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US 6,718,859 B1Granted
Hole punch apparatus
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsJames J. Reid, Lynn S. Gill
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Abstract
A three hole punch system for use in an image capturing device. The three hole punch system uses elastomer rollers that punch holes in the edge of a document as is passes between the two rollers. If desired the rollers can act as a transport for the document without punching holes in the document. After the holes are punched the slugs are pushed back into the holes and the document is retrieved by the operator.
Claims13
A punch device to make cuts that form a flap in a sheet, comprising:
- a hole punch usable to make cuts in the sheet, the hole punch having a cutting surface that is engageable with the sheet, the cutting surface having a continuous cutting edge including a long edge, a short edge and a rounded edge connecting the long and short edges, and a non-cutting surface allowing the flap to remain attached to the sheet, wherein the cutting edge is oriented 5 degrees to 30 degrees relative to an edge of the sheet.
An image forming device comprising:
- an image transferring device including an image forming engine that forms a developed image on a sheet;
- an image fixing device that fixes the developed image on the sheet, the image transferring device comprising a hole punch usable to make cuts in the sheet, the hole punch having a cutting surface that is engageable with the sheet, the cutting surface having a cutting edge including a long edge, a short edge and a rounded edge connecting the long and short edges, wherein the cutting edge is oriented 5 degrees to 30 degrees relative to a path of an edge of the sheet defined by the image forming device.
A punch device to make cuts that form a flap in a sheet, comprising:
- a hole punch usable to make cuts in the sheet, the hole punch having a guiding element that defines an orientation of the sheet relative to the hole punch and cutting surface that is engageable with the sheet, the cutting surface having a cutting edge including a long edge, a short edge and a rounded edge connecting the long and short edges, wherein the cutting edge is oriented 5 degrees to 30 degrees relative to an edge of the guiding element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.