Patent ID: 8573105

Claim:
A paper punch comprising: (a) a base part, said base part comprising an underside, a positioning surface for being set onto a table top on the underside, a front region having a contact surface for a document, a rear side, a ceiling wall running at a distance from the positioning surface, a transverse wall, side walls extending toward the rear side, and a grip cutout; (b) at least two punch tools for punching a document and mounted to be vertically displaceable with regard to the base part; and (c) a hand lever for applying force to the at least two punch tools, said hand lever being mounted so as to pivot about a pivot axle over the front region of the base part, said hand lever having a free end extending at a distance from the base part in a direction to the rear side of the base part; wherein the grip cutout is open towards the rear side, is delimited upwards by the ceiling wall, frontwards by the transverse wall, and laterally by the side walls, has a height of at least 10 mm, and has a width of at least 70 mm; wherein the base part has a lower punch part made of sheet metal, the lower punch part having the ceiling wall, and a scrap trough made of plastic, the scrap trough having the positioning surface; wherein the scrap trough and the lower punch part are releasable connected with one another; wherein the ceiling wall has a cutout with an open edge; and wherein a part of the scrap trough engages into the cutout of the ceiling wall.