Patent ID: 7311238
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
1. An electric stapler comprising: an enclosure defining a receptacle, the receptacle having an entrance for receiving sheets of paper to be binded; a motor within the enclosure; a power transmission device having a gear and being configured to be driven by the motor, the gear eccentrically engaged with a lever; a working arm pivotally attached to the enclosure; a guide device mounted upon the working arm and configured to pivot therewith, the guide device defining a guideway therein; a magazine configured to receive a plurality of staples therein, the magazine slidingly engaged with the working arm; and a clinching assembly comprising a blade support and a blade, the blade fixed on the blade support, the blade support received in the guideway of the guide device and movable therein, the blade support engaged with the lever connecting the power transmission device, the power transmission device transmitting power and torque from the motor to the clinching assembly; wherein the blade support is configured to slide in the guideway of the guide device and to pivot simultaneously with the guide device.