Patent ID: 6105936
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
A device for removing staples of given width and leg length, comprising a wedge-shaped piece (16) and a plate (20), wherein:said wedge-shaped piece (16) and said plate (20) pivot with respect to one another about a common pivot point (38); whereina front surface (41) of said wedge-shaped piece (16) is curved in an arc with a radius of curvature determined such that the origin of the arc coincides substantially with the position of said pivot point (38); and whereinat a point of closest proximity between said wedge-shaped piece (16) and a flat edge (21) of said plate (20) when said wedge-shaped piece (16) and said plate (20) are pivoted together, said plate (20) is aligned at an angle (98) wherein said plate (20) holds a staple (1) in place for removal by said wedge-shaped piece (16) without said plate (20) lifting said staple (1); wherebysaid front surface (41) of said wedge-shaped piece (16) and said flat edge (21) of said plate (20) closest to said front surface (41) will remain at a small, substantially fixed distance (28) from one another as said wedge-shaped piece (16) and said plate (20) pivot past one another.