Staple fastening tool

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
An applicator apparatus for securing hinge fasteners having alternating ribs to the end of a belt by staples, said applicator apparatus comprising an anvil means having an anvil surface for deflecting lower free ends of the staples to clinch the staples to the underside of the belt fasteners, a staple guide block means mounted over said anvil means with a portion thereof spaced from said anvil surface to admit a belt end therebetween, means mounting said staple guide block means for relative movement with respect to said anvil means between an open position admitting the belt end and a closed position for holding the belt for staple application, means for shifting said staple guide block means, means in said guide block defining vertically extending open shafts for receiving staples to be driven through said belt fasteners and the belt end, means for aligning the belt fasteners relative to said staple guide block means and to said anvil surfaces and including alternating slots to matingly receive alternating ribs in the hinge fastener, depending means on the outer edge of said guide block means for abutting the free ends of said belt fastener legs to hold said ribs of said fasteners in said slots during a stapling operation, and a resilient clamping means associated with said staple guide block means and said anvil means and engaging the belt end and applying a holding force thereto to resist shifting of the belt end during driving of the staples through the belt and the clinching of the staple ends.
2.
An applicator apparatus in accordance with claim 1 in which said resilient clamping means comprises at least one resiliently biased pin located on an outer lip portion of said guide block and carried downwardly thereby against the belt end.
3.
An applicator apparatus in accordance with claim 1 in which said depending means includes an outer depending lip for abutting the free ends of the belt fastener legs and in which an inclined surface on said guide block means abuts the inclined upper legs of the belt fasteners