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A magazine for a stapler capable of storing and feeding staples of different widths. A channel having parallel sides is divided by a central staple support into two parallel spaces. One of the spaces is wide enough to confine one leg of a U-shaped staple between one side and the central staple suppo

A magazine for a stapler capable of storing and feeding staples of different widths. A channel having parallel sides is divided by a central staple support into two parallel spaces. One of the spaces is wide enough to confine one leg of a U-shaped staple between one side and the central staple support. This, in cooperation with the central support, properly supports the staples irrespective of their width.

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A method of loading U-shaped staples of different transverse widths into a stapler having an elongated staple magazine pivotally attached to the stapler housing, the magazine including a pair of spaced, parallel side walls and a support structure between said side walls, the method comprising the st

A method of loading U-shaped staples of different transverse widths into a stapler having an elongated staple magazine pivotally attached to the stapler housing, the magazine including a pair of spaced, parallel side walls and a support structure between said side walls, the method comprising the steps of: pivotally separating said magazine from said housing; placing a plurality of said staples into said magazine between said side walls and over said support structure, said staples having different transverse widths less than the distance beween said side walls and greater than the width of said support structure; supporting the base of each said staple on said support structure for longitudinal, slidable movement; closely confining only one leg of each said staple between one said side wall and said support structure; and imposing a bias toward one end of said magazine on at least said one leg and base of said staples. In a stapler having a housing supporting means for selectively ejecting U-shaped staples into a workpiece, the improvement comprising: a one-piece, integrally-formed staple magazine for containing a plurality of staples having various transverse widths, said magazine including a pair of transversely-spaced, parallel side walls and a pair of transversely-spaced, parallel inner walls disposed between and in parallel relation to said side walls, said side and inner walls defining two parallel, U-shaped channels open toward said housing and disposed to receive the legs of said staples, the transverse width of one said channel being only slightly greater than the transverse width of the legs of said staples to receive and closely confine one leg of each said staple and the transverse width of the other said channel being substantially greater than the transverse width of the legs of said staples to receive the other leg of the of each said staple, the minimum and maximum transverse widths of said staples being defined by said inner walls and side walls, respectively, and said inner walls slidably supporting said staples for longitudinal movement in said magazine.