Multiple punch

Claim 1

A PERFORATING DEVICE INCLUDING A BASE HAVING AT LEAST ONE PUNCH BLOCK MOUNTED THEREON, SAID PUNCH BLOCK HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN, A PERFORATING ELEMENT RECIPROCABLY AND ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID OPENING, SAID PUNCH BLOCK ALSO HAVING A DIE OPENING IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID PERFORATING ELEMENT, SAID PERFORATING ELEMENT HAVING A LAND OR TOOTH PROJECTING THERFROM, A SHAFT ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID PUNCH BLOCK PERPENDICULARLY TO SAID OPENING WITH A PORTION EXTENDING INTO THE OPENING AND HAVING A LONGITUDINAL GROOVE RECEIVING SAID TOOTH FOR RECIPROCATION OF THE PERFORATING ELEMENT UPON MANUAL ROTATION OF THE SHAFT IN ONE DIRECTION, SAID PUNCH HAVING AN ABUTMENT BENEATH SAID SHAFT TO ABUT THE SHAFT, A SPRING IN SAID PUNCH CLOCK BENEATH AND ENGAGING SAID ABUTMENT TO ACTUATE SAID PUNCH IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND TO CAUSE SAID ABUTMENT TO ENGAGE SAID SHAFT TO LIMIT SUCH MOVEMENT OF THE PUNCH, SAID TOOTH PROJECTING FROM ONE SIDE ONLY OF SAID PERFORATING ELEMENT AND BEING DISENGAGEABLE FROM SAID GROOVE UPON ROTATION OF SAID PERFORATING ELEMENT SO THAT THE PERFORATING ELEMENT THEN WILL BE INOPERABLE UPON ROTATION OF THE SHAFT.