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A process for winding up and binding, by means of a tape of plastic film, lengths of filiform elements, such as cables, ropes and the like, in particular mains cords, wound in the form of skeins, and a machine to implement such process
EP 1004512 B1 · Applicant: New.Mec. di Segreto Francesco & C. S.a.s.
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- Filed November 16, 1999 and granted January 8, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 16, 2019.
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FiledNovember 16, 1999
PublishedMay 31, 2000
GrantedJanuary 8, 2003
Term endedNovember 16, 2019
Application numberEP 99122744
Classification (CPC)B65B63/06
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