Palm stapler
OwnerNancy T. Garnerinventor
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Abstract
Described is a hand-held stapler that can be supported in the palm of a user's hand, so that both of the user's hands are available to position and hold items before and during stapling. The stapler includes an egg-shaped or domed stapler head conforming to and fitting against the user's palm, and a strap to hold the domed surface against the palm while freeing the user's fingers for positioning and holding the item to be stapled. A staple magazine carried on the staple head is moveable from an uncompressed position to a compressed position to discharge a staple when the stapler is pressed against a surface. A support base may be included to support the stapler head and magazine when not in use.
Claims20
A hand-held stapler supportable on the palm of a user's hand comprising:
- a) a stapler head having an upper surface and a downwardly extending staple plunger;
- b) a staple magazine carried on said staple head and moveable relative to said staple head between uncompressed and compressed positions;
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- c) a strap extending over said stapler head, whereby a hand can be inserted between said strap and said staple head to hold said stapler against the user's palm.
A hand-held stapler supportable against the palm of a user's hand comprising:
- a) a stapler head having a rounded periphery, a domed upper surface and a planar lower surface, said lower surface including a staple magazine recess;
- b) a staple magazine carried on said staple head and moveable relative to said staple head between an uncompressed position and a compressed position in which said magazine is inserted into said magazine recess;
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- c) a strap extending over said stapler head, whereby a hand can be inserted between said strap and said staple head to hold said stapler against the user's palm.
A hand-held stapler supportable against the palm of a user's hand comprising:
- a) a stapler head having a longitudinal axis, a rear end with a given radius of curvature, and a front end having a smaller radius of curvature less that said given radius of curvature, a domed upper surface and a planar lower surface, said lower surface including a staple magazine recess extending along the longitudinal axis of said head;
- b) a magazine cap positioned in said magazine recess;
- said cap having a cap front end adjacent said head front end, and a cap rear end adjacent said head rear end, said cap including a downwardly extending plunger adjacent said cap front end;
- c) a staple magazine carried on said staple head and moveable between uncompressed position and an compressed position in which at least one end of said magazine is inserted into said magazine cap, said magazine including a magazine rear end, and a bottom wall with a staple discharge slot, said slot being positioned beneath said plunger when said staple magazine is in the compressed position;
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- d) a strap extending over said stapler head, whereby a hand can be inserted between said strap and said staple head to hold said stapler against the user's palm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.