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us United States cz) Patent Application Publication co) Pub. No.: US 2009/0218381 A1 oy 06) G0) Holt et al. COMBINED STAPLER AND HOLE PUNCH Laurence Mandler Holt, Bedford (GB), fan Benj Bediord (GB) Comespondence Address SNELL & WILMER LLP (OC) 600 ANTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400 COSTA MESA, CA 92626 (US) Appl. No, PCT Filed PCT'No, S371, (2.4) Date 121066,038 Sep.7, 2006 PCTAGB2006/003322 ‘Aug. 27,2008 Foreign Application Priority Data Sep. 7.2005 on Publication Classifica Int. Cl. B25 500 (@e) (2006.01) osis2si4 L ‘US 20090218381 (4s) Pub, Dat Sep. 3, 2009 (2) US.EL 227176 on ABSTRACT We provide a combined stapler and hole punch comprising 2 Stapler part (1) having a staple magazine (8) and setating ‘ember (4) for performing stapling function; and a base 2) {owhieh te stapler parts coupled. The base (2) comprises a slot (10) defined by opposed surfaces forthe receipt of mate- Fal to be punched therebetween and atleast to bores (12) passing through the opposed surfaces of the slot (10). Each Dore (12) las « punch (13) resiliently biased towards a rest positon in which a punching end ofthe respective punch is retracted fom the slot(10) and inwhieh at ofthe punch (13) projects from the base (2) towards the stapler part (1)-A mode Sevice (17) isalso provided which is adapted tobe switchable between a stapling mode and a punching mode. When inthe Sapling mode, the mode deviee (17) permits relative move: ‘meat between the actuating member (4 andthe magazine 3) s0 a8 © cause a staple to be forced from the magazine @) ‘aginst the base (2). When inthe punching mode, the mode ‘device (17) provents a staple from being. ejected from the ‘magazine (3) such that the stapler part (1) forees the punches (13) against their resilience throvgh the slot (10) 50 a8 40 ppuneh the material Sep. 3,2009 Sheet 1 of 9 US 2009/0218381 AI Patent Application Publication 1X | aandid Patent Application Publication Sep. 3, 2009 Sheet 2 of 9 US 2009/0218381 AI FIGURE 2 Sep. 3, 2009 Sheet 3 of 9 US 2009/0218381 AI Patent Application Publication £ 3YyNdld Sep. 3, 2009 Sheet 4 of 9 US 2009/0218381 AI Patent Application Publication LA y 3nd Sep. 3, 2009 Sheet 5 of 9 US 2009/0218381 AI Patent Application Publication g 3undld Patent Application Publication Sep. 3, 2009 Sheet 6 of 9 US 2009/0218381 AI 19 | FIGURE 6 ea eeeaee Sep. 3, 2009 Sheet 7 of 9 US 2009/0218381 AI Patent Application Publication Z£ 3undi4d Sep. 3, 2009 Sheet 8 of 9 US 2009/0218381 AI Patent Application Publication 8 3undl4 Sep. 3,2009 Sheet 9 of 9 US 2009/0218381 AI Patent Application Publication 6 SYNdI4 US 2009/0218381 Al COMBINED STAPLER AND HOLE PUNCH 10001} ‘The presen invatin rates to a combined stapler and hole punch which may be seletvely used in either a pling oa punching mode 10002} Staplers and hole punches are common pieces of ‘office equipment and are conventionally provides seperate

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