Patent ID: 7318545

Claim:
A stapler with a staple-supporting device comprising: a base having a top surface, a pivoting end and a distal end; a cover mounted pivotally on the base and having an open bottom facing the top surface of the base; a pivoting end attached pivotally to the pivoting end of the base; a distal end; and a staple spade mounted in the open bottom of the cover adjacent to the distal end; a holding bracket mounted pivotally between the base and the cover and having an open top facing the open bottom of the cover; a bottom; a pivoting end mounted pivotally on the pivoting end of the base; a distal end; and a staple outlet formed through the bottom of the holding bracket at the distal end and corresponding to the staple spade in the cover; and a pushing device mounted slidably in the holding bracket wherein the improvement comprising: the pushing device having a body mounted slidably in the holding bracket and having two sides; a front end; a rear end; and at least one resilient arm formed on and extending from the rear end of the body; and a staple-supporting device attached pivotally to the front end of the body and having a pivot rod attached pivotally to the front end of the body and having two ends; at least one head being eccentric, formed on the pivot rod and corresponding to the at least one resilient arm of the body; and a supporting bracket formed on and protruding from the at least one head, extending out of the front end of the body and having a supporting surface and two ends.