Stapler
AssigneeEastway Fair Company Limited
InventorsHo Hong, Chen Peng
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Abstract
A stapler includes a housing, a magazine, a guide plate, and a driving mechanism. The housing has a base with a driving end. The magazine is associated with the base and has a plurality of sidewalls defining a channel. The guide plate is connected to the base at the driving end and has a face oriented towards the magazine. An inner channel is formed within an outer channel along the face. The drive mechanism is disposed within the housing and has a driver with a free end. The driver slidably extends between a first position between the guide plate and the magazine and a second position in the housing.
Claims18
A stapler comprising:
- a. a housing having a base with a driving end;
- b. a magazine associated with the base and having a plurality of sidewalls defining a channel;
- c. a guide plate connected to the base at the driving end and having a face oriented towards the magazine, wherein an inner channel is formed within an outer channel along the face;
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- d. a drive mechanism disposed within the housing and having a driver with a free end that slidably extends between a first position between the guide plate and the magazine and a second position in the housing.
A stapler comprising:
- a. a housing having a base with a driving end;
- b. a magazine connected to the base and having a plurality of sidewalls defining a channel;
- c. at least one staple disposed within the magazine;
- d. a guide plate connected to the base at the driving end and having a face oriented toward the magazine, wherein an inner channel is formed within an outer channel along the face;
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- e. a drive mechanism disposed within the housing and having a driver to drive the at least one staple into a workpiece, where the driver has a free end that slidably extends between a first position that is between the guide plate and the magazine and a second position within the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.