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...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8002161 | Stapler having specific clincher groove for stabilizing staple path A stapler includes a base, a magazine part rotatably supported by a rear end portion of the base, a handle part configured to strike the staple, and a clincher part provided on a front portion of the base to fold legs of the staple which has been struck. A width of ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7980442 | Clinch positioning mechanism of stapler A clinch positioning mechanism of a stapler is provided. The clinch positioning mechanism includes a driver unit and a clincher unit. The driver unit includes a driver for driving out a staple, and a guide piece. The clincher unit includes a clincher for bending and... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7938306 | Stapler clincher mechanism A stapler clincher mechanism which bends two leg portions of a staple struck and penetrated through papers by a staple driving unit, includes: two first clinchers respectively disposed downwardly of the two leg portions of the staple and respectively including guide... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7922060 | Stapler A staple leg cutting mechanism 5 is composed of a fixed cutter 6 interposed between staple legs S1 penetrated through binding sheets and a pair of movable cutters 7 disposed movable from the outside of the staple legs S1 to the ins... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7665645 | Stapler An anvil for a stapler comprises plural anvil plates supported by the frame of the stapler. At least one of the anvil plates includes a first surface comprising a portion of the anvil surface and a second surface including a relieved portion in which the stapler's c... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7644850 | Stapling device A stapling device (1) with at least two stapling heads (4, 5) attached to a stapling head unit (2) for stapling sheet-like material, in particular paper, cardboard or the like, is provided, wherein the distance between at least two stapling head... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7644851 | Stapler Clincher holders hold a pair of clinchers for bending the legs of a staple driven by a driver, and have slanting guide faces for guiding the tips of the legs of the staple toward the clinchers. In a stapling table for receiving sheets of paper, an opening is made. T... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7621434 | Clincher device of stapler A clincher device is provided with a thin plate piece disposed between a guide surface of a clincher member for bending and guiding legs of a staple and a rear surface of sheets of paper. The legs of the staple penetrating through the sheets of paper are guided and ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7621433 | Stapler Stapler (1) which comprises a base part (2) and a stapling unit (3). The base part consists of a lower part (5) and an upper part (6) which are connected together such that they from each other, and between which parts is arranged ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7353975 | Stapler There is provided a stapler in which a cartridge can be mounted on a stapler body in a stable manner without wobbling, and fixing of the cartridge can be released in synchronization with opening operation of a door member. A stapler has a cartridge which is provided... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7334716 | Stapler capable of cutting staple legs one after another A stapler includes a base, a cover, two clips, a feeding device and a bending and cutting device. The cover is installed on the base. The clips connect the cover with the base. The feeding device feeds staples. The security device ensures normal movement of the cove... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7314156 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311238 | Electric stapler An electric stapler comprises an enclosure, a motor, a power transmission device, a working arm pivotally attached to the enclosure, a magazine receiving a plurality of staples and a clinching assembly. A guide device is mounted upon the working arm and rotating the... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311236 | Electric stapler having two anvil plates and workpiece sensing controller A stapler includes a double plate anvil with a single piece clincher and a pair of paper guides to sense the presence of the workpiece to reduce jamming. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311237 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7295332 | Interactive printer with actuator A printer for printing a first interface onto a first surface, thereby to generate a first interface surface. The first interface includes first coded data and is at least partially based on first document data. The document data includes first identity data indicat... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7267256 | Motorized stapler A driver unit 2 for striking out a staple, and a clincher unit 3 for clinching of legs of a staple are separated vertically from each other. The driver unit 2 and the clincher unit 3, respectively, are provided with drive motors M1... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7243830 | Staple-leg guide mechanism A guide piece 19 that enters between both legs 2b of a staple 2 is formed integrally on a pusher 16 that pushes a staple 2 as formed into a striking passage 12, an inclined surface 20 that engages with a staple... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228999 | Clincher for stapler In a clincher device 1, 11 of a stapler adapted to be engaged with staple legs S1 which have been ejected from a driver unit by a driver 10 toward sheets of paper and have penetrated through the sheets of paper, thereby to clinch the staple legs... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222769 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222766 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222770 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222771 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210608 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7195141 | Stapler with bending arms which cut the staple legs against a pad A stapler has a base section and a stapling unit. The stapling unit is pivotally attached to the base section, and the base section is pivotally attached to a baseplate. In an initial position, the base section is fixed relative to the baseplate through a releasable... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191928 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182238 | Sheet staple feeding mechanism A feeding mechanism for sheet staple comprises a reciprocating member (12) which is provided under a cartridge in which stacked sheet staples are contained and which is reciprocated forwardly and backwardly in response to up and down movements of a driver for... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165709 | Electrically driven stapler A magazine 5 attached with a cartridge 6, in which connected staples are charged, is supported inside a support frame 4 being capable of moving toward a clincher section 3. A cam follower 17 is formed being protruded from aside of ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159748 | Stapling device A stapling device (1) with at least two stapling heads (4, 5) attached to a stapling head unit (2) for stapling sheet-like material, in particular paper, cardboard or the like, is provided, wherein the distance between at least two stapling head... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159746 | Staple-forming apparatus A staple-forming and inserting apparatus 10 is provided having an apparatus 22 for movement of the cutter box 20 to allow automatic variations in staple length for one or more staple-forming and inserting apparatus 10 said staple-forming ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159749 | Stapler capable of cutting staple legs A stapler includes a base, a cover put movably on the base, a feeding device for feeding staples, and a bending and cutting device provided between the base and the cover for bending and cutting the legs of each staple. The cutting device includes a seat provided on... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140526 | Stapler A stapling operation can be performed with a comparatively small force. The stapler includes a base frame with a support element, and an operation frame pivotally attached to the support element through a main shaft. A staple pressure lower plate is disposed at the ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137541 | Fastening tool with mode selector switch A fastening tool having a contact trip switch, a trigger switch, a driver, a motor assembly and a controller. The controller is configured to selectively operate the motor assembly in response to inputs received from the contact trip switch and the trigger switch. T... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124924 | Desktop stapler striker/anvil alignment system A desktop stapler having a feature for alignment of the anvil with the striker is disclosed. In one embodiment, a stapler body containing a striker is pivotably attached to a base. The pivoting rotation of the body causes a front-to-back motion of the striker over a... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124926 | Stapler capable of cutting staple legs A stapler includes a base, a cover coupled to the base, a driver for driving a leading staple from a supply of staples into a workpiece, a handle constructed and arranged to actuate the driver and move the cover towards the base, and a cutting assembly. The cutting ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124925 | Stapler A stapler capable of avoiding defective clinching and buckling of legs even if the stapler is of a vertically-separated type in which a driver unit and a clincher unit are separated vertically is disclosed. This stapler is provided with clincher members (133 ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121440 | Motor-driven stapler having a driver and a cylinder unit that vertically reciprocates A stapler having a driver unit vertically separated from its clincher unit, which has a clincher base with a clincher. The clincher base is disposed to vertically reciprocate, and sheets inserted between the base and driver unit are clamped between the base and the ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7111378 | Fastener closing Apparatus for closing a fastener includes a first member adapted to engage and bend a fastener toward a closed position, a second member defining a recessed fastener guide adapted to engage and bend the fastener toward the closed position, the recessed fastener guid... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108165 | Stapler capable of cutting staple legs one after another A stapler includes a base, a cover installed on the base, a feeding device for feeding staples, a connecting device for connecting the base, the cover and the feeding device with one another, and a bending and cutting device installed between the base and the cover ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7083073 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (103) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop mechanism for fixing the c... | 08/01/2006 |
