Global Patent Index - EP 0390705 B1

EP 0390705 B1 19931020 - Plastic wrench with metal insert.

Title (en)

Plastic wrench with metal insert.

Title (de)

Schraubenschlüssel aus Kunststoff mit metallischem Einsatz.

Title (fr)

Clé de serrage perfectionnée en matière plastique avec insert métallique.

Publication

EP 0390705 B1 19931020 (FR)

Application

EP 90420105 A 19900227

Priority

FR 8902997 A 19890302

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0390705A1] Plastic wrench consisting of a handle (2) and a tightening head (3, 4), comprising a polygonal opening (5, 6), in which is inserted a metal insert (10, 11) which is open and also polygonal, and whose walls form tightening jaws, characterised: - in that the walls (12, 13, 14, 15) of the insert (10, 11) forming jaws are parallel and slightly protrude beyond the lateral faces (16-19) of the openings (5, 6) of each tightening head (3, 4); - in that the metal insert (10, 11) is produced from a hard, flexible and resilient metal having a hardness coefficient of between 45 and 50 HRC; - and in that, at the level of the jaws (12-15), the thickness E2 of the insert (10, 11) is between 0.5 and 0.7 times the thickness E1 of the tightening head (3, 4). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B25B 13/08; B25B 13/00

IPC 8 full level

B25B 13/00 (2006.01); B25B 13/02 (2006.01); B25B 13/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B25B 13/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B25B 13/08 (2013.01 - EP KR US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0390705 A1 19901003; EP 0390705 B1 19931020; CA 2008956 A1 19900902; CA 2008956 C 19990413; DE 69003980 D1 19931125; DE 69003980 T2 19940224; ES 2045866 T3 19940116; FR 2643844 A1 19900907; FR 2643844 B1 19931015; JP 2521730 Y2 19970108; JP H02143167 U 19901205; KR 900016794 U 19901005; KR 960005139 Y1 19960622; US 5062328 A 19911105

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 90420105 A 19900227; CA 2008956 A 19900130; DE 69003980 T 19900227; ES 90420105 T 19900227; FR 8902997 A 19890302; JP 2137590 U 19900302; KR 900002498 U 19900228; US 48609090 A 19900228