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EP 0 521 714 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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25.08.1993 Bulletin 1993/34 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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07.01.1993 Bulletin 1993/01 |
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Date of filing: 01.07.1992 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)5: H01R 9/03 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IT LI NL SE |
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Priority: |
03.07.1991 GB 9114439
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Applicant: RAYCHEM GMBH |
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D-85521 Ottobrunn (DE) |
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- Kemp, Christian
W-8400 Regensburg (DE)
- Harrer, Josef
W-8157 Ascholding (DE)
- Van Oosten, Aad
W-8152 Westerham (DE)
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Representative: Jones, David Colin et al |
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Raychem Limited
Intellectual Property Law Department
Faraday Road
Dorcan Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 5HH Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 5HH (GB) |
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Remarks: |
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The application is published incomplete as filed (Article 93 (2) EPC). The point in
the description or the claim(s) at which the omission obviously occurs has been left
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(57) A low voltage (1kV) branch joint for a multi- core cable comprises an asymmetric
core separator (4) for engaging a cable whose neutral core is shaped differently from
the phase cores. The separator (4) fits into a connector (20) in only one orientation
and the insulation piercing claw (46) for the neutral connection can only enter the
neutral sector (18) of the separator (4).