FIG. 1 is a front view of a combined handle for a letter opener or a staple remover, a representative letter opener blade being shown in broken lines, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof, the opposite top plan view being the mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view thereof.

No claim is made to the portions shown in broken lines.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for the combined handle for a letter opener or a staple remover, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

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Pamela Burgess

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D526879-S	S1	22 Aug 2006	20 Sep 2004	granted	Combined handle for a letter opener or a staple remover

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-110340-S	S	4 Oct 2006	11 Mar 2005	granted	Letter opener

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