| CPC B25C 5/025 (2013.01) | 20 Claims |
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1. A dual-mode stapler comprising:
two bases respectively being
a first base; and
a second base pivotally connected with the first base;
a magazine assembly pivotally connected with the first base and spaced from the second base;
a hammer assembly pivotally connected with the first base and spaced from the second base; and
a fastening mechanism having
an operating unit disposed on one of the two bases and configured to slide between a locking position and an unlocking position along a sliding direction; and
an elastic unit disposed between the operating unit and the base on which the operating unit is disposed, and the elastic unit being elastically deformable to drive the operating unit toward the locking position;
wherein
when the operating unit is at the locking position, the operating unit is engaged with the other one of the two bases;
when the operating unit is at the unlocking position, the operating unit is withdrawn from said the other one of the two bases so as to allow the second base to pivot relative to the first base away from the magazine assembly to an open state.
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