ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,758, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to APEX MFG. Co. LTD. (Taichung, Taiwan).
"Hammer tacker" was invented by Chih-Yung Lin (Taichung, Taiwan) and Chih-Wei Hu (Taichung, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hammer tacker is provided, wherein the hammer tacker includes: a main body including a hammer head portion and a handle portion located at opposite ends, the hammer head portion including a nail outlet; and a striking mechanism received within the hammer head portion and including a cartridge and a striker, the cartridge being movable toward the nail outlet to strike a staple out from the cartridge; wherein the hammer tacker f...