Patent ID: 7080768

Claim:
A desktop stapler comprising: an elongated base; a body pivotably attached to the base toward a rear end of the base, the body including means for ejecting staples; an anvil disposed at the front end of the base for receiving the ejected staples; a cantilevered spacer spring extending from the rear end of the base and having a tab at a free distal end; and a track assembly fitted to the body underneath the means for ejecting staples and having an opening, wherein the tab of the spacer spring engages the opening with a tight lateral fit so that the front of the track assembly is substantially aligned over the anvil; wherein the track assembly further includes a track pull having a resilient latch arm that releasably engages the track assembly to the body, and a de-latching rib disposed within the sidewalls of the base, wherein the de-latching rib deflects the resilient latch arm when the body is pivoted against the base.