(19)
(11) EP 0 875 632 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.03.1999 Bulletin 1999/10

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.11.1998 Bulletin 1998/45

(21) Application number: 98303252.5

(22) Date of filing: 27.04.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: E02F 9/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 29.04.1997 GB 9708723

(71) Applicant: SHANKS & McEWAN (SOUTHERN WASTE SERVICES) LIMITED
Milton Keynes, Bucks. MK17 8TA (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Griffiths, Emlyn
    Pontadawe, West Glamorgan SA8 3DY (GB)
  • Griffiths, Gareth William
    West Glamorgan SA8 3DS (GB)

(74) Representative: Dawson, Elizabeth Ann et al
A.A. THORNTON & CO. Northumberland House 303-306 High Holborn
London WC1V 7LE
London WC1V 7LE (GB)

   


(54) Vehicle wheel axle guard


(57) A vehicle wheel axle guard designed for a compactor vehicle such as a waste compactor has a part cylindrical surface which overlaps the wheel in use and an upstanding member extending outwardly from the cylindrical surface for deflecting debris approaching the vehicle side away from the vehicle axle.






Search report