Patent ID: 8387965

Claim:
A stapler system for an image forming apparatus, comprising: a housing having a generally L-shaped structure formed by a first portion and a second portion extending in a generally orthogonal direction from the first portion; a mounting device on a front portion of the first portion for removably mounting the housing to a vertically extending wall of the image forming apparatus so that the front portion of the first portion of the housing faces the vertically extending wall of the image forming device when the housing is mounted on the image forming apparatus; a staple head positioned within the housing for stapling media; a media sheet path within the housing for directing media received from the image forming apparatus to the staple head for stapling, the media sheet path having a media entrance in the front portion of the first portion of the housing for receiving the media through an opening in the vertically extending wall of the image forming apparatus; and a media release mechanism on the second portion of the housing for delivering stapled media from the housing to the output bin of the image forming apparatus, the media release mechanism configured to extend above an output bin of the image forming apparatus when the housing is mounted on the image forming apparatus.