Patent ID: 8453900

Claim:
A rolling staple gun for automatically applying a plurality of staples to a work surface while moving across the work surface, said rolling staple gun comprising: a housing including a staple feed assembly and a staple driving assembly situated therein respectively, further comprising: an access panel centrally located along a top surface of said housing; a pair of rear wheels and a front wheel rotatable attached to said housing respectively; a front bumper extending laterally across a forward-facing vertical surface of said housing for protecting said rolling staple gun from impact during movement; a handle socket portion protruding from a rear central portion of said housing at an upward angle of approximately forty-five degrees relative to said work surface; a control module; a pitch selection potentiometer communicatively coupled to said control module, said pitch selection potentiometer defining a predetermined distance between consecutive staples to be driven into said work surface; a rotary encoder affixed to one of said rear wheels and communicatively coupled to said control module, said rotary encoder detecting a distance traveled by said housing across said work surface; and, a power source communicatively coupled to said control module; a handle assembly attached to said handle socket portion for maneuvering said housing across said work surface, said handle assembly including an electronic trigger for actuating said rolling staple gun; and, a plurality of staples engaged with said staple feed assembly; wherein said staple driving assembly comprises: a solenoid actuator communicatively coupled to said control module and having a driving shaft attached thereto; a first tool attached to said driving shaft, said first tool having an angular forward face relative to said work surface; a second tool having an angled upper face portion positioned at a right angle to said angular forward face of said first tool; a bearing block attached to an underside surface of said housing; a driver frame attached to a floor portion of said housing; a spring return mechanism attached to said driver frame and said second tool; and, a staple aperture formed through said floor portion of said housing; and, wherein said staple feed assembly automatically feeds said staples to said staple driving assembly while said housing is maneuvered along the work surface.