Patent ID: 8789735

Claim:
A floor stapler shoe, comprising: a shoe body including a lower wall adapted to confront a floor board and an opening through which a staple can be ejected and having at least one side wall extending perpendicularly from the lower wall and constructed to connect to a floor stapler; at least one guide block directly secured to the side wall of the shoe body, the guide block having a first antifriction component extending from the guide block and positioned to engage the outer surface of the floor board; and at least one side block directly secured to the side wall of the shoe body, the side block having a second antifriction component extending from the side block and positioned to engage an upper surface of the floor board, wherein the first and second antifriction components facilitate longitudinal sliding of the floor stapler shoe along the floor board between successive stapling locations and stapling actions performed by the floor stapler while the first and second antifriction components maintain contact with the floor board.