# US 2023/0407900 A1 · Staple and staple collation

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- Number: US 2023/0407900 A1
- Document ID: US20230407900A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/365,414
- Filed: 2023-08-04
- Published: 2023-12-21
- Earliest claimed: 2020-09-22
- Assignees: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Applicants: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Inventors: David S. Koper; Nathan Bandy; Andrew R. Wyler
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230407900A1

## CPC

- F16B 15/08: formed in integral series but easily separable
- B25C 1/005: {for rows of contiguous nails}
- F16B 15/0015: {Staples}
- F16B 15/06: with barbs, e.g. for metal parts; Drive screws
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)
- B25C: HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS (for shoemaking A43D)

## Abstract

A staple includes a crown section having diamond shaped with a first curve, a second curve, and a third curve representing three points of a diamond. The crown section having opposite ends. A pair of leg sections extend from the opposite ends of the crown section.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A staple comprising:
a crown section having diamond shaped with a first curve, a second curve, and a third curve representing three points of a diamond, the crown section having opposite ends, and
a pair of leg sections extending from the opposite ends of the crown section.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The staple of claim 1, wherein each of the first curve, the second curve, and the third curve is defined by an identical radius.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The staple of claim 1, further comprising a barb projecting outward from each of the leg sections in a widthwise direction.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The staple of claim 3, wherein an outer width defined between the barb on each leg section is less than or equal to an outer width of the crown section.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The staple of claim 4, wherein an outer width defined between the barb on each leg section is greater than an outer width of the leg sections.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The staple of claim 3, wherein the barb on each leg section is located closer to a distal end of the respective leg sections than the crown section.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The staple of claim 1, wherein the first curve is positioned at an apex of the crown section that is bisected by a central plane of symmetry.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The staple of claim 7, wherein the first curve is connected to the second curve and the third curve via respective straight segments.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The staple of claim 8, wherein each of the straight segments is oriented at an angle within a range from 40 degrees to 50 degrees relative to the central plane of symmetry.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The staple of claim 1, wherein the leg sections include leg segments that extend from the crown section and are parallel with each other.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The staple of claim 10, wherein the leg segments include an adhesive coating.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The staple of claim 1, wherein the crown section has an outer width that is greater than an outer width of the leg sections.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The staple of claim 1, wherein a distal end of one of the leg sections has a forward-facing inclined face, and wherein a distal end of the other leg section has a rearward-facing inclined face.

### Claim 14

A staple collation comprising:
a first staple;
an identical second staple adjacent the first staple; and
an adhesive material coupling the first staple to the second staple,
wherein each of the first staple and the second staple includes
a crown section having diamond shaped with a first curve, a second curve, and a third curve representing three points of a diamond, the crown section having opposite ends, and
a pair of leg sections extending from the second curve and third curve, respectively, away from the crown section.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The staple collation of claim 14, wherein each of the first curve, the second curve, and the third curve is defined by an identical radius.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The staple collation of claim 14, wherein the first curve is positioned at an apex of the crown section that is bisected by a central plane of symmetry.

### Claim 17 (depends on 14)

The staple collation of claim 14, wherein the leg sections include leg segments that extend from the crown section and are parallel with each other.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The staple collation of claim 17, wherein the leg segments include an adhesive coating.

### Claim 19 (depends on 14)

The staple collation of claim 14, further comprising a barb projecting outward from each of the leg sections in a widthwise direction.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The staple collation of claim 19, wherein an outer width defined between the barb on each leg section is greater than an outer width of the leg sections and is less than or equal to the outer width of the crown section.