Device and method for artificially causing an avalanche

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EP 1 035 402 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	28.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/09

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	13.09.2000 Bulletin 2000/37

(21)	Application number: 00103199.6

(22)	Date of filing: 17.02.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F42D 3/00, F42B 3/00, F42D 1/04, F42B 39/30

(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

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Priority:

11.03.1999 IT MI990493

(71)	Applicant: Monterosa S.p.A.
	I-11020 Gressoney La Trinite (Aosta) (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Vassale, Roberto 19022 Le Grazie-Portovenere (La Spezia) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Rapisardi, Mariacristina
	Ufficio Brevetti Rapisardi S.r.l., Via Serbelloni, 12 20122 Milano 20122 Milano (IT)

(54)	Device and method for artificially causing an avalanche

(57) The device for artificially causing an avalanche, comprises an explosive mass (2) and an actuation system (3) thereof, which comprises an actuator (4) provided with first safety means (5) insensitive to all types of electric currents, and to environmental stresses, and at least second safety means (6) that can be actuated by said first safety means only when the device is placed on the fixed point of the mass of snow.

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