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(11) EP 1 441 072 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.03.2005 Bulletin 2005/10

(43) Date of publication A2:
28.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/31

(21) Application number: 04250234.4

(22) Date of filing: 17.01.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E01F 15/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 25.01.2003 GB 0301758
25.01.2003 GB 0301759

(71) Applicant: Corus UK Limited
London SW1P 4WY (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Mustard, Trevor Raymond
    Rutland LE15 6HB (GB)

(74) Representative: Downing, Michael Philip et al
Fry Heath & Spence LLP, The Gables, Massetts Road
Horley, Surrey RH6 7DQ
Horley, Surrey RH6 7DQ (GB)

   


(54) Parapet


(57) A parapet comprises a plurality of uprights and at least one rail supported by the uprights, the rail being connected to the upright via a bracket comprising an annular section, the bracket being attached on one side to the upright by at least one first bolt and on another side to the rail by at least one second bolt, the first and second bolts passing through respectively first and second pre-formed elongate apertures in the bracket, the first and second apertures being elongate in mutually transverse directions. It is preferred that the annulus is a box section of a suitable material, such as steel. It is also preferred that the length of the section (i.e. along its axis) is less than its width (i.e. the distance between the upright and the rail). An advantageous arrangement is for the length (as defined above) to be greater on one side of the bracket than the other, preferably shorter on the rail side than the upright side. In another aspect of the invention, there is provided a parapet comprising a plurality of uprights and at least one rail supported by the uprights, the rail being connected to the upright via a bracket comprising upwardly aligned annular section including a shelf extending from a rear part of the annulus to a front part, the bracket being attached at a rear part to the upright and at a front part to the rail. It is also preferred that stainless steel bolts are provided to join the galvanised steel sections.






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