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EP 0443707 A3 19910904 - FOOD KNIFE

Title (en)

FOOD KNIFE

Publication

EP 0443707 A3 19910904 (EN)

Application

EP 91300160 A 19910109

Priority

GB 9001227 A 19900119

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA2034353A1] A food knife the blade of which is permanently annotated with the word or words for the material with which the knife is intended to be used.

IPC 1-7

B26B 9/00

IPC 8 full level

B26B 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B26B 9/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[Y] DE 3641372 A1 19870702 - FUKUDA JUNZABUROW
[Y] GB 2153283 A 19850821 - TOLEDO MANUF & ARTES
[A] FR 1315148 A 19630118

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 9100188 U1 19910606; CA 2034353 A1 19910720; EP 0443707 A2 19910828; EP 0443707 A3 19910904; GB 2242641 A 19911009; GB 9001227 D0 19900321; IE 910052 A1 19910731

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 9100188 U 19910109; CA 2034353 A 19910117; EP 91300160 A 19910109; GB 9001227 A 19900119; IE 5291 A 19910108