Variable hole pattern hand punch

Claim 1

IN A PERFORATOR, A BASE HAVING AT LEAST ONE SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR LOAD BEARING FACE, SAID BASE INCLUDING MEANS TO SLIDABLY SUPPORT AND RETAIN PUNCH HEAD ASSEMBLIES THEREON, A PLURALITY OF PUNCH HEAD ASSEMBLIES SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS AND SAID BASE, A PORTION OF EACH SAID ASSEMBLY CONTACTING SAID BASE IN LOAD BEARING RELATION THERETO, A PUNCH PIN IN EACH SAID ASSEMBLY, PUNCH PIN ACTUATING MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID BASE AND HAVING A PORTION THEREOF ADAPTED TO OPERATIVELY ENGAGE SAID PUNCH PINS, SAID PUNCH PIN ACTUATING MEANS HAVING OPERATIVE AND INOPERATIVE AREAS THEREON, SAID OPERATIVE AREAS INCLUDING MEANS TO BE ENGAGED BY SELECTED ONES OF SAID PUNCH PINS WHEN SAID ACTUATING MEANS IS MOVED TO OPERATIVE POSITION, SAID INOPERATIVE AREA INCLUDING MEANS SO DISPOSED ON SAID PUNCH PIN ACTUATING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE OF SAID PINS MAY BE DISPOSED WITH RESPECT THERETO IN SUCH A POSITION THAT SAID PIN WILL BE POSITIONED OUT OF OPERATIVE CONTACT WITH SAID PUNCH PIN ACTUATING MEANS, AND MEANS ON SAID PUNCH HEAD ASSEMBLIES TO COOPERATE WITH THE RETAINING MEANS ON SAID BASE FOR OPERATIVELY RETAINING SAID PUNCH HEAD ASSEMBLIES IN ADJUSTED POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO SAID OPERATIVE AND INOPERATIVE AREAS ON SAID PUNCH PIN ACTUATING MEANS.