Patent ID: 7017789
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: B27F

Abstract:
1. A staple storage device comprising: a staple storage portion; a band of staples in the staple storage portion, the band of staples linking individual staples together at respective staple linking portions; and a return prevention device operable to substantially prevent the band of staples from returning toward the staple storage portion, the return prevention device including a plurality of staple abutting portions spaced apart along a staple feed direction of the band of staples and substantially continuously engaging the band of staples as the band moves in the staple feed direction; wherein each individual staple has a staple width in the staple feed direction; and wherein the plurality of staple abutting portions are spaced apart at a distance that is not a natural number multiple of the staple width; wherein there are M staple abutting portions and wherein an individual staple has a width L along the staple feed direction, the plurality of staple abutting portions being spaced apart such that successive staple abutting portions are spaced by a distance of L/M.