EP1510297A1 - Verbessertes Klammergerät - Google Patents

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EP1510297A1
EP1510297A1 EP04002466A EP04002466A EP1510297A1 EP 1510297 A1 EP1510297 A1 EP 1510297A1 EP 04002466 A EP04002466 A EP 04002466A EP 04002466 A EP04002466 A EP 04002466A EP 1510297 A1 EP1510297 A1 EP 1510297A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25F—COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B25F1/00—Combination or multi-purpose hand tools
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25C—HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS
    • B25C5/00—Manually operated portable stapling tools; Hand-held power-operated stapling tools; Staple feeding devices therefor
    • B25C5/02—Manually operated portable stapling tools; Hand-held power-operated stapling tools; Staple feeding devices therefor with provision for bending the ends of the staples on to the work
    • B25C5/0221—Stapling tools of the table model type, i.e. tools supported by a table or the work during operation
    • B25C5/0242—Stapling tools of the table model type, i.e. tools supported by a table or the work during operation having a pivoting upper leg and a leg provided with an anvil supported by the table or work
    • B25C5/025—Stapling tools of the table model type, i.e. tools supported by a table or the work during operation having a pivoting upper leg and a leg provided with an anvil supported by the table or work the plunger being manually operated
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25C—HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS
    • B25C7/00—Accessories for nailing or stapling tools, e.g. supports

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  • the present invention relates to an improved stapler that is preferably compact and highly manipulable, and in addition to providing for facilitated use in order to staple a plurality of articles with one another also conveniently includes structure to significantly facilitate the opening of envelopes and/or packages.
  • a user tasked with opening a large number of envelopes and/or packages can quickly and easily open those articles and conveniently and without interruption to manipulate an additional device, is able to effectively staple documents and/or articles to one another, such as stapling the envelope to a correspondence contained therein for organization after disbursement and during review of the articles received.
  • Staplers are very popular, commonly utilized office tools employed numerous times on almost a daily business by many individuals.
  • a primary source of utilization for staplers is in the stapling of a variety of documents with one another so as to prevent the loss or misplacing of one or more articles which relate with one another.
  • many different shapes, styles and sizes of staplers have been developed, ranging from large multi-document staplers to compact mini-staplers. All of these staplers, however, have the same basic and limited, albeit very useful, functionality of passing the prongs of a staple through one or more sheets, and binding them together by bending and/or looping the prongs.
  • letter opener In addition to staplers, another important office product that has been developed over the years in a variety of different styles and configurations is the letter opener.
  • letter openers have been developed and utilized so as to facilitate the quick and rapid opening of envelopes and/or packages for appropriate sorting and/or review of the contents of these documents.
  • the use of a letter opener so as to open and subsequently organize and/or review documents contained within an envelope is a singular task that requires a substantially amount of follow up.
  • a person tasked with opening hundreds of envelopes may very well go through the opening of the envelopes very quickly and perform an initial degree of sorting of the documents contained therein, however, they are generally forced to utilize a rudimentary stacking system if they wish to proceed through the envelope opening at a generally rapid pace.
  • the envelope and/or package opening process could be effectively associated with an increased form of organization, such as stapling documents with one another and/or stapling an envelope with its contents at the time of opening and/or sorting. In this manner, disruption of the stacks will not lead to a loss of documents or the need to later perform an additional time consuming task.
  • the novel and convenient integration of letter opening capabilities with an improved stapler is effective and symbiotic towards a primary and demanding task associated with the use of this equipment.
  • the present invention recognizes the need for more than merely a device which combines multiple functionalities, but rather for an improved stapler that effectively increases the functionality of a stapler in a novel fashion that maximizes the beneficial utilization of all functional components of a device during repeated, generally contemporaneous utilization of all of the different functionalities.
  • the present invention relates to an improved stapler.
  • the improved stapler includes a pair of arms that are pivotally secured in confronting relation with one another in a manner similar to that of a traditional staple Specifically, one of the arms contains a plurality of staples and thereby is configured to dispense one of the staples towards the other arm when it is pivotally moved towards that other arm and meets resistance.
  • an opener segment extends along at least a portion of at least one of the arms.
  • the opener segment includes a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being secured to one of those arms.
  • a blade disposed between the opener segment and the arm is a blade. The blade is disposed at generally the proximal end of the opener segment such that when an at least partially tapered distal end of the opener segment is introduced at a fold made by a closure flap of an envelope, the opener segment may be pushed sufficiently into the envelope until the blade engages the envelope and cuts it, facilitating the opening of the envelope and removal of it's contents. This removal can then be followed by immediate stapling of the contents with one another and/or with the envelope in which they were contained.
  • the improved stapler preferably includes a pair of arms 20 and 30, preferably stapler arms, pivotally secured with one another in confronting relation.
  • each of the arms 20 and 30 preferably includes a first end 21 and 31, respectively, and a second end 22 and 32, respectively.
  • the arms 20 and 30 are pivotally secured with one another generally at their respective first ends 21 and 31 thereof so that the second ends 22 and 32 may move towards and away from one another.
  • a first arm 20 may be defined as an upper arm which contains and dispenses staples 15 for use to secure a multitude of articles with one another.
  • the first arm 20 may include a cover segment 23 which is pushed down by a user, and a carrier element 24.
  • the carrier element 24 is preferably configured to hold a large, aligned number of staples 15 therein in a conventional manner so that they may be dispensed one at a time via an opening defined generally at the second end 22 of the first arm 20.
  • a plunger or other type element as is typically found within a stapler may be positioned so as to dispense the staples 15 upon pushing down of the cover element 23.
  • the cover element 23 is preferably configured to pivot independent from the carrier element 24 so as to expose an interior of the carrier element 24 for loading of the staples.
  • the second arm 30 in the illustrated embodiment preferably defines an abutment against which resistance is met during downward or compressing pushing of the first arm 20, so as to achieve dispensing of a staple 15 in a conventional fashion.
  • a mold plate 34 may be provided in the second arm 32 so as to effectively achieve appropriate curling and/or binding of the staples 15 as desired.
  • the fist and second arms 20 and 30 may generally overlap at their respective first ends 21 and 31 so as to achieve the relative pivotal positioning required for dispensing
  • the second arm 30 may include one or more upwardly depending pivot posts 35 at which the first arm 20 is pivotally secured.
  • one or more articles which are to be stapled with one another are preferably disposed between the confronting second ends 22 and 32 of the first and second arms 20 and 30 such that pushing of the arms 20 & 30 towards one another will result in the passage of the staple 15 through the articles and the fastening of those articles with one another.
  • the opener segment 40 is structured to facilitate the opening of an envelope 50 or package.
  • the opener segment 40 is secured to the second arm 30 and may be generally co-planar there with, such as along a bottom surface. Of course, a more staggered alignment is also possible.
  • the opener segment 40 it preferably includes a proximal end 42 and a distal end 44.
  • the proximal end 42 will be secured to and can be integrally formed with the second arm 30.
  • the opener segment 40 preferably extends along at least a portion of a length of the second arm 30, as seen in the figures, in generally parallel relation thereto.
  • the opener segment 40 In order to facilitate an effective introduction of the distal end 44 of the opener segment 40 into at least a fold 52 defined by a closure flap of an envelope 50, the opener segment 40 preferably has a generally tapering configuration towards the distal end 44.
  • the distal end 44 may be said to generally define a point, and will generally be spaced from the second arm 30 so as to further facilitate the slided passage of the opener segment 40 in an opening manner within the fold 52 of an envelope 50.
  • a blade 60 Disposed between the opener segment 40 and the second arm 30 is a blade 60.
  • the blade 60 is preferably angled towards the distal end 44 of the opener segment as seen in the figures.
  • the blade 60 may be connected to both the opener segment 40 and the second arm 30, it may be preferred that the blade 60 be at least partially embedded and thereby secured within the opener segment 40, with an appropriate cutting edge portion exposed. During use, it is the blade 60 that ultimately engages the envelope 50 and causes a cutting and therefore opening of the envelope 50.
  • a guide ridge 46 may also be provided so as to effectively guide an article to be opened onto the blade 60 and further facilitate opening. This guide ridge 56 may also be secured and/or integrally formed with the second arm 30.
  • the distal end 44 of the opener segment 40 preferably is directed towards the second end 32 of the second arm 30 in a manner whereby the opener segment can be said to be generally parallel with the second arm 30. Further, by directing the distal end 44 towards the second end 32 of the second arm 30, substantially increased convenience for utilization can be achieved, as a user need not reorient or re-manipulate the improved stapler 10 within their hand in order to achieve both opening functionality and subsequent stapling functionality. As can be appreciated this can achieve a significant time savings and increase the smooth and continuous utilization by a user tasked with the job of opening a large number of envelopes and securing their contents to one another and/or to the envelopes 50 from which they were withdrawn.
  • a wedge element 38 may also protrude from one of the arms, and preferably the second arm 30.
  • this wedge element 38 protrudes from the first end 31 of the second arm 30 and includes a generally narrow and/or pointed configuration.
  • this wedge element 38 may be utilized so as to remove and/or pry-off a staple 15 from an article.
  • the wedge element 38 is slid under the staple 15 and a degree of leverage is applied so as to open the clasping ends of the staple 15 and facilitate the removal thereof. Accordingly, if a staple is introduced into one or more articles utilizing the present improved stapler 10, yet that stapling is in error or must otherwise be undone, a rapid and convenient means for removing the staple 15 is conveniently present.

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US768961 1985-08-23
US18901203A 2003-08-26 2003-08-26
US189012 2003-08-26
US10/768,961 US20040216240A1 (en) 2001-12-11 2004-01-30 Stapler

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Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4491261A (en) * 1981-01-20 1985-01-01 Yoshio Mitsuhashi Hand-operated stapler-punch combination
CA2059833A1 (en) * 1992-01-22 1993-07-23 Hector Mendoza Orozco Improvements in perforator coupled with stapler and staple remover and their embodiments
US5690268A (en) * 1995-08-22 1997-11-25 Acco Usa, Inc. Stapler with staple storage
US5875503A (en) * 1997-08-15 1999-03-02 Erkie, Inc. Combination staple remover and letter opener
US6286745B1 (en) * 1995-07-29 2001-09-11 C-Tech Ag Multipurpose hand-held implement of the pocket knife type

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4491261A (en) * 1981-01-20 1985-01-01 Yoshio Mitsuhashi Hand-operated stapler-punch combination
CA2059833A1 (en) * 1992-01-22 1993-07-23 Hector Mendoza Orozco Improvements in perforator coupled with stapler and staple remover and their embodiments
US6286745B1 (en) * 1995-07-29 2001-09-11 C-Tech Ag Multipurpose hand-held implement of the pocket knife type
US5690268A (en) * 1995-08-22 1997-11-25 Acco Usa, Inc. Stapler with staple storage
US5875503A (en) * 1997-08-15 1999-03-02 Erkie, Inc. Combination staple remover and letter opener

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