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US 2022/0234239 A1Published application
Multi-functional document binding device
AssigneeFellowes, Inc.
InventorsPeter Maletich, Tai Matlin
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AssigneeFellowes, Inc.
InventorsPeter Maletich, Tai Matlin
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The device disclosed herein is a device for performing binding functions such as stapling, hole punching, and comb binding. The device includes a housing, lid, slots for receiving sheets of material to be operated on by the punching and biding assemblies of the device. The device includes a lid to close off or inactivate portions or functions of the device and direct or guide the operator to the proper function or assembly to use for the operation. The device further includes an actuator that selectively operates functional assemblies of the device. The device may further include a moveable guide to selectively offset the punching assembly when larger dimensional covers are punched. The device may also include punching die assemblies that are easily moved and aligned from one position to another.
A device for performing operations on sheets of material, the device including a housing having a first receiver for sheets of material for a first operation and a second receiver for sheets of material for a second operation, and a lid having a first position and a second position, the first receiver open to receiving sheets when the lid is in a first position, and the second receiver open to receiving sheets when the lid is in a second position.
A device for performing binding operations on sheets of material, the device including a housing, a lid, a first slot for receiving stacks of material to be bound, a second slot for receiving material to be punched, there lid covering the second slot when the lid is in a closed position, and exposing the second slot when the lid is in an open position.
A device for binding sheets of material, the device including a housing and a lid having an open position and a closed position, a first slot in communication with an assembly for a first operation on the sheets of material, a second slot in communication with an assembly for a second operation on the sheets of material, and a third slot in communication with an assembly for a third operation on the sheets of material, the lid and portion of the housing forming the first slot, the lid closing the second slot when in the closed position, and the third slot being blocked by the lid when the lid is in an open position.
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