(19)
(11) EP 2 893 109 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:
11.10.2017 Bulletin 2017/41

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
02.08.2017 Bulletin 2017/31

(21) Application number: 13770545.5

(22) Date of filing: 09.09.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E05C 19/02(2006.01)
 A47L 15/42(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2013/058798
(87) International publication number:
WO 2014/039991 (13.03.2014 Gazette 2014/11)

(54)

STORED ENERGY GASKET-COMPRESSING LATCH WITH REDUCED ROTATIONAL FRICTION

DICHTUNGSKOMPRIMIERUNGSRIEGEL MIT GESPEICHERTER ENERGIE MIT REDUZIERTER DREHUNGSREIBUNG

VERROU DE COMPRESSION DE JOINT À ÉNERGIE STOCKÉE À FROTTEMENT DE ROTATION RÉDUIT

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 10.09.2012 US 201261699037 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
15.07.2015 Bulletin 2015/29

(73) Proprietor: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Glenview, IL 60025 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • OSVATIC, Michael S.
    Glenview, Illinois 60026 (US)
  • HAPKE, Kenyon A.
    deceased (US)

(74) Representative: Trinks, Ole 
Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Postfach 10 26 05
86016 Augsburg
86016 Augsburg (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 2 471 433
WO-A1-2012/070023
US-A- 3 201 160
 WO-A1-2011/011585
US-A- 2 833 578
US-A- 3 506 292
   
       
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