Patent ID: 8347770

Claim:
A hole punch, comprising: a base; a handle assembly constructed and arranged to move relative to the base; at least one punch head mounted to the base, each punch head of the at least one punch head having a punch pin, with the handle assembly adapted to engage the punch pin and move the punch pin along a movement axis from a rest position to a deployed position upon actuation of the handle assembly; and wherein the base includes a housing at least partially enclosing the at least one punch head, and wherein the housing includes at least one opening wherein, in a first position, at least a portion of the handle assembly is not recessed within the at least one opening, and in a second position, the at least a portion of the handle assembly is recessed within the at least one opening; wherein the handle assembly includes a linkage constructed and arranged to move in a linear direction to initiate movement of the punch pin into the deployed position, the linkage being constructed and arranged such that, when the handle assembly is in the second position, the movement axis of the punch pin does not intersect the linkage.