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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
May. 03, 2004
Takashi Saito, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Hiroki Imazu, Minami-Alps, JP;
Takashi Saito, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Hiroki Imazu, Minami-Alps, JP;
Nisca Corporation, Yamanashi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A staple apparatus includes a support tray for stacking sheets into a sheet bundle, a head unit arranged at a position away from the support tray and having a drive device for driving a staple into the sheet bundle, an anvil unit arranged on the support tray for bending the staple driven into the sheet bundle, and a staple operating device for pressing the head unit against the anvil unit and for separating the head unit from the anvil unit. A cover member is arranged to freely open and close a space for the stapling operation between the head unit and the anvil unit, and a control device controls the staple operating device not to operate when the cover member is not positioned at the closed position.