Stapler
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the stapler of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being the mirror image of the right side view;
FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a top view of the base portion of the stapler with the top portion rotated to a vertical position;
FIG. 8 is a front view of the stapler with the top rotated to a 90.degree. position;
FIG. 9 is bottom view of an alternative embodiment of the stapler of the present invention; and,
FIG. 10 is a front view of the alternative embodiment with the top rotated to a 90.degree. position, all other views of this alternative embodiment are the same as the embodiment of FIGS. 1-8.
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 27, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 1, 1998
Assignee: ACCO USA, Inc. (Wheeling, IL)
Inventors: Timothy J. Parsey (Chicago, IL), Michael D. Prince (Chicago, IL), Antonio J. Belton (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Assistant Examiner: Adir Aronovich
Law Firm: Pennie & Edmonds LLP
Application Number: 0/75,247
International Classification: 1902;