Diskette punch with attached gage

Abstract

A punch having a gage attached to one jaw which has at least two mutually perpendicular lips for engagement with two mutually perpendicular edges of the jacket of a magnetic record diskette. The gage locates the opening which the punch will form in the jacket.

I claim: 
     
       1. In a punch for use on a magnetic record diskette jacket which has substantially flat opposite major faces and adjoining first and second straight edges extending between said faces perpendicular to each other, said punch having: opposed first and second jaws which are movable toward and away from each other;   and a punch element on said first jaw projecting toward said second jaw; the improvement which comprises a gage attached to said second jaw and presenting:     a flat wall formed with an opening positioned to receive said punch element when said first and second jaws are brought together;   a flat extension coplanar with said flat wall and located on one side of said jaws, said extension being elongated away from said opening to engage one of said faces of the diskette jacket elong said first edge of the jacket;   a side lip joined to said extension and extending perpendicular to the plate of said extension .Iadd.and in lateral alignment with said opening .Iaddend.along the direction of elongation of said extension to engage said first edge of the diskette jacket when said extension engages said one face of the diskette jacket;   an end lip joined to said extension away from said opening past said side lip and extending perpendicular to the plate of said extension perpendicular to the direction of elongation of said extension to engage said second edge of the diskette jacket when said side lip engages said first edge of the diskette jacket;   said side lip and said end lip when in engagement respectively with said first and second edges of the diskette jacket positioning said opening in the gage .Iadd.intersecting and .Iaddend.extending inward from said first edge of the diskette jacket, whereby said punch element forms a notch in the diskette jacket extending inward from said first edge thereof when the jaws of the punch are brought together.   
     
     
       2. A punch according to claim 1, wherein: said opening in the gage is rectangular:   and said punch element has a rectangular cross-section and is slidably received snugly in said opening when the jaws are brought together.   
     
     
       3. In a punch for use on a magnetic record diskette jacket which has substantially flat opposite major faces and adjoining first and second straight edges extending between said faces perpendicular to each other, said punch having: opposed first and second jaws:   pivot means pivotally connecting said jaws for movement toward and away from each other;   and a punch element on said first jaw projecting toward said second jaw; the improvement which comprises:     a gage attached to said second jaw and presenting an opening positioned to receive said punch element when said first and second jaws are brought together:   said gage having an extension on one side of said opening which presents a recess that is open along the length of said extension on the side thereof away from said pivot means for the slidable insertion of the gage extension onto the diskette jacket from said first straight edge of the jacket, said recess in the gage extension being mounted on a side lip located on the side of the gage extension toward said pivot means .Iadd.and laterally aligned with said opening .Iaddend.to engage said first straight edge of the diskette jacket and an end lip located belong said side lip away from said opening and extending perpendicular to said side lip for engaging said second straight edge of the diskette jacket received in said recess with its first straight edge engaging said side lip;   said side and end lips of the gage extension when they engage said first and second straight edges of the diskette jacket positioning said diskette jacket with said first straight edge crossing said opening in the gage, whereby said punch element forms a notch in the diskette jacket extending inward from said first edge thereof when the jaws of the punch are brought together. .Iadd.   
     
     
       4.  In a punch for use on a magnetic record diskette jacket which has substantially flat opposite major faces and adjoining first and second straight edges extending between said faces perpendicular to each other, said punch having: a punch element mounted for movement back and forth between an operative punching position and a retracted position; a gage on said punch having:     means defining an opening aligned with said punch element to receive said punch element when said punch element is actuated to said punching position;   and means defining a recess that is open in front of said opening, when said punch element is in its retracted position, for slidably receiving the diskette jacket to position said first straight edge of the diskette jacket crossing said opening in the gage, said means defining said recess comprising: (a) side lip means spaced from said opening and presenting an exposed surface laterally aligned with said opening for limiting the insertion of the diskette jacket into said recess from the front to a position in which said first edge of the diskette jacket engages said side lip means and crosses said opening; and (b) end lip means spaced laterally from said opening on one side and presenting an exposed surface which extends perpendicular to said exposed surface of said side lip means and beyond said exposed surface of said side lip means toward the open front of said recess for engagement by said second straight edge of the diskette jacket when said first straight edge of the diskette jacket engages said side lip means;   said side and end lip means providing mutually perpendicular limit stops for engagement respectively by said first and second edges of a diskette jacket inserted into said recess, whereby said punch element, when actuated from its retracted position to its punching position, cuts a notch in the diskette jacket extending inward from said first edge thereof. .Iaddend.