Development of office paper attachment methodologies

A design project was carried out which began with the study and critique of office paper attachment systems, such as paperclips and staples. A set of criteria for an ideal system of attachment was then developed. This led to the design of an improved system and the manufacture of a prototype to prove the concept behind it. The concept that was developed and pursued was a ratcheting clip. The ratchet allowed the clip to be tightened, but prevented it from being loosened, unless a release button was pressed. The prototype was built and tested, and the results proved that the ratcheting concept has the potential to become a superior form of paper attachment than current methods. Further work in optimizing the design for mass production and human factors should be pursued.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2006

Author dc:creator

• Slowik, Jonathan (Jonathan Steven)

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Ernesto E. Blanco.

• Mechanical Engineering.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36700

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