Stapler with staple storage

A stapler, comprising:

• a relatively rigid base including a tail portion and a bottom portion;
• an elastic slipper pivotally connected to the base, said slipper including a cover portion and a loop portion extending therefrom, said cover portion of the slipper and said bottom portion of the base collectively defining a storage chamber adapted to store spare fasteners, said cover portion and loop portion of the slipper collectively defining therebetween an opening through which said tail portion of the base is slideably positioned, said loop portion positioned around the tail portion so that the cover portion is pivotally movable about an external pivot axis between i) a closed position at which the cover portion of the slipper is removably connected to said bottom portion of the base and ii) an open position at which the cover portion of the slipper is pivotally spaced from said bottom portion of the base;
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• stabilizing and limiting means for i) stabilizing the pivotal connection between the slipper and the base as the slipper is moved towards its opened position and ii) limiting the maximum pivotal displacement of the cover portion from its closed position, said stabilizing and limiting means being collectively and integrally formed on the base and slipper.