Stapler

- ACCO Brands, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the stapler showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an opposite side elevational view;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is perspective view of another embodiment of the stapler showing our new design;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is an opposite side elevational view;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The surface shading shown in the embodiment of FIGS. 8-14 indicates the contrast between the colors used in the design of the stapler.

The broken lines shown on the inside of bottom portion of the stapler in FIGS. 1, 4 & 5 of one embodiment and FIG. 8 of another embodiment define the bounds of the claimed design and form no part thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D175094 July 1955 Ruskin
D186342 October 1959 Marano
D401825 December 1, 1998 Parsey et al.
4925082 May 15, 1990 Kim
Patent History
Patent number: D424898
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 30, 1998
Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
Assignee: ACCO Brands, Inc. (Lincolnshire, IL)
Inventors: Scott Wilson (Chicago, IL), Sumir Kapur (Oak Park, IL), Steve Berry (Plainfield, IL), Timothy McKeown (Glen Ellyn, IL)
Primary Examiner: Adir Aronovich
Law Firm: Pennie & Edmonds LLP
Application Number: 0/82,783
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/50
International Classification: 1902;