Structural Analysis

Part 1
Complete the Product Disassembly Chart to detail important aspects of each part.
Q General Notes
Part Part Texture Interaction with Other
t Dimensions Function Material (i.e.; wear, stress
# Name and Finish Parts
y indicators)

1 1 4 ½” x 7/8” x Pushed by plastic Smooth, Connected to staple Worn where small

Top shell 1 ¼” hand to push matte holders and bottom rod is slid into hole
down staple shell to push
holder everything down,
pushing out the
staple
2 1 4 1/2” x Provides flat, plastic Smooth, Everything is Worn where small
Bottom 1 3/8” at back, ½” stable surface matte and pushed down onto rod is slid into hole
shell at front x shiny the bottom shell,
1 1/4” staple fold onto
shiny surface
3 2 5/8” bottom Allows staple Metal Smooth, Push staple holders
Cone diameter x holder to push shiny back into place once
Spring 3/8” top diameter down staples they are pushed
x and come back down
5/8” up

4 1 1/8” diameter x Pushes staple metal Smooth, Pushes staple

Long 4” pusher shiny pusher toward the
spring front of the stapler
so that staples are
held in place
5 1 1/8” diameter x Connects metal Smooth, Allows shells and
Small 7/8” shells to staple shiny staple holders to
rod holders open and close

6 Large 1 1/16” diameter Holds long metal Smooth, Connects bottom

rod x spring and shiny staple holder,
3 ¼” staple pusher spring, and staple
in place pusher and holds
them in place
7 Band 1 2 5/8” x ¼” x Connects top plastic Smooth, Pulls back staple
1/16” staple holder to clear pusher to fit more
bottom staples in

8 Screw 1 ¼” diameter x Holds staple metal Bumpy, Holds staple holder

¼” holder piece in shiny piece in place
place

9 Bottom 1 3 5/8” x 5/8” x Holds staples metal Smooth, Is pushed down to

staple 5/8” shiny release staples and
holder sprung back up by
bottom spring
10 Top 1 3 ¾” x ¼” x ½” Pushes staples metal Smooth, Is pushed down to
stapler through holder shiny push staples
holder to fold through bottom
staple holder
11 Staple 1 7/8” x ½” x ¼” Pushes staples metal Smooth, Spring pushes to
pusher to front shiny front edge of bottom
staple holder

12 Staple 1 1” x3/4” x ½” x Holds top metal Smooth, Holds top staple

holder 1/32” staple holder in shiny holder in place and
piece place pushes down to
release staples