Patent ID: 7090110

Claim:
A stapler for binding a stack of sheets, the stapler comprising: a base; a staple driving mechanism coupled to the base; and a sheet locating device coupled to the base, the sheet locating device having a guide member configured to receive a first edge of the stack of sheets, the sheet locating device being movable with respect to the staple driving mechanism from a first rotational orientation relative to the staple driving mechanism to a second rotational orientation relative to the staple driving mechanism such that a staple can be driven from the staple driving mechanism in at least two different orientations relative to the stack of sheets; wherein the guide member is coupled to the base such that the guide member is movable from the first rotational orientation in response to manipulation by a user, but is substantially immovable from the first rotational orientation in response to contact with the edge of the stack of sheets regardless of orientation of the stack of sheets.