Hole punch with a sheet engagement indicator

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EP 1 332 847 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	18.02.2004 Bulletin 2004/08

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	06.08.2003 Bulletin 2003/32

(21)	Application number: 03002288.3

(22)	Date of filing: 31.01.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B26D 7/01, 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:

31.01.2002 GB 0202306
08.10.2002 GB 0223345

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

(72)	Inventors:
	Gardner, Jeremy Littlewick Green, Maidenhead SL6 3QU (GB) Smith, Glen 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 with a sheet engagement indicator

(57) A hole punch (1) is provided for punching holes through a stack of papers. A locating arrangement is provided to engage the edge of the or each sheet of the stack of papers. The locating arrangement includes a movable element which removes when the edge of the sheet or sheets engages the locating arrangement. An indicator is provided to give a visual indication, in response to movement of the movable element, to indicate when the edge of the sheets engage the locating arrangement. The indicator may be a light-emitting diode actuated by a switch, or may be a mechanically movable element.

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