(19)
(11) EP 0 906 772 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/13

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.04.1999 Bulletin 1999/14

(21) Application number: 98203330.0

(22) Date of filing: 01.10.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A62C 2/10
(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: 04.10.1997 GB 9721054

(71) Applicant: Cooper, Andrew Paul
Rowlands Castle, Hampshire PO9 6BS (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Cooper, Andrew Paul
    Rowlands Castle, Hampshire PO9 6BS (GB)

(74) Representative: Brooks, Nigel Samuel 
Hill Hampton East Meon
Petersfield Hampshire GU32 1QN
Petersfield Hampshire GU32 1QN (GB)

   


(54) Fire curtain


(57) An emergency curtain 1 for installing at a ceiling opening 6 comprising a curtain roll 2, 3, curtain winding mechanism, curtain fabric 8 wound on the roll 2, 3 and a bottom bar 9 attached to the bottom edge of the curtain fabric 8. The bottom bar comprises an inner member 11 fastened to the fabric 8, an outer member 15 adapted to engage the ceiling at the opening 6, and close it, and resilient means, in the form of a spring 17 connecting the inner member 11 and the outer member 15 for drawing the outer member to the ceiling opening 6. The lower member 15 is of a section and material to be flexible enough for following ceiling undulations.







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