Patent ID: 7748589
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
1. A desktop stapler for dispensing staples, comprising: a body having a staple loading chamber containing the staples; a striker moving within a channel of the body from an upper striker position to a lower striker position; a base pivotably attached to the body toward a rear end of the stapler, wherein the body extends forward from the pivotal attachment in a substantially parallel relationship above the base; a handle hinged to the body and having a pressing area near a front end thereof, wherein the handle includes a handle rest position where the handle is moved to a position farthest away from the body, and a handle pre-release position where the striker is in the upper striker position, the handle is moved toward the body, and the pressing area is located very near to a top of the striker; a re-set spring biasing the handle toward the rest position; a power spring linked to the handle wherein moving the handle from the rest position to the pre-release position causes the power spring to deflect and store energy; wherein the striker is linked to the power spring and substantially at the pre-release position of the handle, the striker under bias from the power spring ejects the staple from the staple loading chamber; and wherein the handle at the pressing area moves about 0.9 to 1 inch inclusive toward the body as the handle moves from the rest position to the pre-release position.