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US 5,843,094 AGranted
Tick removing device
OwnerPearl Saylor, deceasedinventor
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Abstract
A device is provided for removing ticks which are anchored in the skin of animals or humans. The tick removing device includes an elongated body and a tick engaging portion extending integrally from one end of the elongated body. The tick engaging portion includes a pair of legs which are flat and curved in a hook like manner towards the opposite end of the elongated body. The legs define a tick engaging slot suited for snug fitting around the neck portion of the tick. The tick engaging slot is sized such that it is of generally smaller dimensions than the body of a tick so as to permit removal of the tick.
Claims6
A tick removing device comprising:
- an elongated body;
- and,
- a tick engaging portion recurving towards said elongated body and integrally extending from said elongated body, said tick engaging portion comprising a substantially U-shaped curved portion having a pivotal surface for levering, said substantially U-shaped curved portion circumscribing an angle greater than 90.degree. and conjoining said elongated body, said tick engaging portion further having a pair of legs each having a rounded point, each of said legs recurving in the same degree as the other, each of said legs positioned apart and configured to define a generally V-shaped tick engaging slot, each said leg having an edge converging from said rounded point to unitarily meet with an opposing edge at a rounded bend.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.