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Stapling device for sheets

US5178314A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 29, 1991
Grant dateJan 12, 1993
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Expiry dateNov 29, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB27F7/19
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A stapling device for stapling various size sheets includes a stapling head that is movable along a travel path for adjusting the various sheet stapling positions. The stapling device includes a plurality of cooperating anvils having first and second surfaces for cooperating with the first and second legs of a staple being used by the stapling head. One of the anvils has a centrally located third cooperating surface that cooperates with the first leg of the staple when the stapling device is in a first sheet stapling position, and with the second leg of the staple when the stapling device is in a second and different sheet stapling position.

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