Staple remover
OwnerYun L. Wanginventor
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Abstract
A staple remover is provided comprising two levers pivotally coupled at one end and being movable towards one another at their other ends. A pair of extraction jaws are formed at the movable ends of the levers for engaging the underside of a staple embedded in a material to thereby lift the staple away from the material. The staple remover also comprising an engaging member located adjacent the extraction jaw in one of the levers and forming a slot with said extraction jaw. The engaging member will engage the upper surface of the staple to thereby anchor the staple at a middle portion thereof for clean and uniform withdrawal of the staple ends from the paper.
Claims7
A staple removing device comprising:
- a pair of levers pivotally coupled at one end on an axis such that their other ends are capable of movement toward one another;
- bias means acting on said levers for biasing said levers into an open position;
- extraction means on said other end of said levers having engaging ends extending toward the other of said levers for engaging the underside of a staple embedded in a material to lift said staple away from said material;
- an engaging means attached to one of said levers and located adjacent said extraction means extending substantially parallel to said extractions means but spaced therefrom for engaging the top side of a staple at about the center thereof simultaneously with engagement of said engaging ends of said extraction means with the underside of said staple;
- said engaging means extends at least to a plane which includes said engaging ends of said extraction means and said pivotal axis of said levers;
- wherein said engaging means will anchor said staple to said material at a middle portion thereof and the extraction means will uniformly withdraw the staple ends for removal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.