Tacker
US4399938A · kind A · utility
14Cited by
9References
7Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 1980 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25C5/10
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tacker has a magazine to contain staples and a striker movable against a spring biassed to eject the staples from an ejection slot. An integral handle and pawl are provided to engage the striker to move the striker against the spring bias, the pawl being disengageable from the striker to release the striker to enable a staple to be ejected. The arrangement is such that the handle and part of the magazine are spaced apart by such a distance that the handle and the magazine can be grasped by a single hand. The handle, on operation of the device, moving towards the magazine.
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