Staple gun improvement ideas

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This article was contributed as part of a design project for the course 24-441 Engineering Design in the spring semester of 2007 at Carnegie Mellon University.

Contents 1 Improvement Ideas 1.1 Reloading 1.2 Grip Ergonomics 1.3 Safety 1.4 Mobility 1.5 Alignment 1.6 Lighter Weight 1.7 Easier to Squeeze 1.8 Staple Removal 1.9 Staples Remaining Notification 1.10 Wire Stapling Attachment 1.11 Level Attachment 1.12 Getting Hard to Staple Places 1.13 Sound 1.14 Power 2 Areas of Opportunity 2.1 Improve Handle Design 2.2 Reloading Mechanism 2.3 Mobility 2.4 Incorporated Accessories 2.4.1 Staple Removal 2.4.2 Wires 2.4.3 Level 2.4.4 Hammer

Improvement Ideas

List of ideas as of 2/27/07: (45 ideas)

Reloading

• word notification on inside of slot
• word warning on incorrect place (on slider)
• lip to prevent wrong loading
• curved sliding bar to prevent wrong loading

Grip Ergonomics

• make handle rubber/silicon (water resistant)
• scissor action for small hands
• lip on handle to scoot hand back farther
• finger grooves on bottom grip
• loops for smaller hands (makes grip smaller)

Safety

• button lock
• sliding lock that blocks staple output area unless it is pressed against a surface
• system that prevents staples from being loaded until handle is being squeezed
• mechanism that doesn't catch until user specifies that they need it to

Mobility

• wrist strap (also applies to safety)
• plastic clip on side of chassis
• fabric clip on side of chassis
• ring on handle
• caribbeaner styled clip at the end of the bottom oval grip\

Alignment

• arrows

Lighter Weight

• make more parts out of plastic

Easier to Squeeze

• longer handle
• have handle change angle so as to squeeze from farther away

Staple Removal

• lip on front
• lip on back
• lip that flips out from chassis
• implement pulling up action to pull staple out

Staples Remaining Notification

• slot
• battery labels
• actual counter (use staple thicknesses)
• bump that moves in when stapler runs out
• drive current through staples to detect how many are left (based on resistance)

Wire Stapling Attachment

• slider on front of stapler
• bars that flip down from the sides
• something that the staples actually hit

Level Attachment

• level incorporated
• level as an attachment (same place where something else attaches?)
• ruler option

Getting Hard to Staple Places

• orientation change
• tube attachment that connects to piston and takes one staple at a time
• preloading lock with button release (can switch modes)
• handle lock to minimize the extent of sqeezing (like safety lock that is already on our staple gun)

Sound

• felt on plastic piece

Power

• rachet mechanism
• dead blow hammer that slides out
• tough flat section to be used as a hammer

Areas of Opportunity

Improve Handle Design

• Rubber/Silicon handle
• Lip to scoot hand back
• Finger groves on bottom grip
• Longer handle (improve ease of use)
• Preloading mechanism

Reloading Mechanism

• Word notification
• Lip to prevent incorrect loading
• Plastic window to see number of staples left
• Staple gauge (most likely on plastic window)

Mobility

• Wrist strap (also for safety)
• Ring on handle/outside clip
• Lighter weight -> more plastic, less metal

Incorporated Accessories

Staple Removal

• Lip on front or back
• Flip out lip front or back

Wires

• Staple blocker
• Staple gun spacer (flip out)

Level

• Incorporated somewhere on staple gun
• Seperate attachment (with possible ruler option)

Hammer

• Flat, hard bottom for hammer
• Dead blow hammer that slides out

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