Ergonomic stapler
CA 2298419 A1 · Owner: Carandini, Federico · Inventors: Carandini, Federico; Imboden, Ethan F.; Chan, Eric
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A stapler having ergonomic refinements and being capable of use either in a recumbent position or when gripped in the hand is disclosed. The stapler has surface portions arranged at both ends which support the stapler stabily in an upright position and allow for the stapler to be easily grasped. When supported on one end the limbs of the stapler are oriented at an angle between 75° and 85° for convenient gripping. When supported on the other end the stapler is substantially vertically oriented. Further surface portions, arranged at both ends of one limb perpendicular to the aforementioned surface portions support the stapler in the recumbent position with one limb positioned above the …
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Filed February 11, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 11, 2020.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by February 11, 2022.
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