Global Patent Index - EP 1896348 B1

EP 1896348 B1 20090520 - APPARATUS TO REMOVE ONE INDIVIDUAL HAIR/FIBER AT A TIME FROM A TUFT USING A GRIPPING DEVICE

Title (en)

APPARATUS TO REMOVE ONE INDIVIDUAL HAIR/FIBER AT A TIME FROM A TUFT USING A GRIPPING DEVICE

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUR ENTFERNUNG EINES EINZELNEN HAARES ODER EINER EINZELNEN FASER AUS EINER QUASTE ÜBER EIN GREIFGERÄT

Title (fr)

APPAREIL POUR ENLEVER UN CHEVEU/UNE FIBRE INDIVIDUELLE À LA FOIS À PARTIR D UNE TOUFFE EN UTILISANT UN DISPOSITIF DE PRÉHENSION

Publication

EP 1896348 B1 20090520 (EN)

Application

EP 06773342 A 20060614

Priority

  • US 2006023473 W 20060614
  • DE 102005030029 A 20050627

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2007095360A1] An apparatus ( 1 ) to remove one individual hair/fiber ( 2 ) at a time from a tuft ( 3 ) using a gripping device ( 4 ), which has a first and a second opposing gripping element ( 5, 6 ). The first and the second gripping elements ( 5, 6 ) are relatively moveable with respect to one another, wherein the first gripping element ( 5 ) has a wedge-shaped groove ( 7 ) oriented towards the second gripping element ( 6 ) and the second gripping element ( 6 ) has an essentially flat counterpressure zone ( 8 ), and wherein the first gripping element ( 5 ) is tapered on the side of the wedge-shaped groove ( 7 ) (taper A) (FIG. 2 ).

IPC 8 full level

B65G 47/90 (2006.01); B25J 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A45D 44/005 (2013.01 - EP US); A45D 2044/007 (2013.01 - EP US)

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)

US 2007095360 A1 20070503; AT E431806 T1 20090615; AU 2006262564 A1 20070104; BR PI0612561 A2 20120103; CA 2611338 A1 20070104; CN 101189176 A 20080528; CN 101189176 B 20130227; DE 102005030029 A1 20070104; DE 202005015133 U1 20060105; DE 602006006913 D1 20090702; EP 1896348 A1 20080312; EP 1896348 B1 20090520; ES 2327354 T3 20091028; JP 2009502520 A 20090129; JP 4499815 B2 20100707; MX 2007015031 A 20080124; WO 2007001906 A1 20070104

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 47622606 A 20060627; AT 06773342 T 20060614; AU 2006262564 A 20060614; BR PI0612561 A 20060614; CA 2611338 A 20060614; CN 200680019345 A 20060614; DE 102005030029 A 20050627; DE 202005015133 U 20050627; DE 602006006913 T 20060614; EP 06773342 A 20060614; ES 06773342 T 20060614; JP 2008519355 A 20060614; MX 2007015031 A 20060614; US 2006023473 W 20060614