Europaisches Patentamt European Patent Office © Publication number: Office europeen des brevets EUROPEAN PATENT 807 A3 APPLICATION Int. CIA H02G © Application number: 90830331.6 0 409 3/06 @ Date of filing: 17.07.90 ® Priority: 19.07.89 IT 5326289 U 1-15100 Allessandria(IT) @ Date of publication of application: 23.01.91 Bulletin 91/04 © Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR LI LU NL SE © Date of deferred publication of the search report: 22.01.92 Bulletin 92/04 © Applicant: GAMMA P INDUSTRIALE SOCIETA PER AZIONI: Via Umberto Giordano 1 @ Inventor: Cerafogli, Fernando Via XXIV Maggio 48 1-15100 Alessandria(IT) Inventor: Marzolla, Agostino Via De Gasperi 59 1-15100 Alessandria(IT) © Representative: Buzzi, Franco et al c/o Jacobacci-Casetta & Perani S.p.A. Via Alfieri, 17 1-10121 Torino(IT) © A protective conduit for electrical cables. © A protective conduit (1) for electrical cables comprises successive portions (1a,1b) constituted by a channel (2) and a cover (3) and connected to each other or to any junction boxes by means of connect- ing elements (15,115,215) constituted by connectors (16) in which the ends of the conduit portions are coupled by longitudinal insertion, and a connector cover (17) which is fitted onto the connector. FIG. 4 00 < o 00 o Rank Xerox (UK) Business Services European Patent Office J Application Number EUROPEAN S E A R C H REPORT EP DOCUMENTS Category CONSIDERED TO BE 90 83 0331 RELEVANT Citation of document with indication, where appropriate, of relevant passages Relevant to claim US-A-4 349 220 (CARROLL ET AL.) * column 2, line 34 - column 6, line 25; figures 1-10 1,3,4 CLASSIFICATION OF THE APPLICATION (Int. CI.5) H 02 G 3/06 US-A-4 077 434 (SIECKERT ET AL.) * column 1 line 63 - column 6, line 19; figures 1-7 * , TECHNICALFIELDS SEARCHED(Int. CI.5) H 02 G The present search report has been drawn up for all claims Place of search Date of completion of search The Hague 26 November 91 CATEGORYOFCITED DOCUMENTS particularly relevant if taken alone particularly relevant if combined with another document of the same catagory technological background non-written disclosure intermediate document theory or principle underlying the invention DEMOLDER J. E: earlier patent document, but published on, or after the filing date D: document cited in the application L: document cited for other reasons &: member of the same patent family, corresponding document