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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2007
Michael Kent, Cumberland, RI (US);
William D. Hester, Meriden, CT (US);
Kenneth Zins, Fitchburg, MA (US);
Chinawut Paesang, Cumberland, RI (US);
Michael Kent, Cumberland, RI (US);
William D. Hester, Meriden, CT (US);
Kenneth Zins, Fitchburg, MA (US);
Chinawut Paesang, Cumberland, RI (US);
Staples The Office Superstore, LLC, Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
A hole punch includes a base and a lever system to actuate a punch. The lever system includes a first lever having an end pivotally connected to the first end of the base and a second lever having an end pivotally connected to the second end of the base. Actuation of a free end of the second lever causes the first lever to move. In one embodiment, a lock is operatively coupled to the lever system and engages the first and second levers to hold the levers in a stowed position. In another embodiment, the hole punch includes a third lever having a first end operatively coupled to the first lever and a second end operatively coupled to the second lever.