Patent ID: 7407072

Claim:
A desktop stapler to stapling sheet media together on a substantially flat work surface, comprising: an elongated base including a front foot section and a rear foot section having two downwardly extending corners to form a tripod support, and a central portion of the base between the foot sections including a top surface and an under surface with raised lateral portions; wherein the front foot section and rear foot section extend below the under surface of the central portion raising the central portion under surface above the work surface; wherein the front and the rear foot sections extend below the lowest level of the under surface so that the central portion of the base is raised above and spaced apart from the work surface upon which the stapler rests horizontally; a body pivotably attached to the base toward a rear end of the base; a handle pivotably disposed on the body; and means for storing and ejecting staples disposed within the body and actuated by the handle.