Staple Cartridge and Staple Leg Chip Processing Apparatus
AssigneeMax Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazuhiko Kishi, Toshio Shimizu, Katsuya Hakozaki, Kazuo Higuchi
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Abstract
A stapler 1 is provided with a cutter unit 12 for cutting a leading end portion of a staple leg projected to a back face side of sheets. A staple cartridge 20 containing a number of staples is formed with a chip containing portion 23 for containing a chip of the staple leg. The chip of the staple leg cut by the cutter unit 12 is guided into the chip containing portion 23 of the staple cartridge 20 by a chute 22 formed on the cutter unit 12. The chip of the staple leg is collected in the staple cartridge 20.
Claims6
A staple cartridge comprising:
- a containing portion for containing a number of staples;
- and
- a chip containing portion for containing a chip of a cut staple leg.
A staple leg chip processing apparatus comprising:
- a strike mechanism portion for striking out a staple to sheets;
- a cutter unit for cutting a leading end portion of a staple leg projected to a back face side of the sheets;
- a clincher mechanism portion operably supported to be proximate and remote to and from the strike mechanism portion and for bending the staple leg along the back face of the sheets;
- a chip containing portion for containing a chip of the cut staple leg;
- and
- a chute formed at the cutter unit for guiding the chip to the chip containing portion;
- wherein the chip containing portion is provided at a staple cartridge mounted attachably and detachably to and from a stapler and for containing a number of the staples.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.