Staple remover

- Stanley Hochfeld
Description

FIG. 1 is a side, top perspective view of a staple remover showing our new design, combined with a writing implement;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof with the writing implement in place;

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof with the writing implement removed;

FIG. 8 is a side view of the writing implement inserted in the staple remover of FIGS. 1-6, the opposite side view, the top plan view and the bottom view being identical;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a side, top perspective view of a staple remover without the writing implement inserted therein;

FIG. 12 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front end view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a rear end view thereof.

The writing implement and staple remover are shown separately in FIGS. 7-16 for ease of illustration only.

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Patent History
Patent number: D342656
Type: Grant
Filed: May 3, 1991
Date of Patent: Dec 28, 1993
Assignee: Stanley Hochfeld (Howard Beach, NY)
Inventors: Stanley Hochfeld (Howard Beach, NY), Robert Perlmutter (Queens, NY)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: R. Barkai
Law Firm: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Woodward
Application Number: 7/695,237
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/48; D 8/14