Patent ID: 7322504
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
1. A stapler comprising: a base having a stationary bracket and a recoiling tab mounted to the stationary bracket; a magazine mounted pivotally to the base and being held by the recoiling tab, the magazine having a frame mounted pivotally on the base, the frame having a front end, a rear end mounted pivotally to the stationary bracket, and a slot formed in the frame and adapted for receiving staples and a rail mounted in the slot; a handle assembly mounted pivotally to the base and including a driver means for driving a staple into a work piece, a handle mounted pivotally on the base, the handle having a front end, a rear end mounted pivotally on the stationary bracket, the handle assembly including a magazine cap mounted pivotally to the base, selectively covering the slot in the frame, the magazine cap having a front end and a rear end mounted pivotally on the stationary bracket; and an articulated lever assembly mounted pivotally to the handle assembly and the base and including a lever mounted pivotally to the base, the lever having a front end and a rear end mounted pivotally on the stationary bracket and located above the rear end of the frame, the rear end of the handle and the rear end of the magazine cap, the articulated lever assembly including a link mounted pivotally between the lever and the handle, the link having a front end mounted pivotally to the handle and a rear end mounted pivotally to the lever.