Patent ID: 9694509
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B25C,B27F,B65H,F16B

Claim:
1. A staple-refill comprising: a casing in which a plurality of sheet-type connected staples are stacked and accommodated; a staple inserting port which is formed in the casing and through which the sheet-type connected staples are inserted in the casing in an insertion direction; a staple discharge port which is formed in the casing and from which the sheet-type connected staples in the casing are discharged; a cover member which covers the sheet-type connected staples in the casing from a side of the staple inserting port; a guide boss formed in the cover member; a guide portion which is formed in the casing and extending in the insertion direction, the guide boss being engaged with the guide portion to guide the cover member in the insertion direction; and a notch portion formed in a side of the casing in which the staple discharge port is formed and having an edge continuous with and extending from an edge of the staple inserting port in the insertion direction, wherein the cover member is disposed in the casing such that the notch portion does not overlap with the cover member as seen in the insertion direction, wherein the staple inserting port is formed on one of two surfaces of the casing which are perpendicular to the insertion direction, wherein the staple discharge port is formed on another surface of the casing including the insertion direction and a width direction in which each of staples of the sheet-type connected staples extends, wherein the notch portion is formed between the staple discharge port and the staple inserting port in the insertion direction, wherein the notch portion includes a bottom end at an end of the notch portion in the insertion direction at a side of the staple discharge port, wherein the casing includes a wall defining the other of said two surfaces perpendicular to the insertion direction, and wherein a dimension of the cover member in the insertion direction is larger than a length between a face of the wall in a side of the staple inserting port and the bottom end of the notch portion in the insertion direction.