Patent ID: 6308935
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
A tool for removing a staple having a crown portion and at least one leg portion, comprising:(a) a shank having an axis of elongation and a distal end along said axis of elongation;(b) a ramp, having a surface for engaging an underside of the crown portion of a staple, formed integrally with said shank proximate said distal end thereof, said ramp extending laterally with respect to said shank axis of elongation and having an axis angling away from said axis of elongation of said shank at an acute angle;(c) a first fulcrum, integrally formed in said shank generally perpendicular to said axis of said ramp, about which said ramp can be rotated when said engaging surface abuts the underside of the crown portion; and,(d) a second fulcrum, integrally formed in said shank generally perpendicular to said axis of elongation of said shank, about which said ramp can be rotated when said engaging surface abuts the underside of the crown portion.