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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1995
Dennis N Muck, Rochester, NY (US);
Stefan A Jasinski, Webster, NY (US);
Frank A Grossi, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
In a reproduction machine, a user clearable convenience stapler assembly. The convenience stapler assembly includes a stapling apparatus having a stapler head for stapling together a set of copy sheets, and a mounting assembly for mounting and supporting the stapling apparatus to a portion of a frame of the reproduction machine. The stapling apparatus is mounted and supported such that staple jams within the stapler head are clearable by an ordinary user of the reproduction machine. The mounting assembly includes a pivot plate sub-assembly for mounting to the stapling apparatus, and a support sub-assembly for supporting the pivot plate sub-assembly and the stapling apparatus in a stapling position and in a jam clearing position. The pivot plate sub-assembly has integrally formed therein hinge tabs for forming part of a pivot assembly for the stapling apparatus and pivot plate sub-assembly, and a latching aperture for receiving a latching stop member from the support sub-assembly. The support sub-assembly has integrally formed therein tab claw arrangements for receiving and pivotably retaining the hinge tabs of the pivot plate sub-assembly, a latching stop member for latching the pivot plate sub-assembly through the latching aperture, and spring members for retaining the pivot plate sub-assembly and the stapling apparatus in the stapling position and jam clearing position, thus allowing an ordinary user of the reproduction machine to safely and easily pivot the stapling apparatus and pivot plate sub-assembly into the jam clearing position.