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EP 1868777 A2 20071226 - TOOL HANDLE

Title (en)

TOOL HANDLE

Title (de)

WERKZEUGHANDGRIFF

Title (fr)

MANCHE D'OUTIL

Publication

EP 1868777 A2 20071226 (DE)

Application

EP 06724208 A 20060410

Priority

EP 2006003277 W 20060410
DE 202005005624 U 20050408

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE202005005624U1] A hand tool e.g. a knife, gardening trowel or small fork has a sickle-shaped handle terminating in a straight shank to the tool. The handle has a sheet metal core embedded within a cylindrical handle profile. The handle profile is non-circular in the central section (B).

IPC 8 full level

B25G 1/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B25G 1/102 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006105992A2

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)

DE 202005005624 U1 20050707; EP 1868777 A2 20071226; WO 2006105992 A2 20061012; WO 2006105992 A3 20070125

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 202005005624 U 20050408; EP 06724208 A 20060410; EP 2006003277 W 20060410