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US 2015/0101167 A1Published application
Staple remover
OwnerYuning Jianginventor
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Abstract
A staple remover having a retractable pair of pliers is provided. The pair of pliers are capable of a retracted position and an extended position. In the extended position, the pliers may be used to remove a partially removed staple or staple fragment.
Claims20
A staple remover comprising:
- two opposing, pivot-mounted arms, each arm having a pair of thin, steep wedges spaced apart from each other at a distal end, the pair of wedges of each opposing arms defining a spacing, the arms being pivotable between an open and closed position;
- a spring that biases the arms in the open position;
- a pair of pliers slideably mounted within the spacing of each arm defined by the pair of wedges, each plier having a front face facing the front face of the opposing plier, the pliers slideably movable between a retracted position having the pliers substantially retracted within the spacings of the two arms, and an extended position having a substantial portion of the pliers extending beyond the distal end of the two arms.
A staple remover comprising:
- two opposing, pivot-mounted arms, each arm having a pair of thin, steep wedges spaced apart from each other at a distal end, the pair of wedges of each opposing arms defining a spacing, the arms being pivotable between an open and closed position;
- a spring that biases the arms in the open position;
- a pair of pliers rotatably mounted within the spacing of each arm defined by the pair of wedges, the pliers rotatably movable between a retracted position having no portion of the pliers extending beyond the distal end of the two arms, and an extended position having a portion of the pliers extending beyond the distal end of the two arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.