Produits et services

Hand-powered staple guns

Abrégé

A spring energized fastening tool with compact, rigid, low friction working elements is disclosed. A torsion power spring includes forward extending arms with the arms pressing each other proximate a front distal end of the spring. A cantilevered lever links to a handle and engages the spring adjacent to the striker. A bottom loading staple track unlatches and opens through a simple pulling-out action. Structures are provided to enable fitment with a formed sheet metal handle and housing. The fastening tool is particularly simple to assemble, powerful, and of low operating effort.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/11 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant la force musculaire

Abrégé

A compact, electric, spring energized desktop stapler having a unitized housing providing both an external movable enclosure and a support frame for internal parts is disclosed. The internal power train is preferably elongated with the motor at the rear, a gear set toward the center, and low profile lever and power spring assembly at the front. The lever engages a striker with a normal upper rest position where the power spring is deflected and energized. A cam roller mounted to a final gear holds down the rear of the lever until the system is activated when the final gear rotates and the cam roller rolls off the end of the lever. In the unitized body, the base is pivotally attached to the body at the rear. A base lever selectively links to a cam roller or equivalent structure to move the body downward toward the base during a cycle.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/15 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant l'énergie électrique
• B25C 5/00 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils
• B25C 5/02 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils avec possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets

Produits et services

Hand-operated staple guns; Locking pliers

Abrégé

A spring energized fastening tool with compact, rigid, low friction working elements is disclosed. A torsion power spring includes forward extending arms with the arms pressing each other proximate a front distal end of the spring. A cantilevered lever links to a handle and engages the spring adjacent to the striker. A bottom loading staple track unlatches and opens through a simple pulling-out action. Structures are provided to enable fitment with a formed sheet metal handle and housing. The fastening tool is particularly simple to assemble, powerful, and of low operating effort.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/11 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant la force musculaire

Abrégé

A spring energized fastening tool with compact, rigid, low friction working elements is disclosed. A torsion power spring includes forward extending arms with the arms pressing each other proximate a front distal end of the spring. A cantilevered lever links to a handle and engages the spring adjacent to the striker. A bottom loading staple track unlatches and opens through a simple pulling-out action. Structures are provided to enable fitment with a formed sheet metal handle and housing. The fastening tool is particularly simple to assemble, powerful, and of low operating effort.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/11 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant la force musculaire

Abrégé

A spring energized fastening tool with compact, rigid, low friction working elements is disclosed. A torsion power spring includes forward extending arms with the arms pressing each other proximate a front distal end of the spring. A cantilevered lever links to a handle and engages the spring adjacent to the striker. A bottom loading staple track unlatches and opens through a simple pulling-out action. Structures are provided to enable fitment with a formed sheet metal handle and housing. The fastening tool is particularly simple to assemble, powerful, and of low operating effort.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/11 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant la force musculaire

Abrégé

A preferably pliers type stapler is disclosed with a staple loading structure that is both simplified and easy to operate. A lower handle and base are connected to the body through a pivoting and cam system. A single motion pulls the lower handle and base away from the body to expose a staple track location for loading staples at a bottom of the body. Preferably the same single motion releases the track to move outward from a rear of the body. In one embodiment a compact simplified structure using a preferably torsion spring provides a low cost reliable spring energized system.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/16 - Dispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes
• B25C 5/11 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant la force musculaire

Abrégé

A spring energized fastening tool with compact, rigid, low friction working elements is disclosed. A torsion power spring includes forward extending arms with the arms pressing each other proximate a front distal end of the spring. A cantilevered lever links to a handle and engages the spring adjacent to the striker. A bottom loading staple track unlatches and opens through a simple pulling-out action. Structures are provided to enable fitment with a formed sheet metal handle and housing. The fastening tool is particularly simple to assemble, powerful, and of low operating effort.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/11 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant la force musculaire

Abrégé

A compact, electric, spring energized desktop stapler having a unitized housing providing both an external movable enclosure and a support frame for internal parts is disclosed. The internal power train is preferably elongated with the motor at the rear, a gear set toward the center, and low profile lever and power spring assembly at the front. The lever engages a striker with a normal upper rest position where the power spring is deflected and energized. A cam roller mounted to a final gear holds down the rear of the lever until the system is activated when the final gear rotates and the cam roller rolls off the end of the lever. In the unitized body, the base is pivotally attached to the body at the rear. A base lever selectively links to a cam roller or equivalent structure to move the body downward toward the base during a cycle.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/15 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant l'énergie électrique
• B25C 5/02 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils avec possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets
• B25C 5/00 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils

Abrégé

An extendible wire guide is slidably fitted at the front of a staple gun tool housing. An easily operated lever switch is linked to the wire guide to enable the wire guide to be deployed or retracted. The lever switch includes an up and a down position corresponding to a retracted and an extended position of the wire guide. The wire guide is resiliently biased, preferably toward the retracted position. The lever switch acts on the wire guide against the bias through a cam action on an upper edge of the wire guide. A bias spring is preloaded in a subassembly of the wire guide and bias spring for simplified final assembly.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/06 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils sans possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets
• H02G 3/30 - Installations de câbles ou de lignes sur les murs, les sols ou les plafonds
• B25C 5/11 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant la force musculaire

Abrégé

An energy storage tool includes a handle selectively linked to a power spring to deflect and store energy in the spring. The handle is decoupled from a link to the power spring by decoupling members in a release action. A peak release force results during the de-linking that is additive to a spring deflection force. An added motion bar adds leverage to the handle during the decoupling release action to reduce the peak release force.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/11 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant la force musculaire
• B25C 5/06 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils sans possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets

Abrégé

An improved tool belt hook is selectively deployable on a portable tool or device. The hook structure is deployable in selected directions or positions on the tool. A stowed position is also preferably included wherein the hook structure is substantially contained within confines of the tool body to be out of a user's way. A closely integrated pushbutton release may allow the hook to rotate between selected operative positions and automatically engage to such position. The button is easily operated while effectively remaining within confines of the tool body. The tool hook assembly is compact and low cost.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 7/00 - Accessoires pour outils à clouer ou à agrafer, p. ex. supports
• F16M 13/04 - Autres supports ou appuis pour positionner les appareils ou les objetsMoyens pour maintenir en position les appareils ou objets tenus à la main pour être portés par une personne ou pour maintenir fixe par rapport à une personne, p. ex. par des chaînes
• F16B 45/00 - CrochetsŒillets

Abrégé

A flat clinch assembly fits upon or within a base of a stapling device. The assembly preferably includes a slot with extended resiliently biased arms or toggles, where a rest position has the arms at or near a level of a working surface. An ejecting staple deflects and energizes the arms to cause the arms to rotate and create a clearance recess whereby points of the staple legs slide inward along the anvil. A restorative bias acting on the arms causes the arms to rebound to a rest position and to bend the legs upward. The legs thereby are normally pressed flat against the back sheet of a paper stack at the working surface. The arms or toggles are lightweight whereby the inertia of a fast-moving staple moves the arms or toggles. The toggle may include an upward facing staple leg guide channel.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/02 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils avec possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets
• B25C 5/15 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant l'énergie électrique
• B27F 7/19 - Machines à agrafer avec possibilité de replier les extrémités des agrafes contre la pièce

Abrégé

An improved blade for use with an oscillating power tool is disclosed. A rectangular style blade includes side teeth to eject debris and allow rapid but well controlled blind plunge cuts. The side teeth are preferably asymmetric with a forward orientation to bias debris out and the blade inward. Preferably one or more openings or slots allow for additional debris removal. The side teeth also allow for controlled side cutting.

Classes IPC  ?

• B23D 61/12 - Lames de scies droitesLames de scies à ruban

Abrégé

An improved blade for use with an oscillating power tool is disclosed. A rectangular style blade includes side teeth to eject debris and allow rapid but well controlled blind plunge cuts. The side teeth are preferably asymmetric with a forward orientation to bias debris out and the blade inward. Preferably one or more openings or slots allow for additional debris removal. The side teeth also allow for controlled side cutting.

Classes IPC  ?

• B26B 7/00 - Couteaux à main à lame animée d'un mouvement alternatif entraînée par moteur
• B26D 1/00 - Coupe d'une pièce caractérisée par la nature ou par le mouvement de l'élément coupantAppareils ou machines à cet effetÉléments coupants à cet effet
• B26D 1/30 - Coupe d'une pièce caractérisée par la nature ou par le mouvement de l'élément coupantAppareils ou machines à cet effetÉléments coupants à cet effet comportant un élément qui ne suit pas le mouvement de la pièce ayant un élément coupant se déplaçant autour d'un axe avec un élément coupant non circulaire se déplaçant autour d'un axe sensiblement perpendiculaire à la ligne de coupe et dont le mouvement de pivotement pour la coupe est limité
• B26D 7/08 - Moyens de traitement de la pièce ou de l'outil de coupe pour faciliter la coupe
• B27B 19/00 - Autres scies alternatives mues par moteurScies à chantourner ou à découper

Abrégé

A flat clinch assembly fits upon or within a base of a stapling device. The assembly preferably includes a slot with extended resiliently biased arms or toggles, where a rest position has the arms at or near a level of a working surface. An ejecting staple deflects and energizes the arms to cause the arms to rotate and create a clearance recess whereby points of the staple legs slide inward along the anvil. A restorative bias acting on the arms causes the arms to rebound to a rest position and to bend the legs upward. The legs thereby are normally pressed flat against the back sheet of a paper stack at the working surface. The arms or toggles are lightweight whereby the inertia of a fast moving staple moves the arms or toggles.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/02 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils avec possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets

Abrégé

A flat clinch assembly fits upon or within a base of a stapling device. The assembly preferably includes a slot with extended resiliently biased arms or toggles, where a rest position has the arms at or near a level of a working surface. An ejecting staple deflects and energizes the arms to cause the arms to rotate and create a clearance recess whereby points of the staple legs slide inward along the anvil. A restorative bias acting on the arms causes the arms to rebound to a rest position and to bend the legs upward. The legs thereby are normally pressed flat against the back sheet of a paper stack at the working surface. The arms or toggles are lightweight whereby the inertia of a fast moving staple moves the arms or toggles.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/02 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils avec possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets
• B27F 7/19 - Machines à agrafer avec possibilité de replier les extrémités des agrafes contre la pièce
• B25C 5/15 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant l'énergie électrique

Abrégé

A manually powered rotary tool includes improvements to size, drive direction input, drive speed, assembly, strength, and cost. A handle is mounted high in the housing to provide a vertically compact tool. A selector switch controls a spiral ratchet mechanism from outside the housing to better enclose the mechanism and provide improved access to the selecting operation. The ratchet mechanism uses a lateral moving selector bar for effective operation with the external selector switch. The spiral ratchet gears are configured for die cast manufacturing. Various components are of one-piece construction and designed for simplified assembly.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25B 17/00 - Clés ou tournevis à engrenages actionnés à la main
• B25B 13/46 - Clés à écrousClés anglaises du type à cliquet, assurant le libre retour de la course de la poignée
• B25B 15/04 - Tournevis actionnés en tournant la poignée à cliquet
• B25B 21/00 - Outils portatifs à moteur pour serrer ou desserrer les vis ou les écrousAccessoires pour appareils à percer ayant les mêmes buts
• B25B 15/06 - Tournevis actionnés par un mouvement axial de la poignée

Abrégé

A compact, electric, spring energized desktop stapler having a unitized housing providing both an external movable enclosure and a support frame for internal parts is disclosed. The internal power train is preferably elongated with the motor at the rear, a gear set toward the center, and low profile lever and power spring assembly at the front. The lever engages a striker with a normal upper rest position where the power spring is deflected and energized. A cam roller mounted to a final gear holds down the rear of the lever until the system is activated when the final gear rotates and the cam roller rolls off the end of the lever. In the unitized body, the base is pivotally attached to the body at the rear. A base lever selectively links to a cam roller or equivalent structure to move the body downward toward the base during a cycle.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/15 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant l'énergie électrique
• B25C 5/02 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils avec possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets

Abrégé

A compact, electric, spring energized desktop stapler having a unitized housing providing both an external movable enclosure and a support frame for internal parts is disclosed. The internal power train is preferably elongated with the motor at the rear, a gear set toward the center, and low profile lever and power spring assembly at the front. The lever engages a striker with a normal upper rest position where the power spring is deflected and energized. A cam roller mounted to a final gear holds down the rear of the lever until the system is activated when the final gear rotates and the cam roller rolls off the end of the lever. In the unitized body, the base is pivotally attached to the body at the rear. A base lever selectively links to a cam roller or equivalent structure to move the body downward toward the base during a cycle.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/15 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant l'énergie électrique

Abrégé

Power spring configurations for a spring energized fastening device includes a compact double torsion power spring and two opposed compact single torsion springs. Simplified structures to hold the springs in a stable pre-loaded position are disclosed. Each coil has forward extending arms including an angled portion and forward vertically coincident portions. The double torsion spring has a self-locking crossing geometry to hold a pre-loaded rest position. The opposed two springs have a bridge and a mandrel to hold the rest position. A lever presses arms of the spring between a striker and the coil including a compact nesting condition. A tab of the striker extends forward to provide a release edge and a positioning torque bias upon the striker.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/00 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils
• B25C 5/06 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils sans possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets
• B25C 5/11 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant la force musculaire

Abrégé

Power spring configurations for a spring energized fastening device includes a compact double torsion power spring and two opposed compact single torsion springs. Simplified structures to hold the springs in a stable pre-loaded position are disclosed. Each coil has forward extending arms including an angled portion and forward vertically coincident portions. The double torsion spring has a self-locking crossing geometry to hold a pre-loaded rest position. The opposed two springs have a bridge and a mandrel to hold the rest position. A lever presses arms of the spring between a striker and the coil including a compact nesting condition. A tab of the striker extends forward to provide a release edge and a positioning torque bias upon the striker.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/06 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils sans possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets

Abrégé

Power spring configurations for a spring energized fastening device includes a compact double torsion power spring and two opposed compact single torsion springs. Simplified structures to hold the springs in a stable pre-loaded position are disclosed. Each coil has forward extending arms including an angled portion and forward vertically coincident portions. The double torsion spring has a self-locking crossing geometry to hold a pre-loaded rest position. The opposed two springs have a bridge and a mandrel to hold the rest position. A lever presses arms of the spring between a striker and the coil including a compact nesting condition. A tab of the striker extends forward to provide a release edge and a positioning torque bias upon the striker.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/02 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils avec possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets
• B25C 5/08 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils sans possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets avec des moyens pour former les agrafes dans l'outil même

Abrégé

A spring-energized stapler having a pliers type configuration, wherein papers and like items are fastened at a front end and the stapler is normally gripped and squeezed at a rear end. A compact mechanism and independent handle linkages provide a compact overall shape in a high efficiency action. An upper handle is pivoted at a front, top of a housing with a pressing area spaced at least one half the handle length away from the upper handle pivot. A lower handle includes a multi-segment cam link to a base to provide a minimal gripping distance with a large clamping force at an anvil. A simplified front-loading mechanism provides a compact, low cost assembly. A release latch holder is located behind the striker for a compact front end.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/16 - Dispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes

Abrégé

A stapler selectively uses enhanced leverage to break a glue bond of a staple to separate the staple from a rack of staples in the stapler. The staple does not press a working surface during this operating stage. The extra leverage stage occurs through a minority of total handle travel, preferably via a pivoting lever linked to the striker at one end and the opposite end traversing between inner spaced apart ribs underneath the handle. A remaining non-leveraged handle travel stage ejects a staple out from the stapler body against a working surface. A track supports staples from an underside of the top of the staples. The track includes an outward extending bottom support for at least one staple on the track to prevent rotation of a short rack of staples.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/11 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant la force musculaire

Abrégé

A miniature spring-actuated stapler includes a tapered, flat power spring to store energy and eject staples. The power spring pivots at a rear of the stapler housing and includes three co-extensive arms terminating near the striker. As the L-shaped handle of the stapler is pressed, it acts on the center arm of the power spring to deflect it downward while the outer arms deflect upward. The arms are integral at a rear end and the outer arms are linked to the striker at the front. A tapered, flat reset spring disposed generally parallel to the power spring is used to reset the internal action. The housing includes open top and rear areas with the handle providing the enclosure thereof. A base assembly is slidably attached at a bottom of the stapler with an open position exposing a staple-loading chamber.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 1/04 - Outils tenus à la main pour clouerDispositifs d'alimentation en clous pour ces outils utilisant la pression d'un fluide

Abrégé

A staple remover device having first and second opposed, elongated jaws extending from a lower end of the remover toward an upper end of the remover. The jaws are pivoted to the remover at the upper end. With the remover in a substantially perpendicular orientation above a horizontal work surface, the first jaw moves toward the second jaw, actuated by a user's finger pressure. A handle extends along the remover device, the handle being normally operationally fixed to a jaw by a link including a latch, and at a pre-determined position of the first jaw to the second jaw, a release rib of at least one jaw causes the latch to suddenly de-link the handle from the jaw, wherein the de-linked handle moves in relation to the jaw and moving the handle in relation to the jaw causes the other jaw to rise, lifting out the staple.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 11/00 - Arrache-clous, arrache-pointes ou dispositifs pour retirer les agrafes

Abrégé

A miniature spring-actuated stapler includes a tapered, flat power spring to store energy and eject staples. The power spring pivots at a rear of the stapler housing and includes three co-extensive arms terminating near the striker. As the L-shaped handle of the stapler is pressed, it acts on the center arm of the power spring to deflect it downward while the outer arms deflect upward. The arms are integral at a rear end and the outer arms are linked to the striker at the front. A tapered, flat reset spring disposed generally parallel to the power spring is used to reset the internal action. The housing includes open top and rear areas with the handle providing the enclosure thereof. A base assembly is slidably attached at a bottom of the stapler with an open position exposing a staple-loading chamber.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/06 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils sans possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets

Abrégé

A spring-energized stapler having a pliers type configuration, wherein papers and like items are fastened at a front end and the stapler is normally gripped and squeezed at a rear end. A compact mechanism and independent handle linkages provide a compact overall shape in a high efficiency action. An upper handle is pivoted at a front, top of a housing with a pressing area spaced at least one half the handle length away from the upper handle pivot. A lower handle includes a multi-segment cam link to a base to provide a minimal gripping distance with a large clamping force at an anvil. A simplified front-loading mechanism provides a compact, low cost assembly. A release latch holder is located behind the striker for a compact front end.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/06 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils sans possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets

Abrégé

A spring energized stapler includes a 'high-start' design wherein a striker has an initial rest position above the staple track. A handle is pressed to energize a power spring while the striker remains stationary. At a predetermined position of the handle, the striker is released to eject a staple. A subassembly of a cage and the power spring provides a preload to the power spring in the rest position. The subassembly is separately movable from the handle to allow a handle pressing end to move farther than a cage front end travel distance. A lever links the striker to the power spring to provide leverage upon the power spring. The lever and cage/spring subassembly are nested in a compact assembly. A safety lock includes a two step action to restrict motion of the striker, and fits a notch in a bottom of the striker.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/00 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils

Abrégé

A miniature spring-actuated stapler includes a tapered, flat power spring to store energy and eject staples. The power spring pivots at a rear of the stapler housing and includes three co-extensive arms terminating near the striker. As the L-shaped handle of the stapler is pressed, it acts on the center arm of the power spring to deflect it downward while the outer arms deflect upward. The arms are integral at a rear end and the outer arms are linked to the striker at the front. A tapered, flat reset spring disposed generally parallel to the power spring is used to reset the internal action. The housing includes open top and rear areas with the handle providing the enclosure thereof. A base assembly is slidably attached at a bottom of the stapler with an open position exposing a staple-loading chamber.

Classes IPC  ?

• B21D 11/10 - Cintrage spécialement adapté à la fabrication d'objets déterminés, p. ex. de lames de ressort
• B25C 5/11 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant la force musculaire

Abrégé

A miniature spring-actuated stapler includes a tapered, flat power spring to store energy and eject staples. The power spring pivots at a rear of the stapler housing and includes three co-extensive arms terminating near the striker. As the L-shaped handle of the stapler is pressed, it acts on the center arm of the power spring to deflect it downward while the outer arms deflect upward. The arms are integral at a rear end and the outer arms are linked to the striker at the front. A tapered, flat reset spring disposed generally parallel to the power spring is used to reset the internal action. The housing includes open top and rear areas with the handle providing the enclosure thereof. A base assembly is slidably attached at a bottom of the stapler with an open position exposing a staple-loading chamber.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/11 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant la force musculaire

Abrégé

A compact stapler includes a housing, a handle disposed toward a top of the housing, a track including an extended length along a bottom of the housing, and a striker slidably fitted at a front of the housing. The striker is movable between a position above the track and a position in front of the track. The compact stapler also includes the handle linked to a power spring whereby pressing the handle toward the housing causes the power spring to deflect and store energy. The compact stapler also includes the power spring pivotably attached to the housing at a rear distal end of the power spring and elongated forward therefrom to a linkage to the striker. The power spring ejects a staple upon release of the energy of the deflected power spring. The power spring includes an upper position immediately adjacent to a top of the housing, and a lowest position against an absorber rib abutting a staple chamber, and a distal rear end of the power spring being adjacent to a rear extent of the housing.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/11 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant la force musculaire

Abrégé

A miniature spring-actuated stapler includes a tapered, flat power spring to store energy and eject staples. The power spring pivots at a rear of the stapler housing and includes three co-extensive arms terminating near the striker. As the L-shaped handle of the stapler is pressed, it acts on the center arm of the power spring to deflect it downward while the outer arms deflect upward. The arms are integral at a rear end and the outer arms are linked to the striker at the front. A tapered, flat reset spring disposed generally parallel to the power spring is used to reset the internal action. The housing includes open top and rear areas with the handle providing the enclosure thereof. A base assembly is slidably attached at a bottom of the stapler with an open position exposing a staple-loading chamber.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/06 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils sans possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets

Abrégé

A spring energized stapler includes a “high start” design wherein a striker has a rest position above the staple track. A handle is pressed to energize a power spring while the striker remains stationary. At a predetermined position of the handle, the striker is released to eject a staple. A subassembly of a cage and the power spring provides a preload to the power spring in the rest position. The subassembly is separately movable from the handle to allow a handle pressing end to move farther than the striker's distance of travel. The handle includes a movable pivot location to enable enhanced motion of the handle pressing end. Alternatively, an optional lever links the striker to the power spring to provide leverage upon the power spring. A release latch may be mounted in front of the striker to be engaged by the lever or the handle.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/11 - Moyens d'entraînement utilisant la force musculaire

Abrégé

A hole punch device that reduces the force required to create a hole in papers or other sheet media. A punch element of the hole punch device includes a locally sloped or indented floor to create an angle in the sheet media as it is punched to create an enlarged, oval hole. The punch pin may include an expanding sleeve surround the pin that forms a larger diameter during the cutting stroke and springs back to a smaller diameter during a pull out stroke. A coiled torsion return spring is positioned remotely from and non-coaxially with the punch pin. A keyed pin and support frame arrangement ensures a predetermined rotational orientation of the pin for sequential cutting for reduced cutting force. The punch elements and punch pins may be configured so that the punch pins cut into the sheet media sequentially.

Classes IPC  ?

• B26D 5/08 - Moyens pour actionner l'outil de coupe afin d'effectuer la coupe

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A miniature spring-actuated stapler includes a tapered, flat power spring to store energy and eject staples. The power spring pivots at a rear of the stapler housing and includes three co-extensive arms terminating near the striker. As the L-shaped handle of the stapler is pressed, it acts on the center arm of the power spring to deflect it downward while the outer arms deflect upward. The arms are integral at a rear end and the outer arms are linked to the striker at the front. A tapered, flat reset spring disposed generally parallel to the power spring is used to reset the internal action. The housing includes open top and rear areas with the handle providing the enclosure thereof. A base assembly is slidably attached at a bottom of the stapler with an open position exposing a staple-loading chamber.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/06 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils sans possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets

Abrégé

A spring energized stapler includes a "high start" design wherein a striker has a rest position above the staple track. A handle is pressed to energize a power spring while the striker remains stationary. At a predetermined position of the handle, the striker is released to eject a staple. A subassembly of a cage and the power spring provides a preload to the power spring in the rest position. The subassembly is separately movable from the handle to allow a handle pressing end to move farther than the striker's distance of travel. The handle includes a movable pivot location to enable enhanced motion of the handle pressing end. Alternatively, an optional lever links the striker to the power spring to provide leverage upon the power spring. A release latch may be mounted in front of the striker to be engaged by the lever or the handle.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/06 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils sans possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets

Abrégé

A desktop stapler uses a spring (90) to store energy to install staples by
impact blow. The force required to fasten papers together is reduced. A very
compact mechanism is used, including a dual coil power spring (90) with a
nested lever (40). A multi function base (20) provides a sloped front all the
way to down to a desk top surface to guide paper sheets atop the base, easy
access for lifting the stapler off a desk, horizontal or vertical resting
positions, and integrated soft grip under-surface. The base surrounds the rear
of the stapler body (10) to provide a smooth exterior so that the device is
natural to use both horizontally and vertically. A simple re-set spring (70)
provides a smooth re-set action as the handle (30) is raised. A staple track
includes enlargement features to fit a larger staple pusher spring (300).

Classes IPC  ?

• B25C 5/02 - Outils portatifs pour agrafer utilisant la force musculaireOutils tenus à la main pour agrafer utilisant un moteurDispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes pour ces outils avec possibilité de plier les extrémités des agrafes dans les objets
• B25C 5/16 - Dispositifs d'alimentation en agrafes