Patent ID: 6062457
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
A stapler comprising:a base and an arm pivotally connected to a first end of said base, an anvil located on a top of a second end of said base and an ejection plate connected to said arm;a magazine having a first end thereof pivotally connected to said first end of said base and a slit defined in a second end of said magazine, a protrusion extending from said second end of said magazine and a first hook extending from said first end of said magazine;a positioning plate received in said magazine, a first hole defined in a first end of said positioning plate so that said first hook extends through said first hole, a second hole defined through a second end of said positioning plate so that said protrusion extending through said second hole, a first positioning hook extending from said positioning plate and located between said first hole and said second hole, an engaging end defined in said first end of said positioning plate, a first spring connected between said engaging end and said first hook;a connection plate slidably connected between said arm and said magazine, a pusher engaged with one end of said connection plate and slidably mounted to said positioning plate, a second positioning hook extending from said pusher, anda second spring having one end thereof connected to said first engaging hook and the other end of said second spring engaged with said second engaging hook of said pusher, said second spring going around said protrusion.