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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Balaji Kandasamy, Naperville, IL (US);
Scott Kouri, Chicago, IL (US);
Sumir Kapur, Oak Park, IL (US);
Stephen D. Berry, Plainfield, IL (US);
Assignee:
ACCO Brands, Inc., Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23C 5/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23C 5/02 ;
Abstract
The present invention discloses a hand held stapler which can be used for joining sets of different numbers of paper sheets. The stapler has a stapling arm with a lever which extend past a pivot position by a length greater than the magazine of the stapler by an amount sufficient to provide a substantially increased leverage for driving staples during the stapling operation.