US 8,297,485 B2Granted

Stapler

AssigneeEsselte Leitz GmbH & Co KG

InventorsThomas Schneider, Ulrich Schneider, Kurt Leute

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Abstract

A stapler has an anvil leg that supports an anvil plate in the front region, a staple magazine which can be swivelled to a limited degree about a transverse pin on a bearing block in the rear region of the anvil leg, and a driver leg which can be swivelled to a limited degree relative to the staple magazine and the anvil leg about the transverse pin. The driver leg supports a driver for guiding the staples through a gap at the front end of the staple magazine. The stapler has at least one guiding element which is arranged between the anvil plate and the bearing block. The guiding element longitudinally extends between the anvil leg and the staple magazine, is fixedly connected to the anvil leg, and is guided in a longitudinally movable manner within a guiding opening in a bottom wall of the staple magazine.

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Dependent claims

A stapler comprising:

an anvil arm that carries an anvil plate in a front region thereof;
a staple magazine is adapted to be pivoted, in limited manner, on a bearing block in a rear region of the anvil arm, about a transverse axis;
a driver arm that is adapted to be pivoted, in limited manner, about the transverse axis, relative to the staple magazine and the anvil arm, said driver arm carrying a driver for passing staples through a slot at a front end of the staple magazine;
and
at least one guide element disposed between the anvil plate and the bearing blocks, said guide element extending, in its longitudinal direction, between the anvil arm and the staple magazine, and being firmly connected with the anvil arm and being guided in a guide opening in a floor wall of the staple magazine, in a longitudinally displaceable manner,
wherein a circumferential edge part is disposed around the guide opening, said edge part extending at least part way in the longitudinal direction of the guide element, and wherein said edge part has an introduction slant for said guide element.

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