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EP 1649980 B1 20130918 - Torque limiting tool

Title (en)

Torque limiting tool

Title (de)

Werkzeug mit Drehmomentbegrenzung

Title (fr)

Clé à limitation de couple améliorée

Publication

EP 1649980 B1 20130918 (FR)

Application

EP 05292187 A 20051018

Priority

FR 0411094 A 20041019

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1649980A1] The wrench has a driving body with an inner cavity divided into a central housing (11) receiving a hexagonal end piece (20) and two lateral housings receiving flexible blades (34, 35). The blades are bent by pushing an edge (21) of the end piece when a user applies a tightening torque. The end piece is in complementary association with the blades after the blades are bent by the edge.

IPC 8 full level

B25B 23/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B25B 15/00 (2013.01); B25B 23/141 (2013.01); B25B 23/1427 (2013.01); B25G 1/085 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1649980 A1 20060426; EP 1649980 B1 20130918; FR 2876612 A1 20060421; FR 2876612 B1 20080502

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05292187 A 20051018; FR 0411094 A 20041019