EP3988723C0 - Safety device - Google Patents

Safety device

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Publication number: EP3988723C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: safety device; safety
Prior art date: 2020-10-24
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP21000293.7A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP3988723A1 (en

EP3988723B1 (en

Inventor

Joachim Klein

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Individual

Original Assignee

Individual

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2020-10-24

Filing date

2021-10-20

Publication date

2024-08-21

2021-10-20 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

2022-04-27 Publication of EP3988723A1 publication Critical patent/EP3988723A1/en

2024-08-21 Application granted granted Critical

2024-08-21 Publication of EP3988723C0 publication Critical patent/EP3988723C0/en

2024-08-21 Publication of EP3988723B1 publication Critical patent/EP3988723B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2041-10-20 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03B—INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER
- E03B7/00—Water main or service pipe systems
- E03B7/07—Arrangement of devices, e.g. filters, flow controls, measuring devices, siphons or valves, in the pipe systems
- E03B7/077—Arrangement of backflow preventing devices
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03B—INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER
- E03B7/00—Water main or service pipe systems
- E03B7/07—Arrangement of devices, e.g. filters, flow controls, measuring devices, siphons or valves, in the pipe systems
- E03B7/08—Arrangement of draining devices, e.g. manual shut-off valves
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
- E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
- E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
- E03C1/10—Devices for preventing contamination of drinking-water pipes, e.g. means for aerating self-closing flushing valves
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
- F24D3/00—Hot-water central heating systems
- F24D3/10—Feed-line arrangements, e.g. providing for heat-accumulator tanks, expansion tanks ; Hydraulic components of a central heating system
- F24D3/1083—Filling valves or arrangements for filling
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
- F24D2220/00—Components of central heating installations excluding heat sources
- F24D2220/02—Fluid distribution means
- F24D2220/025—Check valves

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Thermal Sciences (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Domestic Plumbing Installations (AREA)
Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)

EP21000293.7A 2020-10-24 2021-10-20 Safety device Active EP3988723B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE102020006534.1A DE102020006534A1 (en)	2020-10-24	2020-10-24	Inexpensive safety device for easy installation between a drinking water pipe and a non-drinking water pipe, reliable hygienic separation between drinking water and non-drinking water and for the sustainable hygienization of at least part of the same

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3988723A1 EP3988723A1 (en)	2022-04-27
EP3988723C0 true EP3988723C0 (en)	2024-08-21
EP3988723B1 EP3988723B1 (en)	2024-08-21

Family

ID=78371725

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP21000293.7A Active EP3988723B1 (en)	2020-10-24	2021-10-20	Safety device

Country Status (2)

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EP (1)	EP3988723B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE102020006534A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE202023000983U1 (en) *	2023-05-04	2023-08-04	Joachim Klein	Safety device for easy installation between a drinking water pipe and a non-drinking water pipe, reliable hygienic separation between drinking water and non-drinking water and sustainable sanitation

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2020
- 2020-10-24 DE DE102020006534.1A patent/DE102020006534A1/en active Pending
2021
- 2021-10-20 EP EP21000293.7A patent/EP3988723B1/en active Active

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