Patent ID: 6840422

Claim:
A stapler for securing items together with a user selectable shaped staple having a central section with a predetermined shape, said stapler comprising: a) a base; b) a magazine section pivotally connected to said base for retaining a plurality of user selectable shaped staples having a central section with a predetermined shape therein; c) a guide positioned within said magazine section for receiving said plurality of user selectable shaped staples therein one at a time; d) a punch having a shape substantially similar to the shape of the user selectable shaped staple, said punch being positioned in said magazine section on a side of said guide opposite said base; and e) a die positioned between said punch and said guide having a recess extending therethrough, wherein the items to be secured being positioned between said base and magazine section and, when a force is applied to said magazine in a direction towards said base, said punch is caused to extend through said die and contact the user selectable shaped staple received by said guide causing the user selectable shaped staple to be released from within said guide and extend through the items positioned between said base and magazine section thereby securing the items together.