Patent ID: 8360292

Claim:
A staple refill comprising: a refill body accommodating sheet-type connected staples, the refill body including a bottom wall, a right wall provided on a right side of the bottom wall and formed with a vertically extending right guide slot, a left wall provided on a left side of the bottom wall and formed with a vertically extending left guide slot, and a front wall provided on front sides of the right and left walls; and a pressing member provided in the refill body in a movable manner to press the sheet-type connected staples, the pressing member including a guide shaft guided along the right and left guide slots, wherein the guide shaft includes a right end portion protruding outside the right wall through the right guide slot, and a left end portion protruding outside the left wall through the left guide slot, wherein the pressing member further includes a guide projection at a front end of the pressing member, the guide projection being configured to contact an inner surface of the front wall, wherein the bottom wall includes a notch at a front side of the bottom wall, and wherein, when the pressing member is not pressing the sheet-type connected staples, the guide projection enters the notch.