Abstract: A stapler including a moveable strike plate and accessibility features is described. A slidable strike plate is moveable from a first staple forming position to a second staple forming position to form different staple shapes. The slidable strike plate is moved relative to the anvil of the stapler with a single hand to change positions. A rotatable strike plate is turned with a single hand to move between staple forming positions by rotating an outer dial of the rotatable strike plate relative to the anvil of the stapler. The stapler includes an indicator window that shows if the stapler is empty or running low on staples and a quick release staple loading magazine that is operable using a single hand.

Abstract: A driving tool includes an electric motor, a battery mount that receives a battery for powering the electric motor, a flywheel that rotates by the electric motor, a magazine that loads a connected fastener rolled in a coil and including a plurality of fasteners temporarily connected in parallel, an impact driver that advances through a driving path with rotational power of the flywheel to drive the fasteners, and a feed mechanism that feeds the connected fastener by a pitch from the magazine toward the driving path.

Abstract: A fastening tool includes a contact trip operatively associated with a contact trip switch to enable a fastener drive system to be fired when the contact trip reaches a firing position, after having engaged a work surface. If a dry-fire condition exists in a magazine connected to the fastening tool, the movement of the contact trip is completely taken up or absorbed by a biasing agent so that the contact trip switch is not closed. The biasing agent also limits the amount of force that can be applied to the contact trip switch in the event an operator slams the contact trip against a work surface or drops the fastening tool nose-first onto an unyielding surface.

Abstract: A driving tool is provided with a driver for driving out a fastener from a nozzle, a balancer, and a balancer biasing member for biasing the balancer in a direction away from the nozzle. The balancer moves in the direction away from the nozzle by a biasing force of the balancer biasing member when the driver moves toward the nozzle.

Abstract: A cap hammer for driving a staple through a cap into a work surface. The cap hammer includes a staple magazine configured to hold a plurality of staples, a cap magazine disposed beneath the staple magazine and configured to hold a horizontal stack of caps, an internal guide body disposed at a forward end of the cap hammer, a cap driver blade disposed within the internal guide body configured to shear a cap from the stack of caps, a staple driver blade disposed within the internal guide body configured to shear a staple from the plurality of staples, and a work contact element disposed at the forward end of the cap hammer and configured to activate the cap driver blade and the staple driver blade when depressed against a work surface.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multifunctional stapler including a housing, a nailing portion arranged at a front end of the housing, and a toggling device, a part of which being arranged inside the housing and a part of which extending to the outside of the housing. The nailing portion comprises: a staple feeding member arranged at a front end of the bottom of the housing, a staple feeding groove arranged on the surface at one side of the staple feeding member for receiving staples, a striking member, a part of which being inserted into the staple feeding groove, the toggling device controlling the striking member to strike the staples, and an adjusting device, a part of which being arranged outside the housing, for adjusting a depth of the staple feeding groove.

Abstract: A fastener driver includes a housing, a cylinder disposed within the housing, and a piston positioned and moveable within the cylinder. The fastener driver additionally includes a nosepiece at least partially defining a fastener driving track through which fasteners are driven, and a driver blade attached to the piston and moveable with the piston to drive the fasteners through the fastener driving track. The driver blade includes an axial guiding projection for guiding the driver blade within the nosepiece, and wherein the projection terminates before a distal end of the driver blade.

Abstract: A staple gun is provided, including: a main body, including a bottom side, and an abutting portion, a staple outlet and a notch which are disposed on the bottom side; a staple magazine, being withdrawably received within the main body; a lock mechanism, including a pressed member disposed on the staple magazine and having a restricting portion movable between a restricting position and a releasing position; wherein when the restricting portion is in the restricting position, the pressed member is located within the notch, the restricting portion is blocked with the abutting portion and the staple magazine is non-withdrawable from the main body; when the pressed member is pressed and moved toward an interior of the main body and the restricting portion is in the releasing position, the restricting portion is unlocked from the abutting portion and the staple magazine is withdrawable from the main body.

Abstract: The stapler includes a main body, a trigger, a striking mechanism, and a stopping plate. The main body has an outlet at a first end portion. The trigger is pivotally connected to the main body with an end, and the other end extends toward the first end portion for being pressed toward the main body. The striking mechanism includes a striker at the first end portion and a releasing unit for releasing the striker. The trigger switches the releasing unit between a release mode and an accumulating mode so that the striker can move toward the outlet. The striker has a concave face facing the outlet for striking a staple unit. The stopping plate is disposed on the first end portion and is for the staple unit to abut against horizontally. The stopping plate has at least one recess at an end thereof facing the outlet.

Abstract: A fastener driving tool includes a striking member and an energy storing unit disposed in a housing. The energy storing unit has at least one torsion spring having forwardly extending short and long legs which are connected to a pivotable handle and the striking member. An anchoring member is disposed forwardly of and slidable relative to the handle and is detachably engaged with the striking member. During a pivotal movement of the handle, the short and long legs of the torsion spring are moved in opposite directions to store a biasing energy and to force the striking member upwards, which in turn moves the striking member downward for performing a fastener striking stroke once the anchoring member is disengaged from the striking member to release the torsion spring.

Abstract: A fastener magazine of a fastening device may include a track defining an elongated channel with a dispensing end at which fasteners are dispensed from the magazine. A runner positioned in the track may include a release member that projects outward from an outer surface of the runner. A pusher may be positioned in the track and coupled to the runner such that the pusher exerts a force in a direction toward the dispensing end of the track on the fasteners when the runner is in a closed position. A retention member that is attached to a side wall of the track can engage the pusher through an aperture in the track to prevent the pusher from contacting the fasteners until the runner has reached a desired position in the track. The release member can contact the retention member to disengage the retention member from the pusher.

Abstract: A driving tool is provided with a driver for driving out a fastener from a nozzle, a balancer, and a balancer biasing member for biasing the balancer in a direction away from the nozzle. The balancer moves in the direction away from the nozzle by a biasing force of the balancer biasing member when the driver moves toward the nozzle.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the application, a device for driving a fastening element into a substrate has an energy-transfer element for transferring energy to the fastening element. The energy-transfer element can move preferably between a starting position and a setting position, wherein the energy-transfer element is located, before a driving-in procedure, in the starting position and, after the driving-in procedure, in the setting position. According to another aspect of the application, the device comprises a mechanical-energy storage device for storing mechanical energy. The energy-transfer element is then suitable preferably for transferring energy from the mechanical-energy storage device to the fastening element.

Abstract: A fastener-driving tool including a housing, a driving device associated with the housing and including a driver blade, a biasing member and a coupler attached to the driver blade and the biasing member, and a compound gear rotatably attached to the housing and in engagement with the coupler, where the compound gear is configured to rotate between a first position and a second position. The compound gear is rotated to the first position to move and secure the biasing member in a biased position when the driver blade is in a pre-drive position, and upon actuation, the biasing member is released from the biased position and biases the compound gear to move to the second position thereby causing the driver blade to move to a driven position for driving a fastener.

Abstract: A driving tool is provided with a driver for driving out a fastener from a nozzle, a balancer, and a balancer biasing member for biasing the balancer in a direction away from the nozzle. The balancer moves in the direction away from the nozzle by a biasing force of the balancer biasing member when the driver moves toward the nozzle.

Abstract: A driving tool is provided with a driver for driving out a fastener from a nozzle, a balancer, and a balancer biasing member for biasing the balancer in a direction away from the nozzle. The balancer moves in the direction away from the nozzle by a biasing force of the balancer biasing member when the driver moves toward the nozzle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for setting fasteners, in particular a driving tool, comprising at least one striking pin for a particular fastener, wherein the striking pin and the fastener to be set by the striking pin are guided at least in some sections in a channel, which comprises at least one stationary channel part and a channel closure flap arranged so as to be pivotable relative to the channel part. The channel closure flap is held at the upper end thereof by an eccentric shaft that can be adjusted about the rotational axis, wherein the closure flap comprises at least one holding part corresponding to the channel part for forming a lock. The eccentric shaft preferably comprises two end sections oriented coaxially to each other and a center part arranged eccentrically to the end sections, wherein the closure flap is rotatably mounted on the center part of the eccentric shaft.

Abstract: An automatic fastening device includes a driving mechanism for driving a double-headed fastener and a magazine for receiving and delivering the double-headed fastener to the driving mechanism. The magazine includes a first channel that receives a first head of the fastener and a second channel that receives a second head of the same fastener. The first and second channels guide the fastener along the magazine and toward an actuation component of the driving mechanism for driving the fastener into an object. A plurality of double-headed fasteners are inserted into the magazine, guided by the magazine to the driving mechanism, and driven one at a time into an object such that the first head of the fasteners extends from the object for easy removal of the fasteners.

Abstract: A magazine of nail gun is provided with a nail receptacle; a cover slidably mounted on the receptacle; a cavity on an uneven bottom of the cover; a first hole from the cover to the cavity; a spring biased button in the first hole; a first retaining member secured to the button and urging against a bottom of the cavity so as to retain the button; a second hole through the receptacle and aligned with the first hole; a spring biased detent in the second hole and projecting out of the second hole to urge against a bottom of the button; and a second retaining member secured to the detent and urging against the bottom of the receptacle so as to retain the detent. The cover is locked by the receptacle in a storage position of the magazine.

Abstract: A staple cartridge is provided with: a refill which houses in a wound manner a staple sheet formed by coupling a plurality of straight staples and includes a guide passage for carrying out the staple sheet; and a cartridge body which includes a feeding passage for guiding the staple sheet carried out from the refill via the guide passage to a position of driving out by the driver. The guide passage is communicated with the feeding passage when the refill is attached to the cartridge body, and the refill is attached to and detached from the cartridge body from a direction different from a direction along which the guide passage and the feeding passage are communicated.

Abstract: This invention provides a safety apparatus for a stapler, the safety apparatus comprises a first plate having a hook and a first opening, wherein when the first plate is in a first position, the hook engages a driving blade for preventing the same from driving out a staple, a second plate substantially parallel to the first plate and having a second opening, a pin having a first and second end, and a first spring urging the pin downward with the first end of the pin protruding from a bottom of a housing body of the stapler and the second end of the pin below the second plate, wherein when the housing body is pressed against an object, the first end of the pin is pushed into the housing body, and the second end of the pin is inserted into both the first and second openings.

Abstract: A stapler 100 is provided with a driver 5 provided at a forward end of the driver arm 4, as shown in FIG. 20A, driving a staple 30 out according to any predetermined clinching force, the driver 5 having projections 5b, 5b which contact portions of the staple 30 over the legs of the staple pushed against the front inner wall of the magazine 3 by a staple-pushing member 40. Accordingly, the clinching force is transferred to the legs through the projections 5b, 5b of the driver 5 so that the clinching force can be concentrated onto the legs. Furthermore, a staple-pushing member 40 pushes the staple 30, so that it is possible to prevent buckling from occurring in the legs.

Abstract: A labor-saving stapler of the present invention includes a base, a press arm, a transmission arm, a connection arm, a magazine, a staple pusher, a moving means, a buckling means and a switching means. The magazine is slidably disposed between the connection arm and the base. The moving means moves the magazine outwardly when the switching means is activated. As such, the magazine can be opened by operating the switching means. When the switching means includes a button or the same, users can open the magazine easily with only one hand.

Abstract: A hammer tacker of the present invention includes a shell, a receiving tank, a magazine and a switch. The shell defines an inner chamber, and it includes a handle and a head which has a bottom opening. The receiving tank defines a space and has an opening facing downward, which communicates the bottom opening of the head. The magazine is slidably received in the receiving tank, and the magazine has a bottom surface on which a retaining slot is formed. The switch is pivotably disposed on the bottom of the shell. The switch has a press portion and a retaining portion, from which a retaining protrusion is extended. The retaining protrusion selectively engages with the retaining slot to prohibit the movement of the magazine. When the press portion is pressed, the retaining protrusion disengages from the retaining slot so that the magazine becomes slidable.

Abstract: A magazine front end retaining structure for hammer tacker includes a case body head cap connected to a front end of a case body of a tacker case of the hammer tacker; a retaining push member pivotally mounted to a front opening of the case body head cap; an outer staple channel head cap connected to a front end of an outer staple channel of a magazine, which and a magazine cover are coaxially pivotally connected at respective rear end to a rear end of the case body, and a catch section located at a front end of the outer staple channel head cap for the retaining push member to hook thereto, so that a front end of the magazine is held to the tacker case. To release the front end of the magazine from the tacker case for loading staples, simply pushes the retaining push member with one hand.

Abstract: A fastening tool includes a housing assembly having a nosepiece and a magazine assembly that is coupled to the housing assembly. The magazine assembly includes a canister, a door structure, a feed pawl and a follower structure. The canister is configured to hold a plurality of collated fasteners and has a first canister portion and a second canister portion that is movable relative to the first canister portion between a closed position and an open position. The fastening tool further includes a coil feeder assembly having an indexing pawl. The indexing pawl advances a fastener into operative engagement with the feed pawl upon movement of the second canister portion from the open position to the closed position. The movement of the indexing pawl may be effectuated by an electric actuator.

Abstract: A cover or boot for use in conjunction with the nail advancement mechanism of a fastener-driving tool is disclosed. The cover or boot covers external surface portions of the nail advancement mechanism of the fastener-driving tool so as to prevent a significant accumulation of dust particles from effectively collecting upon and entering the piston-cylinder assembly of the nail advancement mechanism and thereby operatively interfering with the reciprocal movements of the piston of the piston-cylinder assembly of the nail advancement mechanism whereby the operative functioning of the nail advancement mechanism of the fastener-driving tool would otherwise be adversely affected.

Abstract: A stapler 100 is provided with a driver 5 provided at a forward end of the driver arm 4, as shown in FIG. 20A, driving a staple 30 out according to any predetermined clinching force, the driver 5 having projections 5b, 5b which contact portions of the staple 30 over the legs of the staple pushed against the front inner wall of the magazine 3 by a staple-pushing member 40. Accordingly, the clinching force is transferred to the legs through the projections 5b, 5b of the driver 5 so that the clinching force can be concentrated onto the legs. Furthermore, a staple-pushing member 40 pushes the staple 30, so that it is possible to prevent buckling from occurring in the legs.

Abstract: A stapler has a base portion including a rotatable clinching portion, a magazine portion pivotally attached to rotate to a position on the base portion, a push-down portion pivotally attached to rotate to a position on the base portion to be disposed above the magazine portion which has a driving blade in the vicinity of a front end thereof, and a handle member pivotally attached to rotate to a handle support member fixed to the base portion in a position on the handle member which is adapted to be brought into contact with the vicinity of a front end of an upper portion of the push-down member to lower the push-down member. The clinching portion includes a slider which slides along support shafts to permit a lowering operation of the clinching portion. The handle member includes a roller in contact with the push-down portion.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a nail box for T-shaped, L-shaped and U-shaped nails of nail-shooting gun, comprising: a groove seat provided to be straddled and slid by the U-shaped nails, one end of the groove seat is connected with the head of the nail-shooting gun; a nail clamp arranged at a side face of the groove seat to form a containing groove between the nail clamp and the groove seat to be passed by a nail; a nail-pushing block having an U-shaped cross section and connected with the body of the nail-shooting gun by an elastic element to push the nail to move toward the head of the nail-shooting gun along the containing groove; characterized in that: two convex stripes are oppositely arranged on an inner wall of the containing groove adjacent to the top of the groove seat. The usage range of the nail box according to the present invention can be extended, and the nail box is more convenient for users.

Abstract: A magazine includes guide portions formed at a pair of side walls to be opposed to each other for introducing to guide a portion of a nail shaft portion, an opening portion formed on a base end side of a nose portion relative to the guide portion of one of the side walls, a first attaching portion formed on a front end side of the nose portion relative to the guide portion of the one side wall, a second attaching portion formed on the base end side of the nose portion relative to the guide portion of the other side wall, and a notched portion formed on the front end side of the nose portion relative to the guide portion of the other side wall.

Abstract: A hand-operated stapler comprises an arm, a sliding belt and a blocking member, wherein the arm comprises a front end which acts as an effort, a rear end which acts as a fulcrum, and a load portion in between the front end and the rear end of the arm; and the rear end of the blocking member is connected to a front end of the sliding belt. At a non-stapling default position a front end of the blocking member is biased to be disposed above the stopper and blocks the upper clincher member from engaging with the lower clincher member. At a stapling position the rear end of the sliding belt is pulled upward, thereby pulling the blocking member rearward and away from the stopper and thus allowing the upper clincher member to engage with the lower clincher member.

Abstract: The nail presser lid structure for a nailer includes a coupling end and a swinging end. The swinging end is provided with a flexible presser, formed of a presser portion and a spring. The presser portion protrudes from the swinging end to press on the closing side of the removable cover. An inclined guide plane is placed outside of the presser portion. When the removable cover presses the inclined guide plane, the presser portion is forced to return and press the spring to accumulate elastic restoring force. When the closing side of the removable cover overpasses the inclined guide plane, the presser portion will recover again and press the positioning portion of the closing side, such that the nail presser lid and removable cover of the nail box are closed flexibly, offering greater operational friendliness and practicability.

Abstract: A quick-releasable nail output nozzle for a nail gun includes a nozzle base, which is affixed to a nail outlet port of a nail magazine and has a nail output groove on the front side for guiding out a bar of nails, two side wings, and two hooks spaced below the side wings. A nozzle cover is covered on the front side of the nozzle base and has two flanges with protruding blocks respectively hooked on the back side of the side wings of the nozzle base. A locking lever is pivoted to the nozzle cover. A hook rod is pivoted to the locking lever for hooking up with the hooks of the nozzle base by means of the control of the locking lever.

Abstract: A portable device for inserting fixing elements into predefined seats in a work piece, the portable device including a drive head; a drive rod extending downward from the drive head; a hollow nose piece slidably fit around a lower end of the drive rod, the nose piece being attached to the head and being movable vertically by a predetermined distance with respect to the head and the drive rod; a magazine mounted on the nose piece at a predetermined angle with respect to a lower face of the nose piece for feeding a first fixing element into a horizontal slot on the lower face the nose piece; and a single-blow drive mechanism providing a force produced by a pressurized fluid to an upper end of the drive rod when the drive mechanism is triggered. The force on the drive rod drives the first fixing element into the predefined seat in the work piece.

Abstract: A staple storage cassette, comprising a staple assembly slidably installed on a cassette rail member across a pair of guide rails vertically formed parallel with each other, a feeder slidably brought into contact with the rear end part of the staple assembly, and a cassette cover member forming a passage in which staples and the feeder are inserted. A stopper is installed and a blade guide hole is formed at the front end part of the cassette cover member, and engagement recessed parts engaged with the elastically engaged claw pieces of the feeder in one direction are continuously formed in the inner surface of the cassette cover member in the longitudinal direction so that the feeder can be moved in the forward direction only.

Abstract: A nail pusher locating device for a magazine assembly has a nail pusher slidingly disposed in the magazine assembly; and a first elastic element between the magazine assembly and the nail pusher for driving the nail pusher to move toward a top end of the magazine assembly. The nail pusher has at least one bended-shaped guiding groove. The guiding groove has an entrance, an exit, and a capturing notch, opening to the top end, and a ridge protruding from an inner sidewall thereof, opposite to the capturing notch. The nail pusher further has a guiding flange slantwise extending to the entrance. The magazine assembly has a sway arm pivotally disposed at a tail end thereof, which has at least one guiding pole corresponding to the guiding flange. In addition, a second elastic element is provided between the tail end and the sway arm.

Abstract: Hammer tacker (1) for driving staples (7) into a workpiece, which tacker comprises a body (2) and a magazine (5) which is pivotably connected by connecting element (6) to the body in such a way that at the front edge of the tacker the magazine can move into and out of the body, and which magazine is provided with an endpiece (9) containing an elongate staple rail (10) which in the longitudinal direction of the magazine is slidably fitted to the magazine and is secured to the magazine by securing elements (13,14) and which, when fitted, leaves a gap (23) between its front edge (16) and the tacker's front edge (22), whereby the securing elements (13,14) take the form of a hook (13) integral with the staple rail/magazine (10, 5) and an aperture (14) on the magazine/staple rail (5, 10) and lockingly engage with one another when the staple strip is fitted to the magazine.

Abstract: A nail magazine includes: a magazine body defining a nail channel extending in a longitudinal direction, a rear opening for access into the nail channel, and a side opening for access into the nail channel; a cover mounted on and slidable relative to the magazine body and formed with an inner recess in spatial communication with the nail channel through the side opening; and a nail-driving unit including a slider mounted on the cover and slidable relative to the cover in the longitudinal direction, and a nail-pushing element mounted on the slider and movable relative to the slider in a transverse direction relative to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A stapler has a center of gravity and has a base assembly, a magazine assembly and a trigger assembly. The magazine assembly connects to the base assembly and has a cap. The trigger assembly connects to the base assembly and has a trigger lever and a limiting lever. The limiting lever prevents the trigger lever and the cap from pivoting excessively to keep the center of gravity of the stapler over the base assembly so that refilling the stapler is convenient.

Abstract: A staple storage cassette, comprising a staple assembly slidably installed on a cassette rail member across a pair of guide rails vertically formed parallel with each other, a feeder slidably brought into contact with the rear end part of the staple assembly, and a cassette cover member forming a passage in which staples and the feeder are inserted. A stopper is installed and a blade guide hole is formed at the front end part of the cassette cover member, and engagement recessed parts engaged with the elastically engaged claw pieces of the feeder in one direction are continuously formed in the inner surface of the cassette cover member in the longitudinal direction so that the feeder can be moved in the forward direction only.

Abstract: A hand-held staple gun comprises a housing, a driver, a spring means, a handle, and a safe actuation mechanism. The safe actuation mechanism includes a swing means, a link, and an actuation control rod. The swing means is pivotally secured to the housing and the link is pivotally connected with the swing means. When the staple gun is not in use, the link cannot engage the driver even if the handle is pressed down, and when the staple gun is in use, the actuation control rod is pressed upward into the housing, so that the actuation control rod pushes the swing means, making the link engage the driver and therefore possible to drive staples out of the staple gun when pressing down of the handle.

Abstract: A fastening tool includes a housing assembly having a nosepiece and a magazine assembly that is coupled to the housing assembly. The magazine assembly includes a canister, a door structure, a feed pawl and a follower structure. The canister is configured to hold a plurality of collated fasteners and has a first canister portion and a second canister portion that is movable relative to the first canister portion between a closed position and an open position. The fastening tool further includes a coil feeder assembly having an indexing pawl. The indexing pawl advances a fastener into operative engagement with the feed pawl upon movement of the second canister portion from the open position to the closed position.

Abstract: There is provided a stapler which can perform a stapling operation with smaller force. A connected staple assembly cassette eliminates a metallic feed spring pressing the connected staple assembly, and instead, a reverse movement stop feeder is mounted. A mount sensor for sensing the mounting of the connected staple assembly cassette is provided for the stapler. In addition, a pusher piece is provided in order to follow up the reverse movement stop feeder in the connected staple assembly cassette with the sensing of the mount sensor and to push forward the reverse movement feeder. A magazine support spring for returning the staple mount magazine to the original position is eliminated, and the staple mount magazine can be returned to the original position by the released operation handle. During the advancing of the front staple in the staple lowering slit, the next staple can be blocked from advance movement.

Abstract: An elongated rivet bag holding a quantity of blind rivets ready for use in an automatic rivet setting tool. The rivets are connected along an elongated flexible rivet carrying strip by having a distal portion of each mandrel inserted or pierced through the carrying strip and positioned and stored in a random orientation within the rivet bag which is openable at an upper end thereof to render the rivets and strip ready for use. A blind rivet feed device for feeding the rivet-loaded strip into the nose of the automatic rivet setting tool is also provided along with a rivet strip collection bag for the empty strip.

Abstract: A stapler has a base, a magazine, a handle assembly and an articulated lever assembly. The base has a stationary bracket and a recoiling tab mounted to the stationary bracket. The magazine is mounted pivotally to the base and has a frame mounted pivotally on the base and a slot defined in the frame. The handle assembly is mounted pivotally to the base and has a handle and a magazine cap mounted pivotally on the base. The articulated lever assembly is mounted pivotally to the handle assembly and the base and has a lever and a link. The lever is mounted pivotally to the base. The link is mounted pivotally between the lever and the handle. The articulated lever assembly allows a user, especially a female or a child to press the stapler without strenuous effort when stapling paper sheets.

Abstract: A modular magazine assembly in a fastener-driving tool having a nosepiece includes a first magazine housing portion secured to the tool and at least partially defining a chamber for fasteners. An extension portion is configured for releasable attachment to the first magazine housing portion. Upon assembly of the extension portion, a resulting large capacity magazine is defined and dimensioned to accommodate at least two fastener strips.

Abstract: A magazine cover is integrally molded with a return-preventing claw part to be engaged with a fastener loaded into a guide part. The return-preventing claw part is so constructed as to include: a return preventing surface that abuts against the fastener to prevent the fastener from moving to a loading port; and a support portion that always makes the return preventing surface abut against the fastener, thereby being deformed, to support the return preventing surface such that the return preventing surface can be retracted to a position where the return preventing surface does not abut against the fastener.

Abstract: A nailer magazine includes a stationary part stably mounted on a bottom of a striking portion of a body of the nailer and a sliding part mounted to the stationary part and slideable along the stationary part in a longitudinal direction. A feeding device is mounted between the stationary part and the sliding part for pushing staples. A retraction device is mounted inside the stationary part. The retraction device moves the feeding device to a retracted position when detaching the sliding part from the stationary part and in a forward position for stably holding the staples when the sliding part is mounted to the stationary part and contacts with a valve mounted inside a bottom portion of the body of the nailer.

Abstract: A locking device for preventing the movable plate from disengaging from the fixed portion of the magazine includes a substantially V-shaped lever which includes an operation end, a contact end and a pivotable end which is located between the operation end and the contact end. The contact end extends through a port of the fixed portion and located beside a stop extending from the movable plate so as to stop the movable plate from moving away from the nose. A biasing member is bent to be substantially V-shaped and contacting an inside of a section between the operation end and the pivotable end and an outside of the fixed portion. The contact end can be moved away from the stop by pivoting the operation end about the pivotable end so that the movable plate can be slidably disengaged from the fixed portion to reload staples.