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EP 1481770 B1 20080813 - Hammer with resilient swivel pivoted joint

Title (en)

Hammer with resilient swivel pivoted joint

Title (de)

Hammer mit elastischem schwenkbarem Verbindungsstück

Title (fr)

Marteau comprenant un joint pivotant élastique

Publication

EP 1481770 B1 20080813 (EN)

Application

EP 03253392 A 20030530

Priority

EP 03253392 A 20030530

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1481770A1] A hammer comprises swivel-pivoted joints that swing along the direction of the hammer strikes to release a counter force instantaneously at the time of the striking. The counter force is released in the swinging direction having the swivel pivot as the center.

IPC 8 full level

B25G 1/01 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B25G 1/01 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1481770 A1 20041201; EP 1481770 B1 20080813; AT E404329 T1 20080815; DE 60322844 D1 20080925

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03253392 A 20030530; AT 03253392 T 20030530; DE 60322844 T 20030530