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 Title: |
US5554161:
Tick removal tool
[ Derwent Title ]
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Thibeault, Larry K.; Brookline, NH 03033
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1996-09-10
/ 1995-04-12
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| Application Number: |
US1995000420872
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61B 17/50;
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IPC-7:
A61B 17/50;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61B17/50;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
606/131;
030/324;
030/326;
081/300;
606/138;
606/210;
Original:
606/131;
606/210;
606/138;
081/300;
030/324;
030/326;
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| Field of Search: |
606/131,210,138
294/100
254/018
081/300,304,3.44,3.45
425/279,280,283,276
030/324,326,433,431
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| Priority Number: |
| 1995-04-12 |
US1995000420872 |
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| Abstract: |
A tool for removing ticks and similar parasites. A spoon-shaped tool, the spoon of which is split lengthwise and hinged to rotate the split spoon sections normally open far enough to fit over a tick's body, then rotated closed into an overlapping relationship by thumb and forefinger closing pressure to trap the tick about the neck in a v-shaped slit in one side of the opening in the spoon. A mechanical stop prevents the slit from closing completely to sever the tick from it's head. The handle may have a centerline hinge, integral spring, and thumb and finger locators to facilitate use of the tool in a palm-down fashion by either hand. The spoon sections may have opposing slits that close upon each other to likewise trap the tick. The tick is at all times visible in the open bowl of the tool. The tool may be molded in one piece, with a "living hinge" and spring incorporated into it's design.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Maine, Vernon C. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Hafer, Robert A.; Yu, Justine
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| Maintenance Status: |
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A tool for removing ticks and similar parasites, comprising
- a handle,
- two spoon-shaped sections,
- means by which said sections are hingedly attached on an axis parallel to said handle so as to be rotatable between an open position and a closely-fitting overlapping closed position, and
- a mechanical stop determining said closed position,
- the first of said sections having an open slit in one edge, said slit being first closed and then reduced in size by the second of said sections as said sections are rotated from said open position to said overlapping closed position.
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