摘要 |
A stapler optionally including a base having an anvil adjacent one end, the anvil, if included, can have more than one staple receiving aperture or recess therein, the stapler further including; a staple magazine for receiving a strip of display staples and a block in which is a strip of conventional U-shaped wire staples having legs side-by-side and a constant cross-section in both the legs and bridge are mounted; a movable handle connected to the staple magazine or the base; a drive blade substantially rigidly fixed to the handle for forcing a conventional staple from the block in the staple magazine when the handle is moved; a drive head associated with the handle adjacent to or in association with the drive blade, the drive head being either held in a locked position relative to the handle for forcing display staples from the staple magazine when the handle is moved or in a release position allowing movement of the drive head relative to the handle to avoid forcing display staples from the magazine, and a locking means for holding the drive head in the locked position, the stapler being adapted to apply conventional staples with the locking means in the release position and display staples when in the locked position.
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