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Tick removal tool

  • US 5,554,161 A
  • Filed: 04/12/1995
  • Issued: 09/10/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A tool for removing ticks and similar parasites, comprisinga handle,two spoon-shaped sections,means by which said sections are hingedly attached on an axis parallel to said handle so as to be rotatable between an open position and a closely-fitting overlapping closed position, anda mechanical stop determining said closed position,the first of said sections having an open slit in one edge, said slit being first closed and then reduced in size by the second of said sections as said sections are rotated from said open position to said overlapping closed position.

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