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US 12,674,483 B2Granted
Staple and staple collation
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsDavid S. Koper, Nathan Bandy, Andrew R. Wyler
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Abstract
A staple includes a crown section including a first curve, a second curve, a third curve, a first straight segment extending between the first curve and the second curve, and a second straight segment extending between the first curve and the third curve. The second curve and the third curve define, respectively, opposite ends of the crown section. The staple includes a pair of leg sections extending from the opposite ends of the crown section.
Claims20
A staple comprising:
- a crown section including a first curve, a second curve, and a third curve, a first straight segment extending between the first curve and the second curve, and a second straight segment extending between the first curve and the third curve, the second curve and the third curve defining, respectively, opposite ends of the crown section;
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- a pair of leg sections extending from the opposite ends of the crown section.
A staple comprising:
- a crown section having opposite ends, and
- a pair of leg sections extending from the opposite ends of the crown section away from the crown section, each of the pair of leg sections including a distal end having an inclined face and a curved surface,
- wherein the inclined face has an edge that is adjacent the curved surface.
A staple comprising:
- a crown section having a diamond shape with a first curve positioned at an apex of the crown section, a second curve, and a third curve representing three points of a diamond, the second curve and the third curve defining, respectively, opposite ends of the crown section;
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- a pair of leg sections extending from the opposite ends of the crown section,
- wherein the second curve and the third curve define a maximum width of the crown section, and
- wherein the opposite ends of the crown section define an end width that is smaller than the maximum width of the staple.
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