US 12,318,902 B1
Staple tool apparatus
Troy C. Mellin, Bradenton, FL (US); and Kevin W. Black, Myakka City, FL (US)
Filed by Troy C. Mellin, Bradenton, FL (US); and Kevin W. Black, Myakka City, FL (US)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/589,996.
Int. Cl. B25C 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC B25C 5/0285 (2013.01) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A staple installation apparatus, the staple installation apparatus comprising:
a first rounded end comprising a circumferential annular wall and a cruciform slot circumferentially surrounded by the circumferential annular wall, the cruciform slot comprising an elongated first slot and an elongated second slot perpendicular to and shorter than the elongated first slot, the cruciform slot configured for receiving one staple at a time in either the elongated first slot or the elongated second slot and driving the one staple;
a second rounded end having a flat surface configured for striking with a hammer to thereby drive the one staple via the first rounded end; and
a rounded handle intermediate the first rounded end and the second rounded end, wherein a circumference of the rounded handle is less than a circumference of the first rounded end and a circumference of the second rounded end,
wherein the staple installation apparatus is dumbbell shaped, and
wherein the first rounded end, the second rounded end, and the rounded handle are integrally formed together and thereby move together in uniform motion without relative movement therebetween.