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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1996
Alfred J Evans, Lake In The Hills, IL (US);
David Q Feng, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Robert J Long, Lake In The Hills, IL (US);
Acco USA, Inc., Wheeling, IL (US);
Abstract
A stapler with a storage chamber has an opening which is closable by a removable door or slipper. The slipper includes a flexible perimeter which fits on a frame in the stapler storage chamber. The stapler may further include one or more of the following: i) a device for stabilizing the pivotal connection between the slipper and the base when the slipper is opened and limiting pivotal displacement of the slipper; ii) a retaining device for selectively retaining and releasing the slipper relative to a base of the stapler; iii) a magnetic device for magnetically attaching the stapler to objects; iv) a reinforcement device for supporting an anvil of the stapler and frictionally latching the slipper to the base; and v) an arrangement for frictionally retaining the anvil to the base of the stapler.