Patent ID: 6179194
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
A staple hammer for driving staples into a surface, said staple hammer comprising:a head and a handle;said head being for holding a staple driving mechanism, said head being hollow, said head having a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall and a pair of opposing side walls, wherein said back wall of said head having a bore therein being adapted to couple to said handle, said staple driving mechanism being generally adjacent to said front wall of said head;said handle having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end of said handle being coupled to said bore in said back wall of said housing;a cartridge for holding a plurality of rows of staples, said cartridge being adapted to be removably placed within said staple hammer between said distal end of said hammer and said driving mechanism, wherein at least one spring is located within said handle, said spring being adapted to urge the rows of staples toward said staple driving mechanism;said head being generally rectangular, wherein said top wall of said head being removably coupled to said head; andsaid cartridge being generally rectangular, said cartridge having dimensions so as to fit within said head such that said cartridge is between said back wall and said staple driving mechanism, said cartridge being hollow, said cartridge having a plurality of rows of staples stacked therein, said cartridge having a facing wall and a rear wall such that said rear wall is adjacent to said back wall of said head, said cartridge having a top side and a bottom side, said cartridge having at least one spring therein, said spring being mounted to an interior surface of said top side of said cartridge, said spring urging said staples away from said top side toward said bottom side of said cartridge, said cartridge having a first bore therein, said first bore being located in said facing wall generally adjacent to said bottom side, said cartridge having a second bore therein, said second bore being located in said rear wall generally adjacent to said bottom side of said cartridge.