Patent ID: 8297485

Claim:
A stapler comprising: an anvil arm that carries an anvil plate in a front region thereof; a staple magazine is adapted to be pivoted, in limited manner, on a bearing block in a rear region of the anvil arm, about a transverse axis; a driver arm that is adapted to be pivoted, in limited manner, about the transverse axis, relative to the staple magazine and the anvil arm, said driver arm carrying a driver for passing staples through a slot at a front end of the staple magazine; and at least one guide element disposed between the anvil plate and the bearing blocks, said guide element extending, in its longitudinal direction, between the anvil arm and the staple magazine, and being firmly connected with the anvil arm and being guided in a guide opening in a floor wall of the staple magazine, in a longitudinally displaceable manner, wherein a circumferential edge part is disposed around the guide opening, said edge part extending at least part way in the longitudinal direction of the guide element, and wherein said edge part has an introduction slant for said guide element.