Adjustable stapler and methods associated therewith
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsRobert Sesek, Chet Butikofer
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a stapler for forming staples according to a thickness of a stack and clinching the stack with at least one of the formed staples.
Claims12
A stapler of the type including a forming die that cooperates with a forming anvil to bend a staple preform into a staple having at least a pair of legs connected by a crown portion extending transversely to said pair of legs, comprising:
- said forming die having at least a first forming die member and a second forming die member;
- said forming anvil having at least a first forming anvil member and a second forming anvil member;
- wherein said first forming die member is moveable relative to said second forming die member;
- and
- wherein said first forming anvil member is moveable relative to said second forming anvil member.
The stapler of claims and further wherein:
- said stapler includes at least a first operating condition and a second operating condition;
- wherein, in said first operating condition:
- said stapler is configured to form at least a first staple having a first crown length;
- at least a portion of said first forming die member is at a first distance from at least a portion of said second forming die member:
- wherein, in said second operating condition:
- said stapler is configured to form at least a second staple having a second crown length;
- said at least a portion of said first forming die member is at a second distance from said at least a portion of said second forming die member;
- wherein, said first crown length differs from said second crown length by a first amount;
- wherein, said first distance differs from said second difference by said first amount.
A stapler of the type including a forming die that cooperates with a forming anvil to bend a staple preform into a staple having at least a pair of legs connected by a crown portion extending longitudinally in a first direction that is transverse to said pair of legs, comprising:
- said forming die having at least a first forming die member and a second forming die member;
- wherein said first forming die member is moveable relative to said second forming die member in said first direction.
A method of creating a stapled document with a stapler of type including a forming die that cooperates with a forming anvil to bend a staple preform into a staple having at least a pair of legs connected by a crown portion extending longitudinally in a first direction that is transverse to said pair of legs, said method comprising:
- providing said forming die having at least a first forming die member and a second forming die member;
- forming at least one image on a sheet of media of a stack;
- presenting said stack to said stapler;
- determining a desired crown dimension for a staple,
- forming said staple comprising said crown dimension by moving said first forming die member relative to said second forming die member in said first direction;
- and
- stapling said stack with said staple, thereby creating said stapled document.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.