Hole punch having a latch member

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EP 1 336 458 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	10.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/46

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	20.08.2003 Bulletin 2003/34

(21)	Application number: 03001960.8

(22)	Date of filing: 30.01.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B26F 1/36

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO

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Priority:

01.02.2002 GB 0202392

(71)	Applicant: Acco UK Limited
	Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 7RS (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	Gardner, Jeremy Littlewick Green, Maidenhead SL6 3QU (GB) Smith, Glen West Road, Guildford GU1 2AS (GB) Hodges, Jonathan Windsor SL4 5NF (GB) Twitchett, Mark Bucks HP13 7EA (GB)

(74)	Representative: Frankland, Nigel Howard
	FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)

(54)	Hole punch having a latch member

(57) A hole punch (1) has a base (2) provided with a support element (9) which pivotally supports a handle (4) for movement about a first pivot axis (1018). A latch member (6) is connected to the handle (4) about a second pivot axis (1720) which is offset from and parallel to the first axis. The latch member (4) has a projection (21) thereon. The support element defines an abutment face (16) adjacent to the path followed by the projection (21) on movement of the handle (4) when the latch member is in a release position, the abutment face (16) being positioned to engage the projection when the latch (6) has been rotated relative to the handle to be in a locked position, and the handle is moving upwardly from a depressed position.

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