Stapler

• Main Authors: KANDASAMY BALAJI, PAPESH DAVID J, HAMAGUCHI YUKI, HARRIS MARK, EBIHARA YOSHIYUKI, MATTHEWS BRIAN W, KIRBY DAVID, EATON EDWARD T
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 01.09.2010
• Subjects: BOOKBINDING; FILES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PERMANENTLY ATTACHING TOGETHER SHEETS, QUIRES OR SIGNATURES ORPERMANENTLY ATTACHING OBJECTS THERETO; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER; TRANSPORTING

The present invention relates to a stapler movable between a rest position and a stapling position and having a front end and a rear end, wherein the front end is near the staples load position. The stapler includes a base, a staple magazine coupled to the base and configured to hold staples, and a driver blade operable to drive staples out of the staple magazine during stapling operations. The stapler further includes an elastic member coupled to the driver blade and operable to move the driver blade during stapling operations. The elastic member utilizes potential energy to move the driver blade during stapling operations. The stapler also includes a protruding connecting rod having a first connecting rod member and a second connecting rod member which are pivotally connected, the protruding connecting rod can shift between the first position and the second position, wherein at the first position, the driver blade is stopped from driving staples out of the staple magazine; and at the second position, the dr