US20010008601A1 - Fixing staple for delicate material - Google Patents

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US20010008601A1
US20010008601A1 US09/730,889 US73088900A US2001008601A1 US 20010008601 A1 US20010008601 A1 US 20010008601A1 US 73088900 A US73088900 A US 73088900A US 2001008601 A1 US2001008601 A1 US 2001008601A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B15/00—Nails; Staples
    • F16B15/0015—Staples
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S411/00—Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener
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  • the present invention relates to staples intended to fix items to a delicate material of low density and low strength, such as a friable material of the type formed from a layer of plaster between two cardboard sheets.
  • the items to be fixed may include metal wires and elements made from synthetic material, such as electrician's channelling.
  • a fixing staple for delicate material formed from an assembly of two flexible legs extending between a head portion connecting the legs and an introduction end portion, the assembly providing, between the two portions, head and end, a discontinuity portion so that when it is pushed into the material, at least one of the legs inclines with respect to the head portion and thus ensures good resistance to extraction.
  • Such a staple is disclosed, among others, in GB 2238591 and DE 3623712.
  • the leg which can be inclined is longer than the other in order to converge more easily towards the other when being pushed in, the discontinuity portion of the assembly extending around the shorter leg.
  • the instant invention aims to propose a staple which is better suited to soft and friable materials.
  • the invention relates to a fixing staple for soft material of the type herein above defined, characterized in that the two legs are bent inwards in the discontinuity portion of the assembly in order to diverge from one another when being pushed in.
  • the legs are chamfered from the inside to the outside as far as their introduction end.
  • widths of the head portion and introduction end portion are substantially equal.
  • the staple can be formed from a strand which has a cross-section selected from a circle, rectangle and oval.
  • FIG. 1 is a profile view of the staple with bent legs, in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the staple of FIG. 1, in a fixing state in a soft material.
  • the staple of FIGS. 1 and 2 is a symetrical staple 41 (with respect to plane 60 ) with diverging legs.
  • the strand 42 of the staple assembly 41 has been bent in four places (not at a right angle) to provide, between two acute bends 43 , 44 which open towards the inside, a connecting head 45 and, beyond them, two legs 46 , 47 which in this case are substantially the same length, having, in a discontinuity portion 58 between the two portions, head 56 and end 57 , two obtuse bends 76 , 77 respectively protruding towards the inside of the staple and thus open to the outside.
  • the two legs 46 , 47 are bent 76 , 77 inwardly in the discontinuity portion 58 of the whole assembly to diverge from one another upon pushing it.
  • the two legs 46 , 47 are of substantially the same length. Their introduction ends 48 , 49 , in the end portion 57 , are chamfered at 50 , 51 , from the inside 53 to the outside 52 .
  • the angle ⁇ of the chamfer 50 , 51 with respect to the inside 53 is advantageously between 10 and 30°.
  • the staple 41 is intended to fix an item 21 to a support material 22 .
  • the legs 46 , 47 incline outwards with respect to the connecting head 45 in order to diverge one from the other and thus ensure good resistance to extraction.
  • the angle of opening of the discontinuity bends 76 , 77 is advantageous for the angle of opening of the discontinuity bends 76 , 77 to be between 135° and 160°, for the approximate length of the leg segments 78 , 79 , between the external bends 43 , 44 and the internal bends 76 , 77 , to be at most equal to the sum of the thicknesses of the item 21 to be fixed and of the support material 22 and greater than half of this total thickness and for the length of the whole staple, from the head portion 56 to the introduction end portion 57 , to be at least equal to twice this total thickness.
  • the connecting head portion could also possibly comprises a weakened zone, with a cross section reduced with respect to that of the rest of the strand of the staple, to facilitate its deformation upon fixing it and enhance a good opening or divergence of the legs.
  • Any kinds of weakening are possible: reduction of cross-section uniform along the overall length of the head portion, reduction of cross-section limited to a zone, reduction of cross-section decreasing on both sides of a central plane, as shown in dot line 61 on FIG. 1, etc.

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The staple (41) for delicate material (22) comprises two flexible legs (46, 47) between a head portion (56) connecting the legs and an introduction end portion (57). Between the two portions, head and end, is located a discontinuity portion (58) so that when it is pushed into the material (22), at least one of the legs (46, 47) inclines with respect to the head portion (45) and thus ensures good resistance to extraction. The two legs (46, 47) are bent (76, 77) inwardly in the discontinuity portion (58) of the whole assembly to diverge from one another upon pushing it.

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  • The present invention relates to staples intended to fix items to a delicate material of low density and low strength, such as a friable material of the type formed from a layer of plaster between two cardboard sheets. [0001]
  • The items to be fixed may include metal wires and elements made from synthetic material, such as electrician's channelling. [0002]
  • Already known is a fixing staple for delicate material, formed from an assembly of two flexible legs extending between a head portion connecting the legs and an introduction end portion, the assembly providing, between the two portions, head and end, a discontinuity portion so that when it is pushed into the material, at least one of the legs inclines with respect to the head portion and thus ensures good resistance to extraction. [0003]
  • Such a staple is disclosed, among others, in GB 2238591 and DE 3623712. [0004]
  • With the staple of these references, the leg which can be inclined is longer than the other in order to converge more easily towards the other when being pushed in, the discontinuity portion of the assembly extending around the shorter leg. [0005]
  • Still, when the staple is pushed in, even if the leg which can be inclined is the only one to really become inclined and if the shorter leg only inclines slightly with respect to the head, the inclination of the large leg should suffice to hold the staple. By reason of the difference in length of the two legs of the staple, creating the discontinuity portion, it should be possible to avoid, during insertion, the legs remaining parallel to each other or their inclination with respect to the head portion remaining invariable when being pushed in in the direction of the force applied to the staple. Furthermore, when the shorter leg is pushed in it should increase the convergence of the two legs. [0006]
  • However, with such a type of staple, inclination of the legs is still not always perfect or efficient. [0007]
  • The instant invention aims to propose a staple which is better suited to soft and friable materials. [0008]
  • To this end, the invention relates to a fixing staple for soft material of the type herein above defined, characterized in that the two legs are bent inwards in the discontinuity portion of the assembly in order to diverge from one another when being pushed in. [0009]
  • Thanks to the bent portion of the legs of the staple, the length of the legs has been increased, and hence their flexibility, and therefore the assurance of their divergence has also been increased as well as of an outstanding resistance to extraction, without increasing the overall length of the staple. [0010]
  • In a preferred manner, the legs are chamfered from the inside to the outside as far as their introduction end. [0011]
  • It is also advantageous that the widths of the head portion and introduction end portion are substantially equal. [0012]
  • The staple can be formed from a strand which has a cross-section selected from a circle, rectangle and oval. [0013]
  • The invention will be better understood with the aid of the following description of a preferred embodiment of the staple of the invention, with reference to the attached drawing, in which [0014]
  • FIG. 1 is a profile view of the staple with bent legs, in accordance with the invention and [0015]
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the staple of FIG. 1, in a fixing state in a soft material. [0016]
  • The staple of FIGS. 1 and 2 is a symetrical staple [0017] 41 (with respect to plane 60) with diverging legs.
  • Being made of metal or a synthetic material, it is formed from a [0018] strand 42 of which the cross-section can equally be circular, rectangular or oval.
  • The [0019] strand 42 of the staple assembly 41 has been bent in four places (not at a right angle) to provide, between two acute bends 43, 44 which open towards the inside, a connecting head 45 and, beyond them, two legs 46, 47 which in this case are substantially the same length, having, in a discontinuity portion 58 between the two portions, head 56 and end 57, two obtuse bends 76, 77 respectively protruding towards the inside of the staple and thus open to the outside. In other words, the two legs 46, 47 are bent 76, 77 inwardly in the discontinuity portion 58 of the whole assembly to diverge from one another upon pushing it.
  • The two [0020] legs 46, 47 are of substantially the same length. Their introduction ends 48, 49, in the end portion 57, are chamfered at 50, 51, from the inside 53 to the outside 52. The angle β of the chamfer 50, 51 with respect to the inside 53 is advantageously between 10 and 30°.
  • It will be noted that it is of interest to adopt a width for the connecting [0021] head portion 45 substantially equal to the distance between the introduction points 54, 55 of the two legs 46, 47, i.e. the overall width of the end portion 57.
  • Referring to FIG. 2, the [0022] staple 41 is intended to fix an item 21 to a support material 22. When the staple is pushed in, the legs 46, 47 incline outwards with respect to the connecting head 45 in order to diverge one from the other and thus ensure good resistance to extraction.
  • It will be noted that it is advantageous for the angle of opening of the [0023] discontinuity bends 76, 77 to be between 135° and 160°, for the approximate length of the leg segments 78, 79, between the external bends 43, 44 and the internal bends 76, 77, to be at most equal to the sum of the thicknesses of the item 21 to be fixed and of the support material 22 and greater than half of this total thickness and for the length of the whole staple, from the head portion 56 to the introduction end portion 57, to be at least equal to twice this total thickness.
  • The connecting head portion could also possibly comprises a weakened zone, with a cross section reduced with respect to that of the rest of the strand of the staple, to facilitate its deformation upon fixing it and enhance a good opening or divergence of the legs. Any kinds of weakening are possible: reduction of cross-section uniform along the overall length of the head portion, reduction of cross-section limited to a zone, reduction of cross-section decreasing on both sides of a central plane, as shown in [0024] dot line 61 on FIG. 1, etc.

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1. Fixing staple (41) for delicate material (22), formed from an assembly of two flexible legs (46, 47) extending between a head portion (56) connecting the legs and an introduction end portion (57), the assembly providing, between the two portions, head and end, a discontinuity portion (58) so that when it is pushed into the material (22), at least one of the legs (46, 47) inclines with respect to the head portion (45) and thus ensures good resistance to extraction.
2. Staple according to
claim 1
, wherein, the legs (46, 47) are chamfered (50, 51) from the inside (53) to the outside (52) as far as their introduction end (54, 55).
3. Staple according to
claim 1
, wherein the widths of the head portion (56) and introduction end portion (57) are substantially equal.
4. Staple according to
claim 1
, formed from a strand (42) having a cross-section selected from a circle, a rectangle and an oval.
5. Staple according to
claim 1
, wherein the connecting head portion (45), comprises a weakened zone (61).
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