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Publication number: EP1332848A2
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: plunger; hole; puncher; base; assemblies
Prior art date: 2002-01-31
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP03002217A

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English (en)

French (fr)

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EP1332848B1 (de

EP1332848A3 (de

Inventor

Jeremy Gardner

Glen Smith

Jonathan Hodges

Mark Twitchett

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Acco UK Ltd

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Acco UK Ltd

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2002-01-31

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2003-01-31

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2003-08-06

2003-01-31 Application filed by Acco UK Ltd filed Critical Acco UK Ltd

2003-08-06 Publication of EP1332848A2 publication Critical patent/EP1332848A2/de

2004-02-25 Publication of EP1332848A3 publication Critical patent/EP1332848A3/de

2006-07-26 Application granted granted Critical

2006-07-26 Publication of EP1332848B1 publication Critical patent/EP1332848B1/de

2023-01-31 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
- B26F—PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING
- B26F1/00—Perforating; Punching; Cutting-out; Stamping-out; Apparatus therefor
- B26F1/32—Hand-held perforating or punching apparatus, e.g. awls
- B26F1/36—Punching or perforating pliers
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
- B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
- B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
- B26D7/26—Means for mounting or adjusting the cutting member; Means for adjusting the stroke of the cutting member
- B26D7/2628—Means for adjusting the position of the cutting member

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THE PRESENT INVENTION relates to a hole puncher, and more particularly relates to an adjustable hole-puncher.
an adjustable hole-puncher comprising a base, the base carrying a plurality of plunger assembly, each incorporating a plunger and a co-operating die defining an aperture to receive the plunger, at least one of the plunger assemblies being adjustably mounted in position so that the spacing between that plunger assembly and an adjacent plunger assembly may be adjusted, therebeing an actuating handle mounted to the base, and actuable to drive the plunger of each plunger assembly into the corresponding aperture provided in the die thereof, there being an element rotatably mounted adjacent a slot formed in the base of the punch adjacent the plunger assemblies, the element being an elongate element of polygonal form presenting a plurality of flat faces, said faces carrying markings or indicia thereon, the element being rotatable between positions in which each said face is exposed within the slot adjacent the said plunger assemblies.
plunger assemblies Preferably there are four plunger assemblies.
each of the four plunger assemblies is adjustably mounted in position.
the elongate element is of triangular section.
the elongate element is of square section.
the elongate element is of pentagonal section.
one of said faces is provided with indicia constituting a ruler, and others of said faces are provided with indicia indicating the appropriate positions of the plunger assemblies for different conventional types of paper.
a hole-puncher 1 which is of the adjustable type.
the hole-puncher 1 comprises a base 2 to which is pivotally connected an actuating handle 3.
a plurality of plunger assemblies 4, 5, 6, 7 are provided, which are slidably mounted within an appropriate slots 8 formed in the base.
Each plunger assembly includes a plunger 9 which can move downwardly in response to a downward movement of the actuating handle 3, and a paper-cutting die 10, located beneath the base of the plunger, which defines an aperture of the same diameter as the plunger.
Each assembly has a clamping screw 11.
the base 2 is provided with a retractable paper-guide 12 of conventional design.
the four plunger assemblies 4, 5, 6, 7 may be selectively positioned by releasing the clamping screw 11 on each assembly which operates a clamping mechanism to retain the assembly in place, and then sliding the assemblies along the slot 7.
a piece of paper may be located so that the edge of the paper is received between the die 10 defining the aperture and the plunger 9 of each of the plunger units 3, 4, 5, 6.
the handle 3 may then be depressed driving the plungers downwardly to form perforations in the paper.
the paper-punchings or chads fall into a tray which catches them, the tray being mounted to the under-side of the base 2.
the base 2 of the punch 1 is provided with a ruler arrangement 13 which is provided in the base 2 immediately in front of the plunger units 4, 5, 6, 7.
the ruler arrangement 13 comprises an elongate element 14 of generally triangular cross-section provided at one end with a mounting trunnion 15, and provided at the other end with a mounting axle 16, which is co-aligned with the trunnion 15, the mounting axle 16 terminating with an actuating wheel 17.
the actuating wheel 17 may have a knurled outer periphery 18.
the element 14 is of equilateral triangular form, but in an alternative embodiment may have another polygonal form such as, for example, a pentagonal form.
the element 9 is received within an elongate slot 19 formed in the base 2 of the punch 1, with the control wheel 17 projecting through its own slot 20 which is at one end of the elongate slot 19.
the mounting mechanism includes a friction fitting which permits a positive "stop" when any one of the three flat faces of the element 9 is substantially co-aligned with the upper surface of the base 2 surrounding the slot 19.
Each of the three faces is provided with different markings thereon.
the markings may comprise indications as to where the adjacent plunger assemblies 4, 5, 6, 7 should be located to punch different types of paper so that the paper, when punched, may be stored in conventional files.
One face may include a ruler to facilitate the positioning of the plunger units at nonconventional, but precisely predetermined spacings.

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Perforating, Stamping-Out Or Severing By Means Other Than Cutting (AREA)

EP20030002217 2002-01-31 2003-01-31 Locher Expired - Fee Related EP1332848B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB0202297		2002-01-31
GB0202297A GB2384736B (en)	2002-01-31	2002-01-31	Improvements in or relating to a hole punch

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1332848A2 true EP1332848A2 (de)	2003-08-06
EP1332848A3 EP1332848A3 (de)	2004-02-25
EP1332848B1 EP1332848B1 (de)	2006-07-26

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EP20030002217 Expired - Fee Related EP1332848B1 (de)	2002-01-31	2003-01-31	Locher

Country Status (4)

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EP (1)	EP1332848B1 (de)
DE (1)	DE60306968T2 (de)
ES (1)	ES2268174T3 (de)
GB (1)	GB2384736B (de)

Cited By (2)

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DE102005031699A1 (de) *	2005-07-05	2007-01-18	Esselte Leitz Gmbh & Co. Kg	Papierlocher
US7500813B2 (en)	2004-05-21	2009-03-10	Esselte Business Bvba	Punching and binding system and elements thereof

Citations (1)

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EP0540827A1 (de) *	1991-11-08	1993-05-12	Louis Leitz KG	Locher mit verstellbaren Locheinheiten

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DE4136721A1 (de) *	1991-11-08	1993-05-13	Leitz Fa Louis	Locher mit verstellbaren locheinheiten

2002
- 2002-01-31 GB GB0202297A patent/GB2384736B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
2003
- 2003-01-31 EP EP20030002217 patent/EP1332848B1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2003-01-31 ES ES03002217T patent/ES2268174T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2003-01-31 DE DE2003606968 patent/DE60306968T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related

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EP0540827A1 (de) *	1991-11-08	1993-05-12	Louis Leitz KG	Locher mit verstellbaren Locheinheiten

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US7500813B2 (en)	2004-05-21	2009-03-10	Esselte Business Bvba	Punching and binding system and elements thereof
US7503740B2 (en)	2004-05-21	2009-03-17	Esselte	Punching and binding system and elements thereof
US7628103B2 (en)	2004-05-21	2009-12-08	Esselte	Punching and binding systems and elements thereof
US7665943B2 (en)	2004-05-21	2010-02-23	Esselte Business Bvba	Punching and binding system and elements thereof
US7748941B2 (en)	2004-05-21	2010-07-06	Esselte Business Bvba	Punching and binding system and elements thereof
DE102005031699A1 (de) *	2005-07-05	2007-01-18	Esselte Leitz Gmbh & Co. Kg	Papierlocher
EP1741526A3 (de) *	2005-07-05	2007-04-04	Esselte Leitz GmbH & Co. KG	Papierlocher
DE102005031699B4 (de) *	2005-07-05	2014-12-18	Esselte Leitz Gmbh & Co. Kg	Papierlocher

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GB2384736A (en)	2003-08-06
GB0202297D0 (en)	2002-03-20
GB2384736B (en)	2005-06-22
EP1332848B1 (de)	2006-07-26
DE60306968T2 (de)	2007-02-15
EP1332848A3 (de)	2004-02-25
ES2268174T3 (es)	2007-03-16

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