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EP 0894453 A2 19990203 - Improvements to cosmetic pencils

Title (en)

Improvements to cosmetic pencils

Title (de)

Kosmetikstift

Title (fr)

Crayon cosmétique

Publication

EP 0894453 A2 19990203 (EN)

Application

EP 98202490 A 19980723

Priority

IT MI971790 A 19970728

Abstract (en)

A cosmetic pencil comprises a pastel (13) and a pastel-holder (12) extending from a body (11) which contains a mechanism (14, 15) to pull out and to withdraw said pastel (13) from said pastel-holder (12). According to the invention, said mechanism acts on the fixing system at the rear end of said pastel (13), said fixing system comprising radial expansion means (18, 118, 119) of the doughy material of the pastel (13) rear end which fills the engagement seats (21, 22). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A45D 40/04

IPC 8 full level

A45D 40/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A45D 40/04 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0894453 A2 19990203; EP 0894453 A3 20000726; EP 0894453 B1 20030312; IT 1293796 B1 19990310; IT MI971790 A1 19990128

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98202490 A 19980723; IT MI971790 A 19970728