Patents by Inventor Trygve Gustafsson

Trygve Gustafsson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8579173
    Abstract: A stapler (1) by which a workpiece (11), preferably a sheaf of papers, is stapled together with a staple, which stapler (5) comprises a stapling head (2) accommodating staples and a driver (6) and connected pivotably by a pivot pin (4) to a bottom part (3) which comprises a lower element (9) and an upper element (8) which are connected to one another in such a way that they can be moved towards and away from one another (P) and which in an initial state are held in a locking position at a distance from one another by a locking device (17), with forming means (14, 15) arranged between the upper and lower elements, which forming means, when the staple has been fully driven into the workpiece at its insertion area (26) by the driver, are activated to bend the staple legs towards the workpiece as a result of the upper and lower elements moving towards one another when the locking device is released by an activating means (22) which is part of the locking device (17) being acted upon by an unlocking means (7) disp
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Isaberg Rapid AB
    Inventors: Trygve Gustafsson, Martin Elonsson, Torbjörn Lönkvist
  • Patent number: 8157144
    Abstract: A stapler has a drive train that drives a stapling head toward a base part in a driving stroke and away from the base part in a return stroke. To accommodate thick workpieces to be stapled, without jamming, the drive train includes a coupling constructed so that its effective connection between coupled parts is releasable and so that it loses its effective connection during the driving stroke to prevent jamming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Isaberg Rapid AB
    Inventors: Mats Andersson, Mattias Palmquist, Trygve Gustafsson, Per-Áke Högberg, Martin Elonsson
  • Publication number: 20100133315
    Abstract: A stapler (1) by which a workpiece (11), preferably a sheaf of papers, is stapled together with a staple, which stapler (5) comprises a stapling head (2) accommodating staples and a driver (6) and connected pivotably by a pivot pin (4) to a bottom part (3) which comprises a lower element (9) and an upper element (8) which are connected to one another in such a way that they can be moved towards and away from one another (P) and which in an initial state are held in a locking position at a distance from one another by a locking device (17), with forming means (14, 15) arranged between the upper and lower elements, which forming means, when the staple has been fully driven into the workpiece at its insertion area (26) by the driver, are activated to bend the staple legs towards the workpiece as a result of the upper and lower elements moving towards one another when the locking device is released by an activating means (22) which is part of the locking device (17) being acted upon by an unlocking means (7) disp
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Trygve Gustafsson, Martin Elonsson, Torbjörn Lönkvist
  • Publication number: 20070241162
    Abstract: A stapler (1) for stapling a workpiece (5), especially a sheaf of papers, which stapler comprises a base part (2) and a stapling head (3) which are connected together by a connecting means (4) in such a way that they can move towards and away from one another in a reciprocating stapling movement (P) which has a first turning point (FIG. 1) and a second turning point (FIG. 3), which stapling head accommodates staples (14) and a driver (7) which is supported for sliding in the direction of the stapling movement and which during the course of the stapling movement drives a staple into the workpiece which is to be stapled, and said stapler also comprises a drive means (13) which, in the course of a driving stroke (N) which forms part of the stapling movement, starting from a point at which the stapling head and the base part are at a distance from one another, drives the stapling head and the base part towards one another to the second turning point (FIG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Mats Andersson, Mattias Palmquist, Trygve Gustafsson, Per-Ake Hogberg, Martin Elonsson
  • Patent number: 6257477
    Abstract: A stapler for driving staples (12) into a sheaf of papers comprises two guide elements (17, 17′, 17″; 18, 18′, 18″) for internal guidance of the legs (12a) of the staple (12) during the driving of the staple into the object. Each guide element (17, 17′, 17″; 18, 18′, 18″) consists of at least two substantially identical, separate guide parts (17, 17′, 17″; 18, 18′, 18″) successively arranged seen in the driving direction of the staple (12). Each guide part (17, 17′, 17″; 18, 18′, 18″) is movable between a first position, in which it extends into the driving path of the staple (12) to abut against the inside of the respective leg (12a) during the driving of the staple, and a second position, in which it is removed against spring action from the driving path of the staple (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Isaberg Rapid AB
    Inventors: Olle Strååt, Trygve Gustafsson
  • Patent number: 5660314
    Abstract: A stapler comprises a stapler head which accommodates a strip of wire staple blanks and is pivotable between a starting position and a working position, in which it is applied against a sheaf of papers. A staple shaper shapes the blanks into substantially U-shaped staples, and a staple driver releases the thus-formed staples from the strip and drives them one by one into the sheaf of papers. A pivotable operating device reciprocates the staple shaper and the staple driver. A drive device is adapted to pivot the operating device in such a manner that it causes the staple driver to drive a staple into the sheaf of papers in a driving stroke and causes the staple shaper to shape the following staple in a shaping stroke, as well as adapted to pivot the stapler head to its working position before the staple driver performs the driving stroke and retain it there during the driving stroke of the staple driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Isaberg AB
    Inventors: Lars-Inge Magnusson, Olle Str.ang..ang.t, Trygve Gustafsson
  • Patent number: 5460313
    Abstract: A stapler for driving staples into a sheaf of papers comprising a base, a stapler head pivotably connected to the base via a first pin and pivotable between a starting position and a working position in which it is applied against a sheaf of papers placed between the base and the stapler head. A reciprocating drive element, adapted to drive a staple into the sheaf of papers during a driving stroke, is arranged in the stapler head. An operating mechanism, adapted to drive the drive element, is pivotably connected to the stapler head via a second pin parallel to the first pin. A drive mechanism is arranged in the base for pivoting the stapler head and the operating mechanism. A locking mechanism is arranged in the stapler head for releasably locking the stapler head in a working position while a staple is being driven into the sheaf of papers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Isaberg AB
    Inventors: Lars-Inge Magnusson, Olle Straat, Trygve Gustafsson