Patent ID: 7648054
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
1. A desktop stapler, comprising: an elongated base; a body pivotably attached to the base toward a rear end of the stapler, the stapler having a closed stapler position wherein the body extends forward from the pivotal attachment in a substantially parallel relationship with the base, and an open stapler position wherein the body is pivoted away from the base; an elongated staple loading chamber disposed along a bottom of the body, the staple loading chamber being at least partially exposed in the open stapler position; a striker slidably disposed at a front interior of the body; a power spring linked to the striker including a power spring rest position and a power spring deflected position; a handle actuating the striker wherein pressing the handle causes the power spring to move from the rest position to the deflected position, and at a handle release position, the power spring biases the striker to eject a staple from the staple chamber; and a track including a channel to support staples and guide staples to a front of the chamber, a pusher assembly separately movable from the track to bias staples toward the front of the chamber, the track slidably fitted within the staple chamber, wherein, in the closed stapler position, the base confines the track so that the base is immediately adjacent the track, a rear of the track being positioned at a rear end of the body, and wherein in the open stapler position, the track is slidable rearward away from the striker so that the track extends rearward from the body including the rear of the track slidable to extend substantially beyond the rear end of the body whereby the track is at least partially exposed outside of the staple chamber; and in the closed stapler position, the base confines the channel of the track to inhibit the channel from sliding rearward along a length of the chamber.