Stapler
AssigneeMax Co., Ltd.
InventorsYutaka KATO, Suguru MIWA
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Abstract
A stapler includes a penetrating part including a pair of cutting blades to form holes in a workpiece and to cause leg portions of a staple to penetrate the workpiece, an operating member, and a bending part configured to bend the leg portions. The bending part includes a bending member configured to bend the leg portions of the staple, and a driving force transmitting section configured to transmit an operation of the operating member to the bending member.
Claims5
A stapler configured to bind a workpiece using a non-metal staple, the staple having a crown portion and a pair of leg portions extending from respective ends of the crown portion, the crown portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the stapler comprising:
- a penetrating part including a pair of cutting blades spaced apart from each other, wherein the penetrating part is configured to form holes in the workpiece and to cause the leg portions to penetrate the workpiece by inserting and withdrawing the cutting blades with respect to the workpiece;
- an operating member operable to cause the leg portions of the staple to penetrate the workpiece by the penetrating part;
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- a bending part configured to bend the leg portions of the staple, which has penetrated the workpiece, along the workpiece to bond the leg portions to each other,
- wherein the bending part includes a bending member configured to bend the leg portions of the staple, and a driving force transmitting section configured to transmit an operation of the operating member to the bending member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.