall involved with the water connection; (D) disassembly and finish; wherein the operator disconnects all the male plugs (8) from the relative female connectors (10), now fixed in the wall and perfectly flush with the wall; said operator proceeding with the disconnection of said box profile (1) from the wall and carrying out the final operations for finishing the wall.

IPC 8 full level

E03C 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E03C 1/021 (2013.01); E03C 2001/028 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

NL 1032634 A1 20061212 - BREE PETRUS FRANCISCUS ALLEGON [NL]

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)

WO 2019082010 A1 20190502; EP 3701096 A1 20200902; EP 3701096 B1 20220803; ES 2929940 T3 20221205; IT 201700119660 A1 20190423; PL 3701096 T3 20230130

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2018057772 W 20181008; EP 18792531 A 20181008; ES 18792531 T 20181008; IT 201700119660 A 20171023; PL 18792531 T 20181008