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EP 0311429 B1 19930203 - SAFETY RAZORS

Title (en)

SAFETY RAZORS

Publication

EP 0311429 B1 19930203 (EN)

Application

EP 88309383 A 19881007

Priority

GB 8723656 A 19871008

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0311429A1] A blade magazine (3) for a safety razor. The magazine (3) may be permanently associated with a razor handle (1), or may be exchangeable. The magazine (3) accomodates a stack of blade units (7) from which a spent blade unit may be ejected to be replaced by the next unit in the stack.

IPC 1-7

B26B 21/24

IPC 8 full level

B26B 21/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B26B 21/24 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0311429 A1 19890412; EP 0311429 B1 19930203; CA 1322274 C 19930921; DE 3878127 D1 19930318; DE 3878127 T2 19930826; ES 2037235 T3 19930616; GB 8723656 D0 19871111

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88309383 A 19881007; CA 578589 A 19880927; DE 3878127 T 19881007; ES 88309383 T 19881007; GB 8723656 A 19871008