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EP 0436169 B1 19940309 - Sharpener.

Title (en)

Sharpener.

Title (de)

Spitzer.

Title (fr)

Taille-crayon.

Publication

EP 0436169 B1 19940309 (DE)

Application

EP 90124174 A 19901214

Priority

DE 4000122 A 19900104

Abstract (en)

[origin: US5167071A] A sharpener for lead pencils, colored pencils, cosmetic pencils and the like with an essentially cuboid shaped sharpener housing, in which the longitudinal lateral sides of the sharpener housing are provided with complementary protrusions or recesses that allow fitting together of two sharpeners.

IPC 1-7

B43L 23/08

IPC 8 full level

B43L 23/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B43L 23/08 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE ES FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0436169 A1 19910710; EP 0436169 B1 19940309; AT E102552 T1 19940315; DE 4000122 A1 19910711; DE 59004919 D1 19940414; ES 2049904 T3 19940501; US 5167071 A 19921201

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 90124174 A 19901214; AT 90124174 T 19901214; DE 4000122 A 19900104; DE 59004919 T 19901214; ES 90124174 T 19901214; US 82185392 A 19920114