US 6,981,627 B2
Electric stapler having an apparatus to bend staple legs and the apparatus
Cheng-Tao Tsai, Tali (Taiwan)
Assigned to Apex Mfg. Co., Ltd., Tali (Taiwan)
Filed on Apr. 21, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/830,389.
Prior Publication US 2005/0236458 A1, Oct. 27, 2005
Int. Cl. B25C 7/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 227—155 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
13. An apparatus to bend legs of a staple for a stapler, and the apparatus comprises
a stationary frame;
a cover mounted on the stationary frame and having a through hole for receiving the legs of the driven staple; and
a sliding anvil mechanism mounted in the stationary frame and comprising a first anvil device and a second anvil device, each of the first and the second anvil devices comprising a sliding anvil, and each of the sliding anvils being driven toward the through hole and abutting with and sliding along a respective edge in the stationary frame to bend a respective one of the legs in the through hole.