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EP 1014248 A2 20000628 - Improved safety handwheel

Title (en)

Improved safety handwheel

Title (de)

Verbessertes Sicherheitshandrad

Title (fr)

Volant de sécurité amélioré

Publication

EP 1014248 A2 20000628 (EN)

Application

EP 99125016 A 19991215

Priority

IT MI980819 U 19981221

Abstract (en)

An improved safety hand-wheel (1) comprises a contoured annular perimeter (2), made as a single piece, having a plurality of anatomically shaped angularly equispaced spokes (3). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G05G 1/10

IPC 8 full level

G05G 1/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G05G 1/10 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1014248 A2 20000628; EP 1014248 A3 20021113; IT 244451 Y1 20020311; IT MI980819 U1 20000621

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99125016 A 19991215; IT MI980819 U 19981221