(19)
(11) EP 1 911 888 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.01.2010 Bulletin 2010/03

(43) Date of publication A2:
16.04.2008 Bulletin 2008/16

(21) Application number: 07075870.1

(22) Date of filing: 08.10.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E02D 29/14(2006.01)
E05C 1/06(2006.01)
E05B 35/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 10.10.2006 NL 1032660
18.06.2007 NL 1034000

(71) Applicant: TBS Soest b.v.
NL-3762 EC Soest (NL)

(72) Inventor:
  • Ent, Wouter
    4171 CB Herwijnen (NL)

(74) Representative: Land, Addick Adrianus Gosling et al
Arnold & Siedsma Sweelinckplein 1
2517 GK Den Haag
2517 GK Den Haag (NL)

   


(54) Closing device and method for closing a hole in the ground


(57) The present invention relates to a closing device (1) for closing a hole (2) in the ground, comprising:
- a lightweight plate part (4) for closing the hole in an edge (12) thereof; and
- locking means for locking and unlocking the plate part relative to the edge, wherein the locking means comprise a mechanism which can be operated via an opening (20) in the plate part.
The invention also relates to a closing system and a method for respectively unlocking and locking a lightweight plate part relative to a hole in the ground, comprising the steps of:
- inserting a tool (22) in a first insertion position into an opening (20) of a plate part (4) arranged for this purpose, wherein the plate part comprises locking means for locking the plate part relative to an edge (12) of the hole (2);
- moving the tool from the first insertion position into a second handling position, wherein in the first insertion position the tool can be respectively inserted into and removed from the plate part; and
- moving the tool from the second handling position to the first insertion position, wherein the tool operates the locking means from an unlocked position to a locked position.







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