Apparatus for stapling sequential printed sheets positioned straddled one above the other
US5570832A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB42B4/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for stapling printed sheets includes a conveying apparatus having a plurality of sequentially spaced, saddle-shaped supports. The printed sheets straddle the sequentially spaced supports. A shaping body is rotatingly disposed on a first axis, and receives and conveys a wire segment. A stapling head holder is rotatingly driven about a second axis parallel to the first axis. At least one stapling head is radially displaceably seated in a guide arrangement on the stapling head holder. The stapling head has a bending apparatus having an end with an opening forming a guide. The opening is penetrated by the shaping body for receiving the wire segment from the shaping body, and shaping the wire segment into a staple. The stapling head further has a driver that forces the staple through the printed sheets positioned on the supports. The driver and the staple are guided by the guide formed by the opening of the bending apparatus.
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