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(11) EP 1 409 797 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
11.06.2014 Bulletin 2014/24

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
23.04.2014 Bulletin 2014/17

(21) Application number: 01978001.4

(22) Date of filing: 19.10.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E02F 5/04(2006.01)
E02F 3/06(2006.01)
 E02F 5/10(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/AU2001/001349
(87) International publication number:
WO 2002/033181 (25.04.2002 Gazette 2002/17)

(54)

TRENCHING MACHINE

GRABENZIEHMASCHINE

EXCAVATRICE DE TRANCHEE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

(30) Priority: 19.10.2000 AU PR089100

(43) Date of publication of application:
21.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/17

(73) Proprietor: Menz, Graham Hargrave
City Beach, WA 6015 (AU)

(72) Inventor:
  • Menz, Graham Hargrave
    City Beach, WA 6015 (AU)

(74) Representative: Boult Wade Tennant 
Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT
London WC1X 8BT (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
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US-A- 4 247 997
   
  • DATABASE WPI Week 197508, Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; Class Q42, AN 1975-C1222W, XP008099445 & SU 422 830 A (BUILD IND RES INST) 05 September 1974
  • DATABASE WPI Week 199808, Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; Class Q42, AN 1998-083383, XP008099446 & JP 9 316 920 A (SEKISUI PLANT SYSTEM KK) 09 December 1997
   
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