Patent ID: 6896166

Claim:
A hammer-operated stapling apparatus for driving staples of selected size glued together in a staple cartridge, comprising a magazine; a staple rail mounted in said magazine for supporting the staple cartridge; a magazine cover pivotally carried by said magazine for enclosing the staple cartridge on said staple rail; a follower slidably mounted on said staple rail for contacting one end of the staple cartridge; a spring-engaging said follower for biasing said follower against the staple cartridge; a head apparatus provided on one end of said magazine for receiving the staples in the staple cartridge in sequence; a plunger reciprocally mounted in said head apparatus for contacting the staples in said head apparatus and driving the staples in sequence from said head apparatus responsive to a force applied to said plunger; and a handle reversibly carried by said head apparatus for positioning said head apparatus while driving the staples from said head apparatus.