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  2. Swingline - Wikipedia

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    The Swingline 747 Rio Red The Swingline Commercial Desk Stapler A staple remover. Swingline was founded in 1925 in New York City by Jack Linsky. [2] At that time, it was known as the Parrot Speed Fastener Company and opened its first manufacturing facilities on Varick Street, and in Long Island City in 1931. [2]

  3. Staple (fastener) - Wikipedia

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    Most kinds of staples are easier to produce than nails or screws. The crown of the staple can be used to bridge materials butted together. The crown can bridge a piece and fasten it without puncturing, with a leg on either side, e.g. fastening electrical cables to wood framing. The crown provides greater surface area than other comparable ...

  4. Staple remover - Wikipedia

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    Staple remover. A staple remover (also known as a destapler) is a device that allows for the quick removal of a staple from a material without causing damage. The best-known form of staple remover, designed for light-gauge staples, consists of two opposing, pivot-mounted pairs of thin, steep wedges and a spring that returns the device to the open position after use.

  5. Staple gun - Wikipedia

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    A manual staple gun An electric stapler. A staple gun or powered stapler is a hand-held machine used to drive heavy metal staples into wood, plastic, or masonry.Staple guns are used for many different applications and to affix a variety of materials, including insulation, house wrap, roofing, wiring, carpeting, upholstery, and hobby and craft materials.

  6. Threaded insert - Wikipedia

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    TIME-SERT insert. A threaded insert, also known as a threaded bushing, is a fastener element that is inserted into an object to add a threaded hole. [1] They may be used to repair a stripped threaded hole, provide a durable threaded hole in a soft material, place a thread on a material too thin to accept it, mold or cast threads into a work piece thereby eliminating a machining operation, or ...

  7. Stapler - Wikipedia

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    A stapler is a mechanical device that joins pages of paper or similar material by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and folding the ends. Staplers are widely used in government, business, offices, workplaces, homes, and schools. [1] The word "stapler" can actually refer to a number of different devices of varying uses.

  8. Self-tapping screw - Wikipedia

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    Self-tapping screws can be divided into two classes: [3] those that displace material (especially plastic and thin metal sheets) without removing it, known as "thread-forming" self-tapping screws, and self-tappers with sharp cutting surfaces that remove the material as they are inserted, termed "thread-cutting" self-tapping screws.

  9. Captive fastener - Wikipedia

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    E-Ring makes the fastener captive on this battery compartment screw captive screw on a Selfie stick E-Ring on the bold of a camera belt. A captive fasteners is an engineered fastener designed for a permanent hold within a target assembly or housing, including upon servicing. They provide a secure joining, and avoid fastener loss or damage that ...