Staple remover

• US 5,292,106 A
• Filed: 03/29/1993
• Issued: 03/08/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Li, Tianhou
• Original Assignee: Li, Tianhou
• Inventors: Li, Tianhou
• Primary Examiner(s): Watson, Robert C.
• Application Number:
  US08/038,876
• Time in Patent Office: 344 Days
• Field of Search: 269/28, 269/18, 7/125, 7/165, 7/166
• US Class Current: 254/28
• CPC Class Codes: B25C 11/02 Pincers joints therefor B25B7/06

Abstract

In a staple remover wherein a pair of pointed teeth engage with a second pair of teeth to remove a staple the improvement which comprises providing a pair of clamping plates at the opposite end thereof.

Claims

1. A new staple remover comprising:

a pair of pivotally-connected, spring-loaded arms;

staple-engaging and removing members present at one end of said arms;

and,

clamping members present at the opposite end of said arms, wherein said clamping members comprise a pair of serrated plates adapted to engage one with the other, and further wherein each of said arms is formed of a pair of connected, parallel vertical side walls;

one end of each of said serrated plates fastened to one of said pair of side walls and having an aperture in the other end of said serrated plates; and

a projection secured to the other of said pair of side walls, said projection extending therefrom and operable to enter within and mate with said aperture in said serrated plates to secure said serrated plates between said side walls.

2. The new staple remover of claim 1, wherein said serrated plate is coupled to each of said side walls so as to define a carved entry from said side wall to said plate.

3. The new staple remover of claim 1, wherein said serrated plate is coupled to each of said side walls so as to define an angular entry from said side wall to said plate.

4. The new staple remover of claim 1, wherein said serrated plate is coupled to each of said side walls so as to define a right angle entry from said side wall to said plate.