Device for collecting liquids along railway tracks

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EP 1 995 380 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	16.09.2009 Bulletin 2009/38

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	26.11.2008 Bulletin 2008/48

(21)	Application number: 08156928.7

(22)	Date of filing: 26.05.2008

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

E01B 19/00^(2006.01)

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

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Priority:

25.05.2007 IT TO20070371

(71)	Applicant: Fasano, Osvaldo
	10090 Villarbasse (TO) (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Fasano, Osvaldo 10090 Villarbasse (TO) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Buzzi, Franco
	c/o Buzzi, Notaro & Antonielli d'Oulx Via Maria Vittoria 18 10123 Torino 10123 Torino (IT)

(54)	Device for collecting liquids along railway tracks

(57) A device for collecting liquids (C) along railway tracks comprising longitudinal tile-like elements (S1, S2) open at the respective ends, extending alongside the rails (R) and supported by these via attachments (K) of the 60 UNI 3551 type and the like. The collecting device (C) moreover includes a pair of collector channels (VS) set transverse to the rails underneath the open ends of the tile-like elements (S1, S2), between respective pairs of contiguous sleepers (T) of the track, and communicating with an evacuation pipe (H) set alongside the track. The collecting device (C) does not require works of masonry for ditches and channels, can be easily recovered, and can be adapted to any type of track, sleeper, and corresponding attachments.

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