Patent ID: 6098865
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
Staple driving device for driving one point of a double-point staple into a first board surface of a first board and another point into a second board surface of a second board at a junction of said first and second boards, said first board overlying said second board, the first and second surfaces making a first included angle of less than 180.degree. between them, the device comprising:alignment structure having first and second board abutment surfaces in respective planes at said first included angle, said planes intersecting at a line to be aligned with said junction in use;a staple supply channel,a plurality of U-shaped double-point staples in said staple supply channel, each said staple having a first leg and point, a second leg and point parallel to the first leg and point, and a connecting portion that is perpendicular to said first and second legs and points, said first and second points being generally aligned with said line, and said connecting portion being parallel to said line,said staple supply channel ending at a staple delivery channel at said line aligned with the junction of said first and second abutment surfaces so as to direct a first point of said first staple into said first board and a second point of said first staple into said second board, said delivery channel fixed in position with respect to said alignment structure;a driver for driving said first staple from said staple delivery channel through said line into said boards, said driver being slidably connected to said alignment structure; and an alignment plate fastened to the alignment structure to form an abutment surface perpendicular to said line.