Staple wire belt cartridge
CA 1195801 A · Owner: Swingline Inc. · Inventors: Olesen, Paul
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A wire belt cartridge for a staple forming and driving tool employing a vertical front portion of a staple head base and a sheath to provide a space for a reciprocating former member and driver. A spring urges the base toward the sheath with spacer lugs maintaining a defined distance between base and sheath. A belt is fed through an opening in the base by the cartridge which protrudes into an opening and the belt advancing means is held inoperative by a forming tang during a portion of the forming and driving stroke to prevent movement of the staple wire during critical periods of such stroke. The former is moved during the forming and driving stroke through a path which permits former lugs …
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- Granted October 29, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 29, 2002.
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