Staple cartridge, stapler, and interface
AssigneeACCO Brands Corporation
InventorsPeeyush P. Gadekar, Jason B. Magid
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Abstract
A stapler includes a base, a head movably coupled to the base and including a magazine assembly, a driver mechanism operable to drive a staple from the magazine assembly, and a cartridge configured to receive a roll of staples, the cartridge cooperating with the magazine assembly to define an interface. The interface includes a channel of the magazine assembly configured to slidably receive a forward end of the cartridge, a non-latching-type engagement configured to inhibit sliding movement between the cartridge and the magazine assembly, and a latching-type engagement configured to retain the cartridge in fixed relationship to the magazine assembly.
Claims20
A stapler comprising:
- a base;
- a head movably coupled to the base and including a magazine assembly;
- a feeding mechanism operable to feed a staple from the magazine assembly;
- a forming and driving mechanism operable to form and drive a staple;
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- a cartridge configured to receive a roll of staples, the cartridge cooperating with the magazine assembly to define an interface, the interface including
- a channel of the magazine assembly configured to slidably receive a forward end of the cartridge,
- a non-latching-type engagement configured to inhibit sliding movement between the cartridge and the magazine assembly, and
- a latching-type engagement configured to retain the cartridge in fixed relationship to the magazine assembly.
A staple cartridge configured for storing and dispensing staples in a stapler, the staple cartridge comprising:
- a top, a bottom, and left and right sides;
- a forward end having an opening configured to dispense staples;
- a rearward end having an interior space configured to hold a roll of staples having a transverse axis;
- a first set of engaging features including at least one of posts and recesses provided on the left and right sides;
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- a second engaging feature provided as a latching member positioned at a rearward position along the bottom of the cartridge, the latching member being configured to engage a corresponding latching member of the stapler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.