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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2004
David P. Adams, Barrington, IL (US);
Roland Sudmalis, Chicago, IL (US);
David P. Adams, Barrington, IL (US);
Roland Sudmalis, Chicago, IL (US);
ACCO Brands USA LLC, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
A stapler for binding a stack of sheets includes a base, a staple driving mechanism coupled to the base, and a sheet locating device coupled to the base. The sheet locating device includes a guide having first and second guide members and is movable with respect to the staple driving mechanism from a first rotational orientation relative to the staple driving mechanism to a second rotational orientation. The stapler can be used to perform a method of stapling wherein a first stack of sheets receives a staple in a first rotational orientation with respect to the guide, and a second stack of sheets receives a staple in a second rotational orientation with respect to the guide by moving the guide between first and second rotational orientations.