EP0056934A3 - Device for securing a flexible sheet to a structure - Google Patents

Device for securing a flexible sheet to a structure Download PDF

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EP0056934A3
EP0056934A3 EP82100066A EP82100066A EP0056934A3 EP 0056934 A3 EP0056934 A3 EP 0056934A3 EP 82100066 A EP82100066 A EP 82100066A EP 82100066 A EP82100066 A EP 82100066A EP 0056934 A3 EP0056934 A3 EP 0056934A3
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securing
flexible sheet
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EP0056934B1 (en
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Ralf Ing. Grad. Hahn
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Pirelli Deutschland AG Te Breuberg Bondsrepubliek
Pirelli Sacic Te Baudour Belgie
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VEITH PIRELLI AG
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D5/00—Roof covering by making use of flexible material, e.g. supplied in roll form
    • E04D5/14—Fastening means therefor
    • E04D5/144—Mechanical fastening means
    • E04D5/147—Mechanical fastening means not perforating the flexible material
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D5/00—Roof covering by making use of flexible material, e.g. supplied in roll form
    • E04D5/14—Fastening means therefor
    • E04D5/141—Fastening means therefor characterised by the location of the fastening means
    • E04D5/143—Fastening means therefor characterised by the location of the fastening means in the field of the flexible material
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D5/00—Roof covering by making use of flexible material, e.g. supplied in roll form
    • E04D5/14—Fastening means therefor
    • E04D5/144—Mechanical fastening means
    • E04D5/145—Discrete fastening means, e.g. discs or clips
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/44034—Dissociable gripping members

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  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Clamps And Clips (AREA)
EP82100066A 1981-01-23 1982-01-07 Device for securing a flexible sheet to a structure Expired EP0056934B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT82100066T ATE13326T1 (en) 1981-01-23 1982-01-07 DEVICE FOR FIXING A FLEXIBLE MESH TO A WALL.

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DE3102201 1981-01-23
DE3102201 1981-01-23
DE3134973 1981-04-09
DE3134973A DE3134973C2 (en) 1981-01-23 1981-09-04 Device for attaching a flexible sheet to a wall

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EP0056934A2 EP0056934A2 (en) 1982-08-04
EP0056934A3 true EP0056934A3 (en) 1983-06-15
EP0056934B1 EP0056934B1 (en) 1985-05-15

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EP82100066A Expired EP0056934B1 (en) 1981-01-23 1982-01-07 Device for securing a flexible sheet to a structure

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US (1) US4502256A (en)
EP (1) EP0056934B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS57143050A (en)
DE (2) DE3134973C2 (en)

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EP0056934A2 (en) 1982-08-04
EP0056934B1 (en) 1985-05-15
DE3263444D1 (en) 1985-06-20
US4502256A (en) 1985-03-05
DE3134973C2 (en) 1983-12-29
JPS57143050A (en) 1982-09-04
DE3134973A1 (en) 1982-08-12

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