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EP 2664424 B1 20160106 - Punch tool

Title (en)

Punch tool

Title (de)

Stanzwerkzeug

Title (fr)

Outil de poinçonnage

Publication

EP 2664424 B1 20160106 (EN)

Application

EP 12167876 A 20120514

Priority

EP 12167876 A 20120514

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2664424A1] A punch tool (1) for punching a plug in smart card from a substrate where the punch tool has an edge (20) to delineate at least part of a periphery of the plug in card and there is also cutting edge (24) for cutting the areas not punched by the tool. The cutting edge passes partway through the depth of the substrate when the periphery is punched out by the edge (20) so connections between the plug in card and the main body are formed in a single action using a single tool.

IPC 8 full level

B26D 3/08 (2006.01); B26F 1/44 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B26D 3/08 (2013.01); B26F 1/44 (2013.01); B26F 2001/4418 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2664424 A1 20131120; EP 2664424 B1 20160106

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 12167876 A 20120514