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US 10,500,705 B2Granted
Fastener holder and dispenser
OwnerChad A. Frenchinventor
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Abstract
A holding and dispensing device may conveniently store fasteners and permits a user to easily and quickly retrieve and dispense fasteners, such as staples, one at a time, without the risk of fasteners falling out of the device, or protruding in a manner that may harm the user. Embodiments may be especially suitable for a core of staples. The present disclosure further relates to methods of holding fasteners in a fastener holder and methods of dispensing fasteners.
Claims16
A fastener holder and dispenser, the fastener holder and dispenser comprising:
- a front wall, a back wall, opposing side walls, an open top wall, and a partially open bottom wall such that, when assembled, form an elongated housing having a height along a y-axis, a width along an x-axis, and a thickness along a z-axis;
- wherein the front wall and back wall are configured to extend along an x-y plane;
- wherein the opposing side walls are configured to extend along a y-z plane;
- wherein the open top wall and the partially open bottom wall are configured to extend along an x-z plane;
- wherein a fastener rail extends the length of the elongated housing, the fastener rail being fixedly attached to an inside surface of the back wall and being shaped at a front to conform to the shape of the fasteners;
- wherein the front wall defines a dispensing slot at the bottom of the front wall;
- and
- wherein the fastener holder and dispenser comprises at least one magnet affixed to the partially open bottom wall;
- and
- wherein the fastener rail is tapered such that it is narrower at the section nearest the top wall and wider at the section nearest the bottom wall.
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A method of holding fasteners in a fastener holder and dispenser comprising:
- providing a front wall, a back wall, two opposing side walls, an open top wall, and a partially open bottom wall such that, when assembled, form an elongated housing having a height along a y-axis, a width along an x-axis, and a thickness along a z-axis;
- wherein the front wall and back wall are configured to extend along an x-y plane;
- wherein the two opposing side walls are configured to extend along a y-z plane;
- wherein the open top wall and the partially open bottom wall are configured to extend along an x-z plane;
- wherein a fastener rail extends the length of the elongated housing, the fastener rail being fixedly attached to an inside surface of the back wall and being shaped at a front to conform to the shape of the fasteners;
- wherein the front wall defines a dispensing slot at the bottom of the front wall;
- and
- wherein the fastener holder and dispenser comprises at least one magnet affixed to the partially open bottom wall;
- wherein the fastener rail is tapered such that it is narrower at the section nearest the top wall and wider at the section nearest the bottom wall;
- and
- placing a fastener core through the open top wall into the elongated housing.
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A method of dispensing fasteners comprising:
- providing a front wall, a back wall, two opposing side walls, an open top wall, and a partially open bottom wall such that, when assembled, form an elongated housing having a height along a y-axis, a width along an x-axis, and a thickness along a z-axis;
- wherein the front wall and back wall are configured to extend along an x-y plane;
- wherein the two opposing side walls are configured to extend along a y-z plane;
- wherein the open top wall and the partially open bottom wall are configured to extend along an x-z plane;
- wherein a fastener rail extends the length of the elongated housing, the fastener rail being fixedly attached to an inside surface of the back wall and being shaped at a front to conform to the shape of the fasteners;
- wherein the front wall defines a dispensing slot at the bottom of the front wall;
- and
- wherein the fastener holder and dispenser comprises at least one magnet affixed to the partially open bottom wall;
- wherein the fastener rail is tapered such that it is narrower at the section nearest the top wall and wider at the section nearest the bottom wall;
- placing a fastener core through the open top wall into the elongated housing;
- and
- inserting a user's finger into the partially open bottom wall and pulling a fastener out through the dispensing slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.