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EP 1502708 B1 20080625 - Torque wrench

Title (en)

Torque wrench

Title (de)

Drehmomentschlüssel

Title (fr)

Clé dynamométrique

Publication

EP 1502708 B1 20080625 (DE)

Application

EP 04008410 A 20040407

Priority

DE 20311811 U 20030731

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1502708A1] The display (5) for the set torque force comprises a digit wheel counter (47). The counter comprises at least two digit wheels connected via a gearing and is connected to the wrench handle (3) via a rotary spindle tube.

IPC 8 full level

B25B 23/142 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B25B 23/1427 (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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1502708 A1 20050202; EP 1502708 B1 20080625; AT E399078 T1 20080715; DE 20311811 U1 20030925; DE 502004007424 D1 20080807; ES 2308060 T3 20081201

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04008410 A 20040407; AT 04008410 T 20040407; DE 20311811 U 20030731; DE 502004007424 T 20040407; ES 04008410 T 20040407