Understanding Your Stapler - Glossary
Stapling Products: Swingline Stapling Products are segmented into 4 groups. These include Personal Home Office, High Capacity/Heavy Duty, Electric, and Special application staplers. 
Personal Home Office Staplers
Features
Products that typically staple 2-20 sheets using standard 1/4" leg length staples and can be easily stored on the desktop or in a drawer.
Functional Features:
   Die Cast Construction is the most expensive, durable and consistent form of stapler with an ability to be molded into a variety of shapes.
   All Metal Construction is also very strong and reliable with a wide variety of uses in component parts.
   Plastic Construction gives the ability to mold into a variety of shapes without the high cost of cast metal. Molded ribs and reinforcements add strength. This type of stapler construction offers a lightweight alternative to all metal staplers for users who staple less frequently.
   Full strip mechanism (or staple channel) - all metal channel that holds 210 staples.
   Half strip mechanism - all metal channel that holds 105 staples. The half strip staplers are often more compact in design with the same great features as full strip staplers.
   Open Channel Loading - offers easy access to the staple channel by lifting up the cap from the mechanism for loading of staples and clearing of jams when necessary.
   Reload indicator - located near the front of the staple channel on either side of the channel is a "viewfinder" that indicates when staples are low and need to be refilled.
   Tie plate - a steel plate welded to the front of the staple channel. This feature helps to maintain the dimensions of the channel and staple chute for more consistent stapling and to aid in preventing jams and misfed staples.
   Anvil - the steel plate on the base of the stapler with indentations that form the staple. A rotating anvil, available in some machines, allows users to perform the pinning function, which straightens the staple legs outward rather than creating the "clinch". Pinning allows for temporary paper fastening.
   Tacking latch - a latch on the base of the stapler that locks the stapler head to the base, preventing accidental opening. Unlocking this latch allows the user to perform the tacking function. Tacking is when the staple is driven into material without using the anvil, like when attaching material to a bulletin board.
Additional Features/Benefits:
   Full rubber slipper - stabilizes the stapler, provides protection from marring the desktop and gives comfort to users who pick their stapler up when stapling.
   Built-in remover - molded plastic or metal construction on the stapler that allows users to combine two stapling functions in one tool rather than needing a separate staple remover.
   Lever Handle - on certain stapler models the user gains an advantage due to the size of the stapler cap relative to the size of the mechanism. In these models, stapling is made easier due to the added leverage made possible by the handle of the stapler.
   Contoured shape - staplers with parts that are molded to fit the hand offer users added comfort when performing the stapling function. This is true of molded caps and bases, especially for users that hold the stapler in their hand when stapling.
   Soft touch material - whether used on the entire cap or base or only in the area where pressure is applied to staple, this feature offers additional comfort to the user.
   Stand up stapler - any stapler that is designed to stand vertically. This feature is space efficient and also ergonomic for users that routinely hold the stapler in their hand to staple documents.
   Plier stapler - (or hand stapler) operate with the squeeze of the hand and are ideal for all-around office use as well as for florists, check-out counters and many other applications. Plier staplers can use either standard staples or undulated staples.
Heavy Duty Features and Functions
Heavy Duty Staplers use heavier duty, longer wire staples to penetrate thick materials and more sheets. Special heavy duty staples come in assorted leg lengths from 1/4" up to 15/16", capable of stapling up to 210 sheets of paper. Heavy Duty Staplers can accept different sizes of staples that are required to achieve optimal performance when stapling varying quantities of paper.
Product Features:
   All metal working components - the mechanism and anvil are constructed for durability and dependability.
   Contoured lever handle - design allows for a comfortable grip and maximum control when stapling.
   Follow block - the heavy duty stapler's follow block can be externally released from the back of stapler to allow loading of staples into the staple channel. It performs the same function as the internal follow block on the desktop staplers.
   Adjustable Paper Guide - offers the user an easy why to determine proper placement of paper to perform stapling most efficiently. This feature also gives the user an opportunity to place the staple deeper into the document being fastened.
   Jam Clearing Device - a device located on the front of the mechanism that opens the staple chamber to allow quick clearing of staple jams when necessary.
How to Use a Stapler
   Permanent fastening - driving the staple through paper and forming a clinch with the anvil that holds the paper together firmly by bending the legs of the staple to clinch the staple. The clinch can be standard or flat, with the latter improving the ability to stack multiple documents.
   Pinning - driving the staple through paper and straightening the staple legs rather than clinching them to form a temporary paper fastener.
   Tacking - driving the staple into material without using the anvil. For example, when attaching material to a bulletin board.
   Desktop Stapling - stapling performed with the stapler left on the desktop to use the counter force applied by the working surface.
   Handheld Stapling - stapling performed with the stapler in the hand. Handheld users will typically look for a contoured shape, soft-touch materials and perhaps even the stand-up feature in a stapler. Plier, hand and pocket staplers are designed specifically for handheld use.
Staples
Staples come in a variety of sizes and types; each designed to meet a specific stapling requirement. Some of the key terms related to staples are listed below.
Staple Terms:
   Staple crown - the top of the staple.
   Staple leg - the "sides" of the staple that penetrate the material to be stapled.
   Staple strip - a length of staples joined together with adhesive into a predetermined number. A "full strip" is 210 staples and a "half strip" is 105 staples.
   Standard staples - staples with ¼" leg length, used in standard desktop staplers.
   Chisel pointed staples - wire is formed into a "V" at the staple leg ends to allow for easier penetration through paper.
   Undulated staple - a staple with an offset crown for improved holding power. Minimizes the risk of tearing when stapling very thin materials.
   High Capacity Desktop Staples - high quality chisel point staples for use exclusively with the Swingline Desktop High Capacity Stapler. This single staple can be used to staple from 2 to 60 sheets. The wire is a thinner, stronger gauge staple wire for improved document appearance and easier removal.
   By-pass clinch - stapling legs by-pass each other when stapling small quantities of paper. Allows one staple to be used on as few as 2 sheets and as many as 60 sheets without the need to continuously change staple sizes. This technology is used in the 2-60 Swingline Desktop High Capacity Stapler.
   Heavy Duty Staples - staples made of heavier wire and longer legs to penetrate thick materials and more sheets. Different sizes of heavy duty staples are required depending on the quantity of sheets needing to be stapled.
 
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