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EP 1839901 A2 20071003 - Pencil for the building industry

Title (en)

Pencil for the building industry

Title (de)

Bleistift für Bauindustrie

Title (fr)

Crayon pour l'industrie de construction

Publication

EP 1839901 A2 20071003 (EN)

Application

EP 07004555 A 20070306

Priority

IT VI20060086 A 20060329

Abstract (en)

The invention refers to a pencil for building, with a body (1) in which a retractable lead (3) is present; the finding provides for the presence of a cursor (4), and by manually operating thereon the lead (3) may exit out from the body (1) of the pencil; on the other hand, the return of the lead into the body (1) is carried out directly pushing the lead towards the interior of the body (1)

IPC 8 full level

B43K 21/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B43K 21/06 (2013.01); B43K 21/16 (2013.01); B43K 24/04 (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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1839901 A2 20071003; IT VI20060086 A1 20070930

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07004555 A 20070306; IT VI20060086 A 20060329