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EP 3795769 A1 20210324 - SPACER AND RELATED METHODS

Title (en)

SPACER AND RELATED METHODS

Title (de)

ABSTANDHALTER UND VERWANDTE VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

ESPACEUR ET PROCÉDÉS RELATIFS

Publication

EP 3795769 A1 20210324 (EN)

Application

EP 20197640 A 20200923

Priority

BE 201905622 A 20190923
BE 202005189 A 20200324

IPC 8 full level

E04C 5/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E04C 5/20 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

"Merkblatter Deutscher Beton- und Bautechnik-Verein e.v.", ABSTANDHALTER NACH EUROCODE, January 2011 (2011-01-01)

Citation (search report)

[XI] FR 1477159 A 19670414
[XA] EP 3002380 A1 20160406 - REUSS SEIFERT GMBH [DE]
[A] EP 0173988 A2 19860312 - HOFF WALTER

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3795769 A1 20210324

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 20197640 A 20200923