Patent ID: 7222768

Claim:
A desktop stapler comprising: a body; a striker disposed at a front of the body that moves within the body between a highest striker position and a lowest striker position, said striker having a striker bottom edge a base pivoted to the body having an anvil located below the striker, wherein the striker lowest position is substantially adjacent to the anvil, the anvil serving to form staple legs; wherein the anvil includes a curved shape with a center ridge, side ramps, and wells, and is formed from a recess in the surrounding material; and the striker bottom edge extending at least partially into the anvil at the striker lowest position, the striker bottom edge shaped to follow the curved shape of the anvil including rounded corners to provide clearance between the anvil side ramps and the striker bottom edge, and a centrally positioned notch to provide clearance between the anvil center ridge and the striker bottom edge.