A desktop stapler, comprising: a body with a handle pivotably attached to the body, the handle including a pressing area near a front end of the handle; a base pivotably attached to the body toward a rear end of the stapler, wherein the body extends forward from the pivotal attachment in a substantially parallel relationship above the base in a closed stapler position, and in the closed stapler position, the handle has a rest position wherein the handle is moved to a farthest position away from the base, and the handle has a pre-release position wherein the handle is moved toward the base; a re-set spring biasing the handle toward the rest position; a power spring within the body linked to the handle wherein pressing the handle at the pressing area from the rest position to the pre-release position causes the power spring to deflect and store energy; a striker linked to the power spring, wherein at the pre-release position of the handle, the striker under bias from the power spring ejects a staple out of a staple loading chamber; and wherein the handle at the pressing area moves about 0.9 to 1 inch inclusive toward the base as the handle moves from the rest position to the pre-release position. view more

The desktop stapler of claim 24, wherein the striker includes a pre-release position above the staple loading chamber, a lowest striker position in front of the staple loading chamber, wherein the striker moves toward the base about one half inch between the striker pre-release position and the striker lowest position. view more

A desktop stapler, comprising: a body with a handle pivotably attached to the body, the handle including a pressing area near a front end of the handle; a base pivotably attached to the body toward a rear end of the stapler, the stapler having a closed stapler position wherein the body extends forward from the pivotal attachment in a substantially parallel relationship above the base, and the handle has a rest position wherein the handle is moved to a farthest position away from the base, and the handle has a pre-release position where the handle is moved toward the base, including a handle pressing distance defined by the distance between the pressing area at the rest position and the pressing area at the pre-release position; a re-set spring biasing the handle toward the rest position; a power spring within the body linked to the handle wherein pressing the handle at the pressing area from the rest position to the pre-release position causes the power spring to deflect and store energy; a striker linked to the power spring, wherein at the pre-release position of the handle, the striker under bias from the power spring ejects a staple out of a staple loading chamber; wherein the striker includes a pre-release position above the staple loading chamber and a lowest striker position in front of the staple loading chamber, and wherein the pressing distance is about double the distance that the striker moves toward the base between the striker pre-release position and the striker lowest position. view more

The desktop staple of claim 27, wherein the handle at the pressing area moves about 0.9 to 1 inch inclusive toward the base as the handle moves from the rest position to the pre-release position.

A safety mechanism for a self-powered tool that ejects and drives fasteners into a working surface, comprising: a body having a front end, a rear end, and a bottom; a striker disposed at the front end of the body, wherein the striker slides along a path therein; a power spring disposed in the body, biasing the striker toward a fastener exit area at the bottom of the body; a handle hinged to the rear end of the body, the handle linked to the power spring wherein rotating the handle energizes the power spring; a guide track disposed at the bottom of the body, biasing the fasteners into the path of the striker to be ejected by the striker; a base pivotably attached at the rear end of the body, the base including an open position spaced away from the body and a pressed position against the body, wherein in the base pressed position the fastener exit area is enclosed from below by the base, and in the base open position the fastener exit area is exposed from below; a cover plate with an anvil forming a depression therein disposed on the base, and in the base pressed position the fastener exit area is located substantially at the depression; a locking means disposed at the front end of the body and having a first portion that is biased out from the bottom of the body, the locking means having a second portion that is biased to advance into at least one of the power spring, striker, and handle to prevent at least one of the power spring, striker, and handle respectively from moving to complete a cycle to eject the fasteners from the guide track, wherein the first portion of the of the locking means presses the cover plate adjacent to the depression while in the pressed position of the base to retract the second portion; and a biasing means biasing the locking means. view more

A safety mechanism for a self-powered tool that ejects and drives fasteners into a working surface, comprising: a body containing a striker at a front end thereof, wherein the striker slides along a path therein; a power spring disposed in the body, biasing the striker toward a bottom of the body; a handle hinged to the body, the handle linked to the power spring wherein rotating the handle energizes the power spring; a guide track disposed at the bottom of the body, biasing at least one fastener in a stack of fasteners into the path of the striker to be ejected by the striker; a base hinged to the body, wherein the base includes a cover plate disposed thereon, and the cover plate includes an anvil located underneath the striker when the base is hinged toward the body; and a locking means disposed at the front end of the body and having a first portion that is biased out of the body and includes a second portion that is biased to engage at least one of the power spring, striker and handle to block at least one of the power spring, striker, and handle respectively from moving to complete a cycle to eject fasteners from the guide track. view more

The safety mechanism for a self-powered tool according to claim 7, wherein the striker starts at a rest position in front of the fasteners.

A desktop stapler comprising: an elongated base including sidewalls; a body pivotably attached to the base toward a rear end of the stapler, the stapler having a closed stapler position wherein the body extends forward from the pivotal attachment in a substantially parallel relationship with the base, and an open position of the stapler wherein the body is pivoted away from the base; a track assembly including a track pull disposed at a bottom of the body, wherein the base sidewalls surround the track pull in the closed stapler position; and wherein the track assembly is slidably fitted to the body having an inward track position with the track assembly under the body, and movable to extend rearward from the body in the open position of the stapler so that the track pull extends beyond the base sidewalls to be exposed outside the base sidewalls. view more

The stapler of claim 20, wherein a track chamber is at least partially exposed when the track assembly is moved rearward.