Apparatus for moving a stapler to a stapling position
US6164511A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2408/1222
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus capable of selectively stapling one of opposite corners of the sheets, as well as a side of the sheets. And, the apparatus for moving a stapler to a stapling position comprises a track board having a guide slot, wherein the guide slot includes a longitudinal portion parallel to a side of the sheets and a plurality of slant portions slanted toward the corners of the sheets at ends of the longitudinal portion; a carrying means for fixing the stapler to upper portion thereof, the carrying means being moved along the guide slot and having a plurality of protrusions passing through the guide slot; a guide bar being disposed under the track board in parallel to the longitudinal portion, the guide bar being longer than the longitudinal portion; a driving means for providing a driving force; and a moving means, joined to the driving means, being moved along the guide bar by the driving force, the moving means having a plurality of circular arc-shaped openings for confining the protrusions moving along the longitudinal portion and providing a rotation passage of the protrusions at ends of the longitudinal portion.
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