Patents Assigned to Erkie, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20100101028
    Abstract: The present invention resides in a multi-function tool which combines a staple remover with a letter opener and a screwdriver. The letter opener is formed integrally with the elongated body of the staple remover. The screwdriver has a removable shaft including a slotted drive end and a crosshead drive end on a hex-shaft which is insertable into a mated hex cavity on the body of the staple remover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: ERKIE, INC.
    Inventor: Erwin Cheldin
  • Patent number: 7114730
    Abstract: A golf bag includes a base having a shaft. A pair of wheel assemblies are attachable to, and removable from the shaft. Each wheel assembly includes a wheel and an axle that fits within the shaft such that each wheel is extendable away from, and retractable towards, the base along a common axis. In another embodiment, a golf bag may be motorized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Erkie, Inc.
    Inventor: Erwin Cheldin
  • Patent number: 6145811
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing staples including first and second jaws pivotally connected at their first ends, and first and second wedging elements connected to second ends of the jaws. First and second platforms are attached to the respective first and second jaws. Each platform has a planar pressing surface and a planar pressing stub extending laterally from opposing sides of the platform, such that the planar surfaces and the stubs of the first and second platforms generally face one another. The jaws include notches formed on an inner edges thereof for the grasping of staples. The apparatus further includes first and second gripping elements attached to and extending laterally from the first and second jaws so as to face one another for the removal of difficult-to-remove staples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Erkie, Inc.
    Inventor: Erwin Cheldin
  • Patent number: 5875503
    Abstract: A staple remover is provided with first and second jaws pivotally connected for rotation about a single axis having wedging elements for prying a staple away from a stapled article. The remover may include gripping elements for grasping a partially disengaged or sheared staple. A letter opening is provided on one of the jaws for insertion into an envelope and slitting the same for opening the envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Erkie, Inc.
    Inventor: Erwin Cheldin
  • Patent number: D585262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Erkie. Inc.
    Inventor: Erwin Cheldin
  • Patent number: D414998
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Erkie, Inc.
    Inventor: Erwin Cheldin