Patent ID: 6918527

Claim:
A staple cartridge, for an electric stapler having a driver for striking a staple to sheets of paper and also having a clincher arranged opposed to the driver that bends leg portions of the staple penetrating the sheets of paper, comprising: a cartridge body that accommodates a large number of staples, and has recess portions on both sides of a front end portion; and a face plate, having support pieces integrally formed from both side edges toward the rear, the support pieces having a boss, the face plate forming a striking passage for a staple, which is stricken out by the driver, at the front end portion of the cartridge body, wherein the staple cartridge is detachably attached to the electric stapler, and wherein the boss of the support pieces are engaged with the recess portions of the cartridge body, and the face plate is slidably and pivotally supported by the cartridge body.