Patent ID: 7097086

Claim:
A stapler comprising: a striking plate for dispensing a staple from a staple magazine; a leaf spring engaged with said striking plate for driving said striking plate; and an actuator for lifting said leaf spring, in a plane, from a first position to a second position whereby said leaf spring lifts said striking plate from an initial position to a release position, wherein said leaf spring is adapted to slide, in said plane, on said actuator while being lifted by said actuator, until said leaf spring is lifted to said second position in which said leaf spring is released from said actuator to drive said striking plate from said release position towards said initial position; and wherein said staple magazine comprises a guiding ramp adapted for said actuator to lift said leaf spring, in said plane, from said first position to said second position by means of having at least one contact point formed on one end of said actuator sliding on said guiding ramp.