Global Patent Index - EP 0690964 A1

EP 0690964 A1 19960110 - FASTENING SYSTEM

Title (en)

FASTENING SYSTEM

Title (de)

BEFESTIGUNGSSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE FIXATION

Publication

EP 0690964 A1 19960110 (EN)

Application

EP 95905704 A 19950116

Priority

  • GB 9500077 W 19950116
  • GB 9401513 A 19940127

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2285940A] The terminal portion of screwdriver blade 11 has stepped portions of successively smaller dimension towards its tip for use with any of a range of screws with different dimensions where the largest of the screws will have a complementary stepped slot to be engaged by all of the portions 12, 13, 14 of the blade, smaller screws will have a slot to be engaged by the portions 12 and 13 only, and the smallest will have a recess to be engaged by the tip portion 12 only. In other embodiments (Fig. 4) the portion of the tool may be hexagonal or of other non-circular shape and again the screws are to have complementary recesses. The invention is useful with screws, bolts and other fastening pins both threaded or non-threaded of a wide range of types, and in the case of non-threaded fasteners the tool and recess cross-section need not be non-circular. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F16B 23/00; F16B 27/00; B25B 15/00; B23B 43/02

IPC 8 full level

B25B 13/54 (2006.01); B23B 43/02 (2006.01); B25B 15/00 (2006.01); F16B 23/00 (2006.01); F16B 27/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B23B 43/02 (2013.01); B25B 15/007 (2013.01); B25B 15/008 (2013.01); F16B 23/0007 (2013.01); F16B 23/0015 (2013.01); F16B 23/0038 (2013.01); F16B 27/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9520727A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 2285940 A 19950802; GB 2285940 A9 19950824; GB 9401513 D0 19940323; AU 1421495 A 19950815; CA 2158980 A1 19950803; EP 0690964 A1 19960110; JP H08512122 A 19961217; WO 9520727 A1 19950803

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9401513 A 19940127; AU 1421495 A 19950116; CA 2158980 A 19950116; EP 95905704 A 19950116; GB 9500077 W 19950116; JP 51992795 A 19950116