Implements or apparatus for applying pushing or pulling force – Thill-coupling jack
Patent
1999-02-25
2000-08-22
Watson, Robert C.
Implements or apparatus for applying pushing or pulling force
Thill-coupling jack
B25C 1100
Patent
active
061059366
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to devices for removing staples. More particularly, the present invention relates to a device for removing staples from paper, cloth, or other material without tearing the material. Also disclosed are several embodiments for manufacturing said staple removing device, including a low-cost unibody method.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
Due to the common use of staples as fasteners, staple removers may be found in almost any office and used in many other applications, such as interior design, fabric production and tailoring, etc. For example, many times staples must be removed to allow papers to be individually copied or to insert an edited form or page. Whatever the reason for wanting to remove a staple from papers, cloth, or other material, it is desirable to do so without tearing or mutilating the material being held together or in place.
Pulling staples manually from materials such as sheet papers is not only extremely inconvenient, but can rarely be accomplished without tearing or mutilation of the stapled material. Thus, various devices have been invented to facilitate easier removal of staples.
Most staple removers require further pulling of the staple after the remover has engaged the staple. Thus, use of these devices often results in tearing of the stapled material.
A further problem with many staple removers is their small size and the manner of gripping them for use. Since many staple removers utilize either a "plier-type" gripping action or a "thumb to finger" action the user must pick-up the stapled material, such as papers, in order to achieve a comfortable angle for use of the staple remover. Furthermore, these types of grips naturally facilitate the tendency of users to pull the remover away from the material, thus increasing the chance of tearing.
2. Background Art
Typical staple remover devices for removing staples from paper are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 1,922,681 to Heise, U.S. Pat. No. 2,678,575 to Marano, U.S. Pat. No. 2,431,922 to Curtiss, U.S. Pat. No. 2,662,727 to Yerkes, and in U.K. Patent No. 862,468 to Balma et al. and Italian Patent No. 1,220,438 to Balma, et al.
The staple remover disclosed by Heise (U.S. Pat. No. 1,922,681) utilizes two hinged members with a pair of jaws on one end and a pair of handles on the other. This device utilizes a thin blade and a prong engaging portion to pull the staple from the pages. Thus, the staple is dragged by the engaging portion across the length of the blade as it is removed. Although this may decrease mutilation of papers resulting from manual extraction of staples, it may not do so adequately since the staple is extracted at an angle rather than being lifted out in a perpendicular direction.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,678,575 to Marano reveals a plier-type implement with a pair of elongated members secured together at one end, and normally divergent at their other ends. This device, like Heise, utilizes a thin blade opposed to a prong engaging portion to pull the staple from the pages, and presents roughly the same difficulties. Since the blade is thin, the staple is straightened by pulling it across an abutment at an angle, thus increasing the likelihood of tearing.
The staple remover disclosed by Curtiss (U.S. Pat. No. 2,431,922) involves two elongated arms pivotally attached at one end and normally divergent at their other ends due to the bias created by the free ends of a spring located about the pivot. This device removes a staple by engaging the top portion of the staple with notches and flanges on the lower arm, and then utilizing a thin blade and flanges on the upper arm to pull the staple while simultaneously straightening its legs.
U.K. Patent No. 862,468 to Balma, et al. discloses a plier-like device for detaching metallic staples. (See also Italian Patent 1,220,438 to Balma, et al.) This device utilizes a tapered tongue-like projection of substantially triangular configuration which may be tapered with respect to its width and with respect to its thickness
REFERENCES:
patent: 2539171 (1951-01-01), Yerkes
patent: 2662727 (1953-12-01), Yerkes
patent: 3345036 (1967-10-01), Cooke
patent: 4054263 (1977-10-01), Delia
Watson Robert C.
Yablon Jay R.
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