(19)
(11) EP 1 473 119 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
31.01.2007 Bulletin 2007/05

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/45

(21) Application number: 04009977.2

(22) Date of filing: 27.04.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B25B 13/56(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL HR LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 30.04.2003 US 427587
04.03.2004 US 794164

(71) Applicant: Shih, Leo
Taichung (TW)

(72) Inventor:
  • Shih, Leo
    Taichung (TW)

(74) Representative: Winkler, Andreas Fritz Ernst 
FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


(54) Tool having easily identifiable size


(57) A tool having easily identified size is provided. In one embodiment, the tool comprises a first area (161;171;181;191;201;211) disposed on an outer surface, the area being printed in a first color different from that of other portions of the tool for identifying the tool as one labeled in either the British system or the metric system, and a printed second area (162;172;182;192;202;212) as a portion of the first area, the second area having a second color (163;173;183;193;203;213) different from either the first color or that of the other portions of the tool, and a numeral disposed in the second area as a representation of the size of the tool. The numeral has a third color different from either the first or second color so as to provide a contrast of the numeral to the other portions of the tool.







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