US20080041874A1
2008-02-21
11/506,936
2006-08-21
A office essential device, Paper Clip Launcher that will make life easier for all businesses, and home office. It has a straight front and is rounded at the bottom where the clip ejects. A button at the front top, when pushed, will cause the motor to turn the polygon wheel one quarter turn and stop. Ejecting one clip a time.
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B65H37/002 » CPC main
Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations Web delivery apparatus, the web serving as support for articles, material or another web
B65H5/28 IPC
Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines Feeding articles stored in rolled or folded bands
The present invention relates to an ultimate office essential device that will eject one paper clip at a time. No more sticking together. The Paper Clip Launcher will release one clip at a time. The device is battery operated or it can be made to operate electric or manually. It has a straight front and a square shape back. The paper clip will eject from the lower part of the front which is rounded in shape. There is a button on the top front of the device, when pushed, will cause the polygon whell to turn one quarter turn and stop, release the paper clip out of the lower front opening. The clips are on a disposable belt with ridges, called Paper Clip Belt. The clips are placed onto the belt in it's own little house (ridges) and held on by an adhesive surface that will allow an individual to easily remove the clip once ejected. The belt can be made to hold 25 or more clips, and can be sold separately. The paper clip belt fits on the polygon wheel and is turned by the motor releasing one clip at a time. The Paper Clip Launcher can be made in different shapes and sizes. It can be made out of plastic or wood in different colors.
In the drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective left side view illustrating the paper clip launcher.
FIG. 2 is a perspective left side view illustrating the inside showing the disposable belt, motor and battery
FIG. 3 is a perspective left side and top view illustrating the disposable belt with Ridges and clips.
The paper clip launcher (10) (FIG. 1) is an ultimate office essential. The Launcher (10) (FIG. 1) will release one clip at a time. This will prevent clips from sticking to each other. The embodiment is straight in the front and square in the back. It has a round opening (15) (FIG. 1) in the front where the paper clip will eject. The Launcher (10) operates on battery (30) and, but can be made to operate electric or manual. To operate the Launcher (10) (FIG. 1), push the button (20) (FIG. 1) on top front, this will cause the polygon wheel to turn counter clock wise one quarter turn and stop. Allowing only one clip to eject at a time. The clips (40) (FIG. 3) are placed onto a disposable belt (25) (FIG. 3) in it's own little house (ridges (45) FIG. 3) and held on by an adhesive surface that will allow an individual to easily remove the clip (40) once ejected. The belt (25) (FIG. 3) can be made to hold 25 or more clips, and can be sold separately as a replacement belt. The belt (25) (FIG. 3) fits onto the polygon wheel (50) and is turned by the motor (35) (FIG. 2) releasing one clip at a time.
1. A Paper Clip Launcher that ejects one clip at a time.
A straight front and a square back, wherein the front consist of a button on top of said embodiment, and a round opening in the lower front where the said clip will eject.
2. The paper clip launcher according to claim 3 wherein said belt mean is disposable and holds 25 or more clips.
3. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said belt member contain ridges and an adhesive surface.
4. The Paper Clip Launcher of claim 2 wherein said back embodiment allow for a battery that operate the said motor that turns the polygon wheel counter clock wise one quarter turn and stop, allowing one clip eject at a time.
5. The Paper Clip Launcher is easy to open and close. It has four snaps (55) FIG. 2.