Stapler with detachable accessory
AssigneeACCO Brands USA LLC
InventorsDavid W. Kirby, Bikramjeet S. Sohi, Stephen J. Gaynes, Richard J. Page
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Abstract
A stapler and detachable accessory combination includes a stapler having a base with an accessory storage chamber. A detachable accessory defines an operating end, a non-operating end, and a grasping portion intermediate the operating and non-operating ends. The detachable accessory is insertable into and removable from the storage chamber such that the operating end leads during insertion into the storage chamber and the non-operating end leads during removal from the storage chamber. The accessory can be a staple remover, a hole punch, a pencil sharpener, or other office tool.
Claims17
A stapler and detachable accessory combination comprising:
- a stapler having a base with an accessory storage chamber, the storage chamber having an open end;
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- a detachable accessory defining an operating end, a non-operating end, and a grasping portion intermediate and aligned with the operating and non-operating ends, the grasping portion defining a location where a user both applies force while operating the detachable accessory and grasps the accessory for insertion into and removal from the storage chamber, the detachable accessory being removably positioned in the storage chamber with the non-operating end near the open end, the operating end further from the open end in the storage chamber, and the grasping portion exposed outside of the storage chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.