Staple device with extension rod
View Patent ↗A staple device with an extension rod allows an installer to use the device to hold and pull tension on a string of wired lights and secure them to a surface, such as the underside of eaves or soffits on a dwelling. The activation of the stapling device is achieved by a pushing motion against the surface to be stapled to rather than the squeezing motion of current stapling devices. The staple device also provides greater mobility to the installer as opposed to the current method of positioning and repositioning a ladder around the base of the dwelling. The present invention allows the installer to quickly traverse the base of the dwelling and install the holiday lights in a more efficient manner than with the use of a ladder and squeeze-type staple staplers.
1. An apparatus for installing a wired lights to a surface, the apparatus comprising:
a staple device, the staple device further comprising;
a plurality of staples contained within the staple device;
a staple anvil slidably located within the staple device; and
a tension and activation component fixed externally to the staple device to hold and tension at least one wired lights against a surface;
an extension rod attached to the staple device that applies force that drives each of the plurality of staples into the surface;
a rotation gear fixed externally to the staple device and rotatably attached to a rotation gear bearing and having a rotation gear teeth; and
a rack gear fixed to the tension and activation component that engages with the rotation gear teeth to transfer the liner motion of the tension and activation component into rotational motion to rotate the anvil actuator arm.
2. The apparatus for installing wired lights to a surface according to claim 1 wherein the staple device further comprises:
an anvil spring located within the staple device; and
an anvil actuator arm located within the staple device that rotates about a rotation axle, and raises and releases the staple anvil against the anvil spring.
3. The apparatus for installing wired lights to a surface according to claim 1 wherein the staple device further comprises:
staple holder located within the staple device;
a staple sled located within the staple holder; and
a staple tension spring that pushes against the staple sled to deliver the plurality of staples to the staple anvil.
4. The apparatus for installing wired lights to a surface according to claim 1 wherein the staple device further comprises:
an extension rod shoe for attaching the extension rod to the staple device.
5. The apparatus for installing wired lights to a surface according to claim 1 wherein the tension and activation component further comprises:
a groove that is elongated and V-shaped to allow the at least one wired lights to slide through but does not allow a light bulb portion to pass through.
6. A method for installing a wired lights to a surface, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) engaging a first portion of a wired lights with a staple device;
(a1) securing the first portion of the wired lights within a groove of a tension and activation component of the staple device,
(b) raising the staple device to a surface via an extension rod fixed to the staple device;
(c) pushing the staple device toward the surface with the extension rod;
(c1) retracting the tension and activation component; rotating a rotational gear having rotation gear teeth engaged with a rack gear of the tension and activation component; and
(d) embedding a staple into the surface, securing the first portion of the wired lights to the surface via the staple.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein step (c1) further comprises the step of:
retracting the tension and activation component;
rotating an anvil activation arm; raising a staple anvil; 8 compressing an anvil spring; and
pushing a staple under the staple anvil.
8. The method according to claim 7 wherein step (d) further comprises the step of:
rotating the anvil activation arm until it slips off of the staple anvil; and
driving by the anvil spring the staple anvil against the staple and into the surface.
9. The method according to claim 6 further comprising the step of:
(e) repeating steps (a) through (d) for a next portion of the wired lights.
10. The method according to claim 9 further comprising the step of:
repeating step (e) until the entirety of the wired lights are secured to the surface.
11. An apparatus for installing a wired lights to a surface, the apparatus comprising:
a staple device, the staple device further comprising;
a mechanism that uses a pushing motion to drive a staple into a surface; and
a tension and activation externally to the staple device to hold and tension at least one wired lights against the surface;
an extension rod attached to the staple device that applies a force for the pushing motion that drives the staple into the surface;
a rotation gear fixed externally to the staple device and rotatably attached to a rotation gear bearing and having a rotation gear teeth; and a rack gear fixed to the tension and activation component that engages with the rotation gear teeth to transfer the liner motion of the tension and activation component into rotational motion to rotate the anvil actuator arm.
12. The apparatus for installing wired lights to a surface according to claim 11 wherein the staple device further comprises:
a plurality of staples contained within the staple device;
a staple anvil slidably located within the staple device;
an anvil spring located within the staple device; and
an anvil actuator arm located within the staple device that rotates about a rotation axle, and raises and releases the staple anvil against the anvil spring.
13. The apparatus for installing wired lights to a surface according to claim 12 wherein the staple device further comprises:
staple holder located within the staple device;
a staple sled located within the staple holder; and
a staple tension spring that pushes against the staple sled to deliver the plurality of staples to the staple anvil.
14. The apparatus for installing wired lights to a surface according to claim 11 wherein the staple device further comprises:
an extension rod shoe for attaching the extension rod to the staple device.
15. The apparatus for installing wired lights to a surface according to claim 11 wherein the tension and activation component further comprises:
a groove that is elongated and V-shaped to allow the at least one wired lights to slide through but does not allow a light bulb portion to pass through.