Patent ID: 11913483
Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An insulated staple comprising:
a staple including a crown extending between a pair of legs; and
an insulator including an insulator bridge extending between a pair of insulator legs and a channel extending from an end of one of the insulator legs to an end of the other of the insulator legs;
wherein the staple is at least partially received in the channel,
wherein a width of the channel at the insulator bridge is greater than a thickness of the staple crown,
wherein the insulator includes a plurality of protrusions extending into the channel and defining therebetween a gap that, in absence of the staple, has a width less than the width of the staple crown to provide a friction fit between the staple crown and the insulator, and
wherein the protrusions include a tapered profile that engages with the crown of the staple.