DE3406263A1 - Filing apparatus for receiving and retaining documents - Google Patents

Abstract

A filing apparatus for receiving and retaining documents, especially tabulation paper, consists of a U-shaped retaining rail with flanged guide edges and two slides which are each mounted to be displaceable backwards and forwards between a suspension position and a filing position, can be brought into engagement by means of lateral webs with the guide edges of the retaining rail, and possess longitudinal webs which engage into the U-section of the retaining rail to form a central groove for receiving flexible threading mandrels, two projections, each arranged at the edge and forming a catching space for the threading mandrel, being provided at the end of the slide pointing towards the centre of the rail. In order to achieve the possibility of locking the slide on the retaining rail in a manner which is simple to construct and equally effective even after prolonged availability for use, provision is made for projections each to have an incision extending in their longitudinal direction or in the longitudinal direction of the retaining rail in order to form an elastic tongue on the inside of the projection, a stud-shaped projection being provided on the inside of the tongue, facing the retaining rail, for snap fitting with a correspondingly designed recess in the retaining rail.

Description

description

The invention relates to a stapler for receiving, and Holding of documents, in particular tabulating paper, consisting of a U-shaped holding rail ^ ÜiitTumgebördelte guide edges and two between a hanging position and a storage position each slidable back and forth on the support rail Slides that can be brought into engagement with the guide edges of the holding rail with side bars and in the U-profile of the "holding rail have engaging longitudinal webs to form a central groove for receiving flexible stringing mandrels, with the for Rail center-facing end of the slide two each at the edge arranged, a catch space for the stringing mandrel forming projections are provided.

Such a stapler is known from EP-PS 11819. To fix different positions of the slide, a protruding stop ramp is provided on the holding rail, which cams and serve a stop. By one which is provided at the same time as a delimitation of the slide and as a cover for the end edge of the retaining rail The slide can be fixed in three positions on the retaining rail, namely in the trailing edge and the cams mentioned completely retracted or stored position, up to a cam pulled out suspension position and the fully pulled out position in which the stop ramp between the other cam and reaches the stop. In the last position, the stringing mandrel can be inserted through the retaining rail. To lock the To get the slide, i.e. to avoid unwanted pulling off the retaining rail, the slide can, for example, on its upper part have spring elements which can be produced by cutting with the formation of a tongue. To lock the Slider on the holding rail, these spring elements come into engagement with cams formed on the edge parts of the holding rail. Due to their elasticity, these spring elements are bent upwards when pushed onto the retaining rail, whereby the resistance

stood the cam is overcome.

Since the "spring element has an end stop, the slide can can no longer be pushed off the retaining rail after the cam has been driven over.

A relatively large amount of force is required to move the said slide into the positions described, since a deformation to drive over the stop ramp with the cams the back of the slide is required. On the other hand, it also leads to signs of wear, so that after a long period of use there is no sufficiently high resistance, which fixes the position of the slide, is more noticeable;

According to EP-OS 53 576, however, it is also a different stapler of the type mentioned at the outset known, wherein the slide can be locked in a hanging position by attaching a to the retaining rail located cam cooperates with stops on the slide. In addition, the slide can with bending of its outer end area be moved over the cam in the middle of the retaining rail. A slide designed in this way has the disadvantage on that locking in both directions of displacement in the fully inserted position is not possible. Regarding the Locking in the suspension position, the disadvantages already mentioned above apply.

The object of the present invention is now to provide a stapler to create the type described above, which is structurally simple and the same even after a long period of use enables effective locking of the slide on the retaining rail.

This is achieved according to the invention in that both projections in each case one incision running in the longitudinal direction thereof or in the longitudinal direction of the holding rail to form an elastic one Have tongue on the inside of the projection, where on the the inside of the tongue facing the retaining rail a lug-shaped projection for locking into an oppositely designed configuration

is provided on the holding rail. Such a training i, st easy to manufacture and allows unhindered A? = £ fizw. Disengaging the springy tongue. With that there are the signs of wear and tear practically reduced to a minimum and material fatigue its effects eliminated, so that a trained according to the invention Slider still has precisely defined and effective locking positions even after prolonged use. In advantageously, even with a new slide, no greater expenditure of force is required to move "".

According to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention are two spaced apart recesses are provided on each side of the retaining rail. This way is without any additional Attachment of knobs, strips or the like on the slide, locking in two different positions is possible. In order to In addition to hanging it up, it can also be locked in the completely pushed-in position, which is particularly annoying No shifting when pushing through the stapled documents can be.

Further details of the invention will be described in the context of an exemplary embodiment shown in the _i drawings.

Figures 1 and 2 each show a plan view of the

. Stapler, the slider in its outermost or innermost position is evident,

Figure 3 shows an enlarged cross section along the line III-III and

Figure 4 is a plan view of the inside of the slide.

The retaining rail 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 consists of a U-shaped middle part 2 and on both sides adjoining it, beaded Guide edges 2. At each end of the holding rail 1 are holes 3 for the implementation of holding the paper to be stapled Stringing mandrels (not shown) are provided. Two small recesses 4 are arranged on the inside of each guide edge 2.

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The one encompassing the "" ÖndeYl dx: r Fuhruiigsränder 2 with side bars 5

The slide 6 is free of play in the longitudinal direction of the holding rail 1

sliding. The outer lateral end region of the slide 6 is marked with j

U-shaped recesses 7 as hooks for hanging the stapler;

direction together with the documents threaded onto the stringing mandrels »alff corresponding strips are formed. The opposite, [inner end portion is, however, to form a central catch [space 8 with two in each case the guide belt 2 of the support rail equipped 1 j enclosing projections. 9 These projections 9, which are approximately U-shaped in cross section ″ (FIG. 3), have an incision 10 running in the longitudinal direction of the slide 6, which preferably corresponds to approximately half the length of the projection 9.

As can be seen in particular in FIG. 4, the outer side webs form 5 together with longitudinal webs 11 arranged parallel thereto and engaging in the U-profile of the holding rail 1 form a guide channel 12 for receiving the guide edge 2. The continuation of this longitudinal web 11 is as formed by the incision 10 in the projection 9, elastic tongue 13 is formed. On the inside of each tongue 13 a wart-shaped projection 14 is arranged, which for Latching into the recesses 4 of the retaining rail 1 is formed in opposite directions. The two longitudinal webs 11 form one for receiving of the bent stringing mandrels provided central groove 15. In the area of the hook recesses 7, two end stops 16 are provided to rest against the front end of the holding rail 1.

In Figure 1, the extreme displacement position of the slide 6 is for The threading of the stringing mandrels through the holes 3 can be seen. For this purpose, the slide 6 is in the direction shown by the arrow Shifted until the end stops 17 shown in FIG. As soon as the slide 6 is moved in the opposite direction, the catching space 8 causes the stringing mandrels to bend Shifting direction, so that they finally come to lie between the retaining rail 1 and the central groove 15.

As soon as the projections 14 of the two tongues 13 in the two outer : Snap recesses 4 into place, is the second position, the hanging

position fixed. If a further shift is carried out in the direction indicated by an arrow in FIG. 2, then finally, with the projections 14 snapping into place in the inner recesses 4 and at the same time the end stops 16 hit the Front end of the holding rail 1 reached the storage position. In this storage position, the slide 6 are moved inwardly so that any disturbing protrusion when looking through the files No documents are required. It is therefore of particular importance that in this position, too, a safeguard against an unintentional and disruptive displacement of the slide 6 is guaranteed in its extreme position.

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