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EP 1 039 059 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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10.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/41 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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27.09.2000 Bulletin 2000/39 |
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Date of filing: 28.02.2000 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E04B 2/96 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |
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Designated Extension States: |
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AL LT LV MK RO SI |
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Priority: |
25.03.1999 CN 99101256
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Applicant: Wishing Star Ltd |
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New Territories, Hong Kong (CN) |
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Inventors: |
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- Wen, Carol, Wah Lok Industrial Centre
Shatin, New Territories (Hong Kong) (CN)
- Tong, Che Hung, Wah Lok Industrial Centre
Shatin, New Territories (Hong Kong) (CN)
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Representative: Watkin, Timothy Lawrence Harvey |
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Lloyd Wise, Tregear & Co., Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street
London, WC1A 1LW
London, WC1A 1LW (GB) |
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Curtain wall element |
(57) A structural element 20 for a curtain wall system, in particular a unitized curtain
wall system, comprises two half-elements 30,31 (for example of extruded aluminium)
that are interconnected by a plurality of seals to prevent water ingress. The half-elements
30,31 are joined together along an axis normal to the plane of the glass panels 21
forming the wall in such a way that the seals interconnecting the half-elements 30,31
are disposed on opposing sides of the axis. A plurality of transverse wall members
30d,31d are also provided to divide the structural element 20 into at least three
chambers in a direction along the axis.