Global Patent Index - EP 0910511 B1

EP 0910511 B1 20011219 - LETTER OPENER

Title (en)

LETTER OPENER

Title (de)

BRIEFÖFFNER

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF POUR OUVRIR DES LETTRES

Publication

EP 0910511 B1 20011219 (DE)

Application

EP 98902923 A 19980224

Priority

  • CH 9800072 W 19980224
  • CH 56897 A 19970311

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9840227A1] The invention relates to a letter opener, especially a manually operated letter opener, which is able to open a standard letter without producing waste. To this end the letter opener comprises a circular knife (3) mounted between two rails (4, 40) and pretensed by spring (7). The diameter of said knife is slightly smaller than double the smallest possible distance between the knife axis and the surface (1) supporting the letter.

IPC 1-7

B43M 7/00

IPC 8 full level

B43M 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B43M 7/00 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 83/912 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 83/7763 (2015.04 - EP US); Y10T 83/8776 (2015.04 - EP US); Y10T 83/8822 (2015.04 - EP US)

Citation (examination)

EP 0703097 A1 19960327 - HADEWE BV [NL]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9840227 A1 19980917; CA 2254849 A1 19980917; CA 2254849 C 20061017; DE 59802514 D1 20020131; EP 0910511 A1 19990428; EP 0910511 B1 20011219; US 6125732 A 20001003

DOCDB simple family (application)

CH 9800072 W 19980224; CA 2254849 A 19980224; DE 59802514 T 19980224; EP 98902923 A 19980224; US 18064498 A 19981228