Patent ID: 11964374
Assignee: WORKLIFE BRANDS LLC
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A stapler, comprising:
a base extending from a front of the stapler to a rear of the stapler, the base comprising a stapling plane offset from the front of the stapler, the stapling plane defining a staple ejection path;
a handle that moves relative to the base from a first position to a second position, the handle comprising a staple ejection area arranged in the stapling plane;
a staple forming block attached to the base and extending in a direction toward the handle, wherein the staple forming block is disposed at least partially in the stapling plane; and
a dial attached to the base at the front of the stapler, the dial rotatably moveable between a first staple forming position and a second staple forming position, the dial comprising:
a body comprising a cylindrical outer shape extending a height of the dial from a first end of the body to a second end of the body, wherein an upper surface of the body is disposed within a periphery of the cylindrical outer shape at the first end of the body, and wherein a recessed area extends into the body from the second end of the body in a direction toward the first end of the body;
an inward staple clearance slot extending through the upper surface of the body and into the recessed area, wherein the inward staple clearance slot is arranged in the stapling plane when the dial is in the first staple forming position, and wherein the inward staple clearance slot is arranged outside of the stapling plane when the dial is in the second staple forming position; and
an outward staple forming recess disposed in the upper surface of the body, the outward staple forming recess offset a distance from the inward staple clearance slot, wherein the outward staple forming recess is arranged in the stapling plane when the dial is in the second staple forming position, and wherein the outward staple forming recess is arranged outside of the stapling plane, when the dial is in the first staple forming position.