Patent ID: 7464844

Claim:
A staple gun comprising: a striker, the striker moveable through a stapling cycle that includes a cocked position prior to the striker striking a staple to apply a staple; a force providing mechanism movable through an energizing cycle that includes a cocked position, the force providing mechanism including manually operable handle, the handle operatively connected to a lifter that is moveable from a position engaging the striker to a position disengaged from the striker, the lifter being in the position engaging the striker to move the striker to the cocked position in response to manual movement of the handle to provide a force to the striker for striking a staple to apply a staple, the lifter configured to move to the position disengaged from the striker in response to continued manual movement of the handle; a cycle interrupter configured to engage the striker to prohibit movement of the striker and to interrupt the stapling cycle when the striker is in the cocked position or when the force providing mechanism is in the cocked position; an actuator mechanism configured to disengage the cycle interrupter to thereby allow the stapling cycle to continue so that the striker may strike a staple; wherein the actuator mechanism includes an actuator member configured to be manually moved to cause the actuator mechanism to disengage the cycle interrupter; and a mode selection control for selecting between a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, the first mode of operation allowing the cycle interrupter to be active, and the second mode of operation deactivating the cycle interrupter so that the cycle interrupter does not automatically interrupt a cycle.