Patent ID: 6837132

Claim:
A tool for removing paper jams, for use with an office machine having a paper feeding portion having a narrow opening, where jammed paper is often present, comprising: a single piece of wire, having a first and a second end and which is bent, such that it further has: a) a first laterally extending portion, extending from the first end of the tool, b) a first u-bend, extending from the first laterally extending portion; c) a second laterally extending portion, extending from the first u-band, substantially parallel to the first laterally extending portion and extending beyond the first end of the tool; d) a second u-bend, extending from the second laterally extending portion fully opposite from the first u-bend; e) a third laterally extending portion, extending from the second u-bend substantially parallel to the first and the second laterally extending portions; f) a central loop portion extending from the third laterally extending portion and wrapping around the first and second laterally extending portions; and g) a poker portion, extending from the central loop portion, substantially perpendicular to first, second, and third laterally extending portions, the poker portion terminating in the second end such that the first, second and third laterally extending portions are grasped as a handle, and the poker portion is inserted into the office machine to clear jammed paper.