Method of making a staple remover
US4953281A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 1989 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49904
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A staple remover is provided comprising two levers pivotally coupled at one end and being movable towards one another at their other ends. A pair of extraction jaws are formed at the movable ends of the levers for engaging the underside of a staple embedded in a material to thereby lift the staple away from the material. The staple remover also comprising an engaging member located adjacent the extraction jaw in one of the levers and forming a slot with said extraction jaw. The engaging member will engage the upper surface of the staple to thereby anchor the staple at a middle portion thereof for clean and uniform withdrawal of the staple ends from the paper.
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