A stapling tool which includes an anvil assembly that is pivotally mounted and which can be positioned to secure items together through which a staple received from a magazine assembly is driven. The tool is trigger-operated and sequentially positions the anvil assembly to retain the items, after which a motor is actuated to drive the staple to connect the items. Following the driving action, the anvil assembly is removed to permit assembly of the connected items.

A surgical stapler for forming and implanting surgical staples in the skin or fascia of a patient to close a wound or incision is provided and comprises a member having a rearward portion including a handle portion and a forward portion having a front surface facing the incision, and a guide disposed at the forward-most end of the forward portion which guide is inserted beneath the surface of the skin or fascia and plows through the incision to be stapled.

A stapling device utilizes heat recoverable material (the driver) having shape memory to drive staples through materials to be joined and in one embodiment, against an anvil for crimping the ends of the staples. The heat recoverable material, preferably a metal such as Nitinol, may have heat applied by a heater mounted on at least one surface thereof or by induction or other method of heating. If a heater is mounted on a surface of the driver, upon insertion of the driver into the staple device,...

The present invention relates to a stapling gun and in particular to one comprising a main body portion, a pusher, a guide way, a drives, a covering plate and an adjustable wire attachment, characterized in that the stapling gun can be used with various types of staples on the market.

A sorter for stapling is provided with an arrangement of a plurality of sorting bins and a paper guide means which discharges the papers to predetermined bins. A stapling means is provided to move to the positions corresponding to the predetermined bins. The stapling means moves to a position corresponding to a bin in which are held the papers to be stapled among the predetermined bins, and effects the stapling process under the condition where the papers are held in said bin. The stapling numbe...

In a stapling machine, an ejector blade can be moved to eject a staple through a staple ejection slot towards an anvil adapted to clinch the ends of the arms of the staple. The staple ejector blade is moved by an actuator element. A toggle is provided which maintains the actuator element in a first position until a predetermined force has been applied to the actuator element. The toggle then releases the actuator element permitting the actuator element to move the ejector blade to eject a staple...

A stapling plier has a magazine adapted to contain a supply of detachably interconnected staples, and resiliently biased driver and clincher arms pivotally connected to the magazine for movement between open and closed positions. The magazine has an exit throat and the driver and clincher arms are provided respectively with driver and clincher elements. An operating lever is pivotally connected to the clincher arm and has arcuate surfaces in sliding contact with complimentary arcuate surfaces on...

An attachment for a stapling gun of the type which is used in the finishing and construction business for fastening electric cable and the like, and more particularly, the pneumatic stapler which is used for securing electrical cable through its routing within a building structure. The attachment consists of a guide member which is readily affixed to the commercially available staple gun to enable gun alignment and placement of the staple without danger of nicking or otherwise injuring the elect...

A veterinary stapling mechanism which comprises an implement having a staple delivery means and a staple crimping mechanism, the latter comprising a pantograph device for crimping the ends of a staple over a crimp plate which is then removed from the stapling location.

A surgical stapling instrument for forming and implanting a staple in the skin or fascia of a patient to close a wound or incision therein. The instrument comprises a handle portion and a nose portion. The nose portion houses a staple driver operable by an actuator pivotally associated with the handle portion. An anvil plate is affixed to the bottom of the nose portion. A plurality of staples are supported by the anvil plate and means are provided to advance the staples along the anvil plate tow...