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Hand-held, multi-functional devices in one housing including a stapler, staple remover, pencil sharpener, hole punch, calculator, tape measure, architectural and engineering scale

Granted 16 Sep 1997 · no office action yet

Assignee: Ruane Sharon Jeter

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Inventors: Sheila Lynn Jeter, Ruane Sharon Jeter · Examiner: Martie Thompson · AU 293 · TC 2900

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filed 12 Apr 1996
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US D383783
granted 16 Sep 1997

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective of hand-held, multi-functional…

FIG. 1 is a perspective of hand-held, multi-functional devices in one housing including a stapler, staple remover, pencil sharpener, hole punch, calculator, tape measure, architectural and engineering scale showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the opposite side of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view rotated 90 degrees from FIG. 2, showing the pencil sharpener and stapler;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view rotated 90 degrees from FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of FIG. 4 with the cover member open showing the calculator function; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4.

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