DE59007047D1 - Rasierapparatekopf, insbesondere Rasierklingeneinheit. - Google Patents

Rasierapparatekopf, insbesondere Rasierklingeneinheit.

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DE59007047D1
DE59007047D1 DE59007047T DE59007047T DE59007047D1 DE 59007047 D1 DE59007047 D1 DE 59007047D1 DE 59007047 T DE59007047 T DE 59007047T DE 59007047 T DE59007047 T DE 59007047T DE 59007047 D1 DE59007047 D1 DE 59007047D1
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razor
razor head
shaving
cartridge
supply
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Wolfgang Althaus
Michael Schwarz
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Wilkinson Sword GmbH
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Wilkinson Sword GmbH
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26BHAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B21/00Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor
    • B26B21/40Details or accessories
    • B26B21/44Means integral with, or attached to, the razor for storing shaving-cream, styptic, or the like

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  • Forests & Forestry (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Dry Shavers And Clippers (AREA)
DE59007047T 1989-09-21 1990-06-29 Rasierapparatekopf, insbesondere Rasierklingeneinheit. Expired - Lifetime DE59007047D1 (de)

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DE8911246U DE8911246U1 (de) 1989-09-21 1989-09-21 Rasierapparatekopf, insbesondere Rasierklingeneinheit

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DE59007047D1 true DE59007047D1 (de) 1994-10-13

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DE8911246U Expired - Lifetime DE8911246U1 (de) 1989-09-21 1989-09-21 Rasierapparatekopf, insbesondere Rasierklingeneinheit
DE59007047T Expired - Lifetime DE59007047D1 (de) 1989-09-21 1990-06-29 Rasierapparatekopf, insbesondere Rasierklingeneinheit.
DE59010818T Expired - Lifetime DE59010818D1 (de) 1989-09-21 1990-06-29 Rasierapparatekopf, insbesondere Rasierklingeneinheit

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EP (2) EP0605397B1 (de)
AT (2) ATE164798T1 (de)
DE (3) DE8911246U1 (de)
ES (1) ES2063864T3 (de)

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EP0605397A1 (de) 1994-07-06
EP0418483A1 (de) 1991-03-27
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ATE164798T1 (de) 1998-04-15
DE59010818D1 (de) 1998-05-14
DE8911246U1 (de) 1991-01-24
ATE111009T1 (de) 1994-09-15
EP0418483B1 (de) 1994-09-07
ES2063864T3 (es) 1995-01-16

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