Abstract: A powered fastener driving tool including a latch with a position sensor, to detect the position of the driver during tool operation. The sensor communicates to the system controller, which determines, based on the position of the latch, if the motor should be energized or the motor braking energized. This latch sensor detection provides an accurate location of the driver to the system controller, helping prevent wear and tear on the lifter and driver, and increasing the life of the tool. The driver includes a plurality of through holes, in which the latch can engage when properly aligned. When the latch is engaged with a through hole, the sensor communicates to the controller than the motor may be energized. However, when the latch is not engaged with a through hole, the sensor communicates to the controller that the motor brake should be energized.

Abstract: A fastener driving tool that includes a lift mechanism for moving the driver from a driven position to a ready position. In one embodiment, the lift mechanism is mounted to a movable pivot arm, and the pivot arm is slightly rotated to allow the driver to drive a fastener; when the driver is to be lifted in a return stroke, the lifter subassembly is moved back into engagement with the driver, and multiple lifter pins contact protrusions in the driver to lift the driver from the driven position to the ready position. In another embodiment, the pivotable lifter floats along the driver, and “releases” from contact only to prevent a jam or otherwise undesirable operating condition involving the driver; otherwise, the lifter remains nested in the tool's guide body during all operating states. A solenoid-operated latch also is provided to prevent the driver from moving downward (for driving a fastener).

Abstract: A driver capable of suppressing increase in a load torque of a motor when a striking mechanism is moved by the torque of the motor against a force of a first moving mechanism is provided. The driver includes a striking mechanism 12 movable in a first direction B1 and a second direction B2 opposite to the first direction B1 and a first moving mechanism configured to move the striking mechanism 12 in the first direction B1 to strike a fastener, and the driver further includes a motor, a second moving mechanism 45 rotated by the torque of the motor and configured to move the striking mechanism 12 in the second direction against a force of the first moving mechanism, and torque suppression mechanisms 45A to 45H configured to suppress increase in the torque of the motor when the striking mechanism 12 is moved in the second direction B2.

Abstract: A setting tool for driving fastening elements into a substrate is provided, the setting tool comprising a holder, which is provided for holding a fastening element, a drive-in element, which is provided for transferring a fastening element held in the holder into the substrate along a setting axis, a drive, which is provided for driving the drive-in element toward the fastening element along the setting axis, wherein the drive comprises an electrical capacitor, which is arranged on the setting axis or around the setting axis.

Abstract: A clinch fastener mechanism including a pivoting base configured to be pivotally connected to a pneumatic fastener tool. The clinch fastener mechanism further includes a clinch arm pivotally connected to the pivoting base at a proximal end of the clinch arm; and a clinch plate disposed on a distal end of the clinch arm, wherein tool operates within three pressure zones. The system may also include a two-valve system which works by moving pressure throughout three specific zones. The first pressure zone has pressure introduced to it by the user attaching the tool to a pressure delivery source, such as a compressor, or other source. The second pressure zone may be used to operate the clinch arm or a safety mechanism. Mechanical safeties may be configured to prevent accidental or double firing of the tool.

Abstract: A driving tool including a timer assembly less susceptible to heat operates at a stable operating speed. The driving tool includes a trigger, a contact arm, and a timer assembly that operates in response to the trigger moving to a trigger-on-position with the contact arm remaining at an arm-off-position. The timer assembly includes a flywheel rotatable in response to the trigger moving to the trigger-on-position, and a contact restrictor movable between an unlock position at which the contact restrictor allows the contact arm to move to an arm-on-position and a lock position at which the contact restrictor restricts the contact arm from moving to the arm-on-position. The contact restrictor takes a predetermined period to move from the unlock position to the lock position in response to the trigger moving to the trigger-on-position. The predetermined period is defined by an inertial force generated by rotation of the flywheel.

Abstract: A driver capable of suppressing increase in a load torque of a motor when a striking mechanism is moved by the torque of the motor against a force of a first moving mechanism is provided. The driver includes a striking mechanism 12 movable in a first direction B1 and a second direction B2 opposite to the first direction B1 and a first moving mechanism configured to move the striking mechanism 12 in the first direction B1 to strike a fastener, and the driver further includes a motor, a second moving mechanism 45 rotated by the torque of the motor and configured to move the striking mechanism 12 in the second direction against a force of the first moving mechanism, and torque suppression mechanisms 45A to 45H configured to suppress increase in the torque of the motor when the striking mechanism 12 is moved in the second direction B2.

Abstract: A staple device with an extension rod allows an installer to use the device to hold and pull tension on a string of wired lights and secure them to a surface, such as the underside of eaves or soffits on a dwelling. The activation of the stapling device is achieved by a pushing motion against the surface to be stapled to rather than the squeezing motion of current stapling devices. The staple device also provides greater mobility to the installer as opposed to the current method of positioning and repositioning a ladder around the base of the dwelling. The present invention allows the installer to quickly traverse the base of the dwelling and install the holiday lights in a more efficient manner than with the use of a ladder and squeeze-type staple staplers.

Abstract: An intraocular lens (IOL) insertion apparatus may include a handpiece body having a distal tip and a deployment chamber located at a distal end of the handpiece body. The deployment chamber is sized and shaped to hold a folded IOL. The IOL insertion apparatus further includes a deployment system disposed within the handpiece body. The deployment system may include a deployment carriage movable between a first position and a second position within the handpiece body. The deployment carriage may include a biasing element that biases the deployment carriage in a distal direction toward the distal tip. The deployment system may further include a deployment trigger that prevents distal movement of the deployment carriage unless pressed and a deployment plunger having a proximal end secured to the deployment carriage and a distal end to engage the folded IOL.

Abstract: A flat-clinch-stapler including a base portion having upstanding bearing pieces at its rear end for supporting a first transverse pivot axis, and a floating clincher table; a magazine having a U-shaped cross section pivotably mounted at its rear end about the first pivot axis; a driver arm carrying a driver blade and being pivotably mounted at its rear end to the first pivot axis; and a handle member pivotably mounted about a second transverse axis in the bearing pieces offset relative to the first pivot axis in a direction to the front end of the base portion and acting on the driver arm at a position even further to the front end of the stapler.

Abstract: A dynamic clutch apparatus for an electrical nail gun includes a pair of symmetric direct stroke apertures formed on a gun body support; a firing pin set slidably installed on a side of the gun body support; a guiding base movably installed inside the gun body support; a pair of symmetric oblique stroke apertures formed on the guiding base. Aperture walls of the oblique and direct stroke apertures encircle and form an interconnected through aperture. Two pivot bearings are slidably installed inside the through aperture. A flywheel for accumulating kinetic energy is installed between the pivot bearings coaxially. An electromagnetic driver drives the guiding base to move, causing the through aperture to restrict the pivot bearings and the flywheel to move and press the firing pin set. Then, the firing pin set passes nail-percussion kinetic energy along a nail-percussion axial direction.

Abstract: An electric stapler is provided with: a driver unit including a driver for striking out a staple to be penetrated through sheets of paper; and a clincher unit including a clincher for bending leg portions of the staple penetrated through the sheets of paper. The driver unit is provided with: a staple storage portion for storing therein a large number of connected staples; a head portion for striking out the staple; a drive portion configured to drive said driver provided slidably in the head portion; and a head raise/lower mechanism configured to relatively move the head portion with respect to the staple storage portion toward the clincher unit to thereby clamp the sheets of paper.

Abstract: Stapler with metal staples to apply staples with their longitudinal axis inclined by angular degrees relative to the plane of the stapler, particularly useful to staple, despite its relatively small stapling depth, the sheets of a newspaper in their spine folding as well as, centrally, both open foolscap sheets arranged one on top of the other and sheets folded as an exercise book and to correctly but easily staple sheets arranged one on top of the other in their top left corner.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tool actuation device comprising a housing configured to be attached to a pneumatic tool, a piston slidably moveable within a drive chamber formed within the housing and an air inlet chamber formed within housing and configured to accept a pressurized gas and direct it to the drive chamber. The piston further comprises an O-ring disposed in an annular groove formed in the piston and forming a seal between the piston and the drive chamber. The housing is removably attached to an opening near a trigger valve pin. The air inlet chamber is operably connected to a hose through which a pressurized gas travels and enters the housing to move the piston. The movement of the piston directly actuates the trigger valve pin located in the pneumatic tool.

Abstract: A flat-clinch-stapler comprises: a base portion (20) having upstanding bearing pieces (21) at its rear end for supporting a first transverse pivot axis (22), and a floating clincher table (11); a magazine (5) having a U-shaped cross section pivotably mounted at its rear end about said first pivot axis; a driver arm (1) carrying a driver blade (9) and being pivotably mounted at its rear end to said first pivot axis; and a handle member (300) pivotably mounted about a second transverse axis (310) in the bearing pieces offset relative to said first pivot axis in a direction to the front end of the base portion and acting on the driver arm at a position even further to the front end of the stapler. The magazine bottom wall guides the free ends of the legs of staples within the magazine.

Abstract: To provide a stapler for fastening even a large number of sheets of paper whether used as a desktop or hand-held stapler, there is provided a stapler having above a base portion a clincher portion where sheets of paper are placed and a housing portion including a magazine portion accommodating staples and a driving blade driving out the staples, including within the base portion a desk resting lever actuated when the base portion is placed on a desk, a plate which slides when the desk resting lever is actuated and a slider receiver, wherein with the base portion placed on the desk, the desk resting lever is actuated, causing the plate to slide to thereby cause the slider receiver integral with the plate to move slightly, so that the movement towards the base portion of the clincher portion operating in association with rotation of the handle portion is delayed.

Abstract: A stapler comprising a base, a cartridge in pivotal relation to the base at a cartridge pivot axis, the cartridge configured to contain at least two rows of staples and a lever arm in pivotal relation to the base at a lever pivot axis. In an embodiment, the device includes a moveable driving member for selectively positioning the driving member in driving relation to each of the at least two rows for driving staples from the at least two rows. In operation, this invention permits an individual to load a stapler with multiple sized staples. This eliminates the need to continuously load and unload different sized staples from a single row stapler.

Abstract: A portable linear fastener driving tool is provided that drive staples, nails, or other linearly driven fasteners. The tool uses a gas spring principle, in which a cylinder filled with compressed gas is used to quickly force a piston through a driving stroke movement, while a driver also drives a fastener into a workpiece. The piston/driver is then moved back to its starting position by use of a rotary-to-linear lifter, and the piston again compresses the gas above the piston, thereby preparing the tool for another driving stroke. An improved lifter design has modified lifting pins that reduce the side-forces on the driver. A pivotable latch acts as a safety device, by preventing the driver from making a full driving stroke at an improper time. An improved latch design has a more durable catching surface.

Abstract: Nailing device (1), comprising a housing (2), a nail cartridge (5), a setting mechanism for the setting of the nails, a bolt guiding element (6) for placement on the object (16) into which the nails are to be introduced, so that the bolt guiding element (6) is used for the setting of the nails and for the support for the nailing device, a trigger (7) for the activation of the setting mechanism, a supporting foot (8) for the additional support of the nailing device (1); it should be possible to drive the nails into the object (16) without a special alignment of the nailing device (1) by the operator, essentially vertically relative to a hypothetical object plane (17) spanned by the surface of the object (16) into which the nails are driven. This goal is attained in that the supporting foot (8) is provided with two supporting elements (9, 10) for a two-point contact, so that the nailing device (1) together with the bolt guiding element (6) has a three-point contact.

Abstract: A power tool including an activation arm assembly having an actuator coupled to the activation arm assembly, the activation arm assembly being coupled to the structure and including a roller assembly having a roller, wherein actuation of the actuator causes the roller assembly to translate toward and engage the driver to initiate driving engagement between the driver and the flywheel; The activation arm assembly further includes a follower arm that engages the roller, the follower arm including a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, the second mounting portion being pivotally coupled to the actuator and slidingly engaged with the carriage, the first mounting portion being biased in a direction toward the driver. The follower arm has a non-linear profile.

Abstract: A flywheel-driven tool includes a ferromagnetic driver. The driver has a firing position in which the driver is drivingly engaged against the flywheel. The driver also has a home position radially further away from the flywheel than the firing position when the flywheel is spinning in preparation to firing the driver. A magnet is positioned adjacent the driver to exert a magnetic force on the driver to pull the driver into the home position.

Abstract: A battery powered tool includes a housing containing a motor assembly. A fan positioned in the housing is rotated by the motor assembly. The fan has a circular ring/body and further has multiple fan blades directly connected to the circular ring body. The circular ring/body defines a concave shaped surface having the fan blades directly connected to the concave shaped surface. A housing cover includes: first and second extending walls; a slot created between the first and second extending walls; and multiple air intake vents all positioned in a lower housing zone separated from an upper housing zone by the slot. An electronics module is positioned in the housing proximate to the housing cover lower housing zone such that air entering the intake vents passes only through the lower housing zone and past the electronics module to cool the electronics module before entering the fan.

Abstract: The invention is a dual head mechanical nailer and method capable of driving a pair of nails, screws, staples, or other forms of attachments into a drywall corner bead at an offset orientation and at an angle where each of the attachment means is ninety degrees from the other. The nailer can be powered by combustible fuel, by pneumatic power, by electric power supplied by a battery, or by electric power supplied by an electrical service connection. A magazine of nails, screws, staples, or other forms of attachments may be attached to each head of the mechanical nailer for supplying the respective head with the respective attachment.

Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus is provided with an operation member and an motion member that rotates with a force of the operation member through the connection part and applies force to an acting member. A fulcrum of a rotating operation of the operation member moves depending on an operation of the operation member. A first length between the fulcrum and a part at which the operation member is applied with the force and a second length between the fulcrum and a part at which the force is applied from the operation member to the motion member are changed.

Abstract: A pneumatically driven setting tool for driving in fastening elements, includes a chamber (17) forming a storage chamber (22) for storing the pressure medium produced by the compression device (30, 130) and an expansion chamber (26) adjoining the drive-in piston (13), which is displaceable in a guide (12), at a side of the drive-in piston (13) remote from the piston stem (14), communicating with the storage chamber (22), and having an opening (18) connecting the expansion chamber (26) with the drive-in piston (13), at least one check valve (44, 54, 142) arranged between the compression device (30, 130) and the chamber (17), and a piston retaining device (47) for retaining the drive-in piston (13) in its initial position (80) in which the chamber (17) is sealed against the guide (12).

Abstract: A hand-held drive-in tool for driving in fastening elements includes a drive-in ram (13), a drive (30) for driving the drive-in ram (13) and having a driving spring member (31) for displacing the drive-in ram (13), a device (70) for preloading the driving spring member (31), a locking device (50) having a locking position (54) in which the locking device (50) retains the driving spring member (31) in its preloaded position and a release position (55) into which the locking device (50) is displaced upon actuation of an actuation switch (19) of the drive-in tool (10), and a mechanical blocking device (60) operating independently of the actuation switch (19) and having an active position (68) in which the blocking device (60) retains the locking device (50) in its locking position (54), and a passive position (69) in which the locking device (50) can be displaced in its release position (55).

Abstract: Compression return springs can be mounted on rails between the driver and an impact absorber. The springs include a plurality of wires twisted together to form a multi-stranded twisted wire member, which forms the coils of the spring. The springs can have an inner diameter that resists movement of the coils along the rails when the spring is at its free length, but has a mounted inner diameter that freely allows such movement. The coil-to-coil pitch of the spring can vary along its length. A motor initially rotates the flywheel without engaging the driver. The driver then contacts the rotating flywheel to propel the driver, which compresses the return springs against the impact absorbers as the driver travels from the returned position to the extended position.

Abstract: A fastening tool assembly has a magazine body in a sleeve to convey fasteners to a housing outlet. Pivoting a lever relative to the housing, translates a knife to a loaded position, thereby disengaging from the knife, permitting a spring to return the knife to an unloaded position to drive a fastener through the outlet. A handle is pivotally connected to the housing. A roller is directly connected to the lever and the handle for permitting translation of the lever relative to the handle as the lever and the handle are pivoted relative to the housing. A spring-loaded bracket is operably connected to the magazine body for translation and rotation relative to the body. A latch is mounted to the housing to engage the bracket and maintain the magazine body in a retracted position, and is movable to a disengaged position wherein the bracket extends from the magazine body.

Abstract: a labor-saving stapler having a base, an anvil, a pair of frames having front gears, a staple magazine pivot to the frames, a first elastic element between the base and the staple magazine, a striker lever having a striker and middle striker openings, a second elastic element between the staple magazine and the striker lever, a pressing lever having rear gears meshable with the front gears, middle lever openings and a middle pin passing across the middle striker and lever openings. The stapler is labor-saving and credible.

Abstract: A fastener driving tool includes a housing, a motor, a plunger, a spring, a drum, and one of a cable and a sheet member. The motor is provided in the housing. The plunger is provided in the housing for impacting a fastener in a fastener driving direction. The spring urges the plunger in the fastener driving direction. The drum is rotatably supported in the housing and is rotationally driven by the motor. The one of a cable and a sheet member is capable of being wound over the drum and has one end fixed to the drum and another end acting on the spring for transmitting a driving force of the motor to the spring. The spring is configured to accumulate a resilient energy therein for impacting the fastener by the plunger. The resilient energy of the spring is accumulated by forcible resilient deformation thereof as a result of winding of the one of the cable and the sheet member over the drum rotationally driven by the motor.

Abstract: A portable linear fastener driving tool is provided that drive staples, nails, or other linearly driven fasteners. The tool uses a gas spring principle, in which a cylinder filled with compressed gas is used to quickly force a piston through a driving stroke movement, while a driver also drives a fastener into a workpiece. The piston/driver is then moved back to its starting position by use of a rotary-to-linear lifter, and the piston again compresses the gas above the piston, thereby preparing the tool for another driving stroke. The driver has protrusions along its edges that contact the lifter, which lifts the driver during a return stroke. A pivotable latch is controlled to move into either an interfering position or a non-interfering position with respect to the driver protrusions, and acts as a safety device, by preventing the driver from making a full driving stroke at an improper time.

Abstract: A stapler selectively uses enhanced leverage to break a glue bond of a staple to separate the staple from a rack of staples in the stapler. The staple does not press a working surface during this operating stage. The extra leverage stage occurs through a minority of total handle travel, preferably via a pivoting lever linked to the striker at one end and the opposite end traversing between inner spaced apart ribs underneath the handle. A remaining non-leveraged handle travel stage ejects a staple out from the stapler body against a working surface. A track supports staples from an underside of the top of the staples. The track includes an outward extending bottom support for at least one staple on the track to prevent rotation of a short rack of staples.

Abstract: A driving tool having a driver, a power source, a sensor and a controller. The power source selectively provides an input to the driver to cause the driver to translate along an axis. The sensor senses a condition in the power source that is indicative of a level of kinetic energy of an element in the power source and generates a sensor signal in response thereto. The controller is coupled to the power source and the sensor and is responsive to the sensor signal for deactivating the power source to inhibit the power source from providing the input to the driver when the level of kinetic energy of the element in the power source is below a predetermined threshold. A method for operating a driving tool is also provided.

Abstract: A controller 50 has a single-driving mode/continuous-driving mode changeover switch 233 for performing fastener driving operation in a single driving mode or a continuous driving mode. In a case where the single-driving mode/continuous-driving mode changeover switch 233 instructs a single driving mode, the controller 50 causes a driver blade 3a to perform fastener driving operation when both a trigger switch 5 and a push lever switch 22 are switched, by switching operation, from the one switch status to the other switch status (e.g., the ON status). Consequently, fastener driving operation is made possible regardless of sequence of actuation of the trigger switch 5 and the push lever switch 22.

Abstract: A driving module for driving magazined fixing elements into workpieces includes an assembly support for a driving assembly. The driving assembly has a driver drive which acts with a driving force via a driver punch on the fixing element to be driven in each case. The driving assembly can be pressed onto the respective workpiece by a drive wedge, which extends in a wedge plane and acts on the driving assembly in order to press the driving assembly onto the respective workpiece. The driving assembly has a driver plane which is oriented parallel to the wedge plane and in which the line of force action of the driving force extends. The wedge plane is offset from the driver plane by an offset distance.

Abstract: A portable linear fastener driving tool is provided that drive staples, nails, or other linearly driven fasteners. The tool uses a gas spring principle, in which a cylinder filled with compressed gas is used to quickly force a piston through a driving stroke movement, while a driver also drives a fastener into a workpiece. The piston/driver is then moved back to its starting position by use of a rotary-to-linear lifter, and the piston again compresses the gas above the piston, thereby preparing the tool for another driving stroke. The driver has protrusions along its edges that contact the lifter, which lifts the driver during a return stroke. A pivotable latch is controlled to move into either an interfering position or a non-interfering position with respect to the driver protrusions, and acts as a safety device, by preventing the driver from making a full driving stroke at an improper time.

Abstract: A stapling device includes a device body to which a depressing bar is pivotally mounted. Through a link plate, the depressing bar selectively drives a staple striking assembly downward for striking out staples. The depressing bar has a depressing end that is located at the same side as the portion of the device body where the staple striking assembly is mounted. The link plate has an end to which a lifting member that selectively engages and lifts the staple striking assembly is mounted. . . . The staple striking assembly includes a guide board that can be set in engagement with and thus driven by the lifting member. The staple striking assembly, when lifted to a predetermined height level, is released to strike out staples and the lifting member is caused to transversely shift to allow for the instantaneous downward movement of the staple striking assembly for striking out staples.

Abstract: A portable linear fastener driving tool is provided that drive staples, nails, or other linearly driven fasteners. The tool uses a gas spring principle, in which a cylinder filled with compressed gas is used to quickly force a piston through a driving stroke movement, while a driver also drives a fastener into a workpiece. The piston/driver is then moved back to its starting position by use of a rotary-to-linear lifter, and the piston again compresses the gas above the piston, thereby preparing the tool for another driving stroke. The driver has protrusions along its edges that contact the lifter, which lifts the driver during a return stroke. A pivotable latch is controlled to move into either an interfering position or a non-interfering position with respect to the driver protrusions, and acts as a safety device, by preventing the driver from making a full driving stroke at an improper time.

Abstract: An electric stapler (10) is disclosed as including a stapling head (12) with a driver (28), an intermediate magazine (14) for carrying staples each with two legs, a base part (16) carrying two anvils (44), cams (24), and eccentrically mounted wheels (52), in which the stapling head (12), intermediate magazine (14) and base part (16) are movable relative to one another, the eccentrically mounted wheels (52) are rotatable to move the stapling head (12) and intermediate magazine (14) relative to each other and relative to the base part (16) whereby the driver (28) of the stapling head (12) drives a staple away from the magazine (14), and the cams (24) are rotatable to move a movement transmission assembly (30) to move the anvils (44) to bend the legs of the staple.

Abstract: A power tool that includes a structure; a flywheel coupled to the structure; a driver that is translatable along a driver axis; and a follower assembly having an actuator and an activation arm assembly. The actuator is coupled to the activation arm assembly. The activation arm assembly is coupled to the structure and includes a pinch roller. Actuation of the actuator causes the pinch roller to translate toward and engage the driver to initiate driving engagement between the driver and the flywheel.

Abstract: The new invention is a portable tool, specifically directed electric motor driven nail gun. It has a nail push system, also a motor. The motor uses a flywheel as a speed reduction mechanism, the main characteristic is that the drive unit of the driving mechanism is connected to a pitman by a pin axis on one end, and the other end is connected to the pin axis which does the arc movement. The end of the drive unit props up the long slot by a spring and enclosed by the long slot in a sliding movement. The rectilinear reciprocating drive unit is governed by a clutching mechanism mounted on the speed reduction mechanism. The new invention can provide a powerful impacting force. The clutch bar of the driving mechanism has an outer bulge and inner bulge, it controls the tension spring which makes the drive unit impact nails and recover after impacting nails, without any memory of the rotating state.

Abstract: A stapler selectively uses enhanced leverage to break a glue bond of a staple to separate the staple from a rack of staples in the stapler. The staple does not press a working surface during this operating stage. The extra leverage stage occurs through a minority of total handle travel, preferably via a pivoting lever linked to the striker at one end and the opposite end traversing between inner spaced apart ribs underneath the handle. A remaining non-leveraged handle travel stage ejects a staple out from the stapler body against a working surface. A track supports staples from an underside of the top of the staples. The track includes an outward extending bottom support for at least one staple on the track to prevent rotation of a short rack of staples.

Abstract: The present invention provides a stapler with a novel leaf spring actuation mechanism. According to the teaching of the present invention, the stapler comprises a striking plate for dispensing a staple from a staple magazine, a leaf spring engaged with the striking plate for driving the striking plate, and an actuation bar for lifting the leaf spring from a first position to a second position whereby lifting the striking plate from an initial position to a release position in which the leaf spring is released from the actuation bar to drive the striking plate towards the initial position. Preferably, a pair of lugs on the actuation bar pushes up a pair of tabs on the leaf spring when an L-shaped front end of the actuation bar moves upward along a ramp when an external force is applied to the actuation bar during the stapling operation.

Abstract: A fastener driving tool arranged to drive fasteners into a workpiece includes a support, a pair of sub-assemblies movably mounted on the support, each sub-assembly comprising a motor and an associated flywheel, and a nose part retractable relative to the support. The tool is arranged such that, in use, when the nose part is retracted, its movement relative to the support mechanically forces the sub-assemblies toward each other. The forcing of the sub-assemblies toward each other by the retraction of the nose part may move the sub-assemblies from an inoperative position to an operative position.

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: 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: 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: An automatic staple remover in a gun-shaped housing comprises a trigger that engages a series of levers and one or more springs that ultimately engage a rotating tumbler. Alternatively, the trigger engages an electric motor and gears, or a pneumatic motor and lever arrangement, or a combination of levers and motors to engage the rotating tumbler. Around the perimeter of the tumbler are one or more teeth capable of sliding under a staple. Positioned below the tumbler a removable receptacle catches removed staples. Additionally, the automatic staple remover can include stapler components side-by-side in the same housing that can be engaged by a common trigger. Stapler components comprise a series of levers and springs, a blade assembly, and a plurality of staples in a sleeve. Alternatively, stapler components can include pneumatic motor components or electric motor components.

Abstract: A stapler selectively uses enhanced leverage to break a glue bond of a staple to separate the staple from a rack of staples in the stapler. The staple does not press a working surface during this operating stage. The extra leverage stage occurs through a minority of total handle travel, preferably via a pivoting lever linked to the striker at one end and the opposite end traversing between inner spaced apart ribs underneath the handle. A remaining non-leveraged handle travel stage ejects a staple out from the stapler body against a working surface. A track supports staples from an underside of the top of the staples. The track includes an outward extending bottom support for at least one staple on the track to prevent rotation of a short rack of staples.

Abstract: A control module advantageously reduces cost and enhances reliability, design flexibility, ease of assembly, and performance of a flywheel operated hand tool. The control module includes a thin film printed circuit with non-contact speed sensing of a flywheel to more accurately set the target speed and control transfer kinetic energy thereof to a fastener, achieving a desired depth regardless of variations in component performance and battery voltage. The printed circuit also includes long service life thin film switches for responding to trigger and safety inputs. Furthermore, the control module responds to a user speed selection and to preset speed selection ranges to reconfigure the controls as appropriate to constraints of a fastener drive assembly and to user preferences.