Stapler

Description

FIG. 1 is a front, right side perspective view of a stapler showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The bottom of the claimed stapler is plane and unornamented.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D193371 August 1962 Mueller
D194858 March 1963 Schmidt
D214601 July 1969 Gaya
D292962 December 1, 1987 Leszczak
D296183 June 14, 1988 Chi
Foreign Patent Documents
2231302 November 1990 GBX
Patent History
Patent number: D370607
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 27, 1994
Date of Patent: Jun 11, 1996
Assignee: General Binding Corporation (Northbrook, IL)
Inventors: Walter B. Herbst (Evanston, IL), Mikael Backstrom (Chicago, IL), Ralph Lazar (Skokie, IL)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Assistant Examiner: Adir Aronovich
Law Firm: Hill, Steadman & Simpson
Application Number: 0/25,040
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/50