Patent ID: 7866648

Claim:
A multiple stapling apparatus comprising: a compile tray configured to hold a plurality of stacked sheets; a stapler configured to staple at least two or more parts of a sheet of the plurality of stacked sheets by moving in a moving direction along a section of the plurality of stacked sheets; a clamp shaft arranged parallel to the moving direction of the stapler; a first guide rotatable about the clamp shaft, the first guide having a first base wall to support the plurality of stacked sheets, the first guide being configured to rotate about the clamp shaft to move the first base wall away from the plurality of stacked sheets when the stapler moves a predetermined distance along the clamp shaft from a first position; and a pair of second guides configured to be slidable along the clamp shaft with the stapler, each of the second guides having a second base wall configured to support the plurality of stacked sheets when the first base wall is moved away from the plurality of stacked sheets.