Global Patent Index - EP 0869726 B1

EP 0869726 B1 20010307 - REFILLABLE SOFT LEAD PENCIL

Title (en)

REFILLABLE SOFT LEAD PENCIL

Title (de)

WEICHMINENSTIFT

Title (fr)

CRAYON A MINE TENDRE

Publication

EP 0869726 B1 20010307 (DE)

Application

EP 97936678 A 19970730

Priority

  • DE 19630906 A 19960801
  • EP 9704144 W 19970730

Abstract (en)

[origin: US6149331A] PCT No. PCT/EP97/04144 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 31, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 31, 1998 PCT Filed Jul. 30, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO98/05235 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 12, 1998A pencil which has a tip and which dispenses a soft mass in use includes a sheath having front and back ends; a push rod positioned coxially within the sheath, having a sheath-side end, and being secured by its sheath-side end to the back end of the sheath in an axial direction; an elongate soft mass insert position coxially with the sheath; a front part which is a sleeve that envelopes the soft mass insert over at least a portion of its length, which is positioned coxially with the sheath and accommodated at least in part within the sheath, and which operates jointly with the sheath in the manner of a helical gear so that the fromt part retracts into the sheath by turning the front part relative to the sheath; and a soft mass insert holder which is connected to the front part so that it is engaged in the turning moment of the front part, which holds the elongate soft mass insert by one end thereof, which is rotatably secured to the push rod, and which is immovably secured to the push rod in the axial direction.

IPC 1-7

A45D 40/20

IPC 8 full level

A45D 40/20 (2006.01); B43K 23/016 (2006.01); B43K 21/027 (2006.01); B43K 21/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B43K 21/027 (2013.01 - EP US); B43K 21/08 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 6149331 A 20001121; AT E199489 T1 20010315; DE 19630906 A1 19980205; DE 59703103 D1 20010412; EP 0869726 A1 19981014; EP 0869726 B1 20010307; ES 2157082 T3 20010801; JP H11513923 A 19991130; WO 9805235 A1 19980212

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 5104498 A 19980331; AT 97936678 T 19970730; DE 19630906 A 19960801; DE 59703103 T 19970730; EP 9704144 W 19970730; EP 97936678 A 19970730; ES 97936678 T 19970730; JP 50757698 A 19970730