Elongated-member-driving apparatus – With means to move or guide member into driving position – Including supply magazine for constantly urged members
Patent
1986-08-14
1987-11-17
Bell, Paul A.
Elongated-member-driving apparatus
With means to move or guide member into driving position
Including supply magazine for constantly urged members
227156, B25C 511
Patent
active
047068663
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a stapler including a base section having an anvil at its forward end, a frame section containing a set of staples and forwardly biasing the set of staples toward a through-opening on the forward end of the frame section, a handle section pivotally mounted on the frame section on the side opposite to the base section, the forward end of the handle section including an actuating member adapted to penetrate the through-opening in the frame section and to drive the forwardmost one of the staples in the frame section toward the anvil on the base section, at least the handle section being injection-molded with the actuating member, the actuating member having a thick-walled reinforcing portion extending along the length of the actuating member. The stapler also includes a staple restricting device for restricting the top of a staple when it is being driven by the actuating member, the staple restricting device including the reinforcing portion provided on the body of the actuating member at its forward face, the lower end of the reinforcing portion downwardly extending slightly beyond the lower end of the body of the actuating member.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1067541 (1913-07-01), Palmgren
patent: 2368552 (1945-01-01), Place
patent: 4556161 (1985-12-01), Oide
patent: 4607777 (1986-08-01), Ebihara
Bell Paul A.
Etona Company Limited
Wolfe James L.
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