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Transparent stapler

Granted 27 Jan 1998 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Acco Usa, Inc. · originally ACCO USA, INC.

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Inventors: Jonathan M. Swirsley, Michael Warren Cochrane, James Randall Weeden, Jr., Andrew Kist +1 · Examiner: Ted Shooman · AU 292 · TC 2900

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filed 9 Feb 1996
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US D389713
granted 27 Jan 1998

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a right side view of…

FIG. 1 is a right side view of a transparent stapler showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

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D08/50

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