Miscellaneous Patents (Class 227/156)
  • Publication number: 20090200353
    Abstract: A combustion-operated setting tool (10) for driving-in fastening elements includes an ignition device (26) for generating an ignition spark in the combustion chamber (15), a metering device (21) for delivering fuel in the combustion chamber (15), and control electronics (25) for controlling the ignition device (26) and the metering device (21) and communicating with a plurality of sensors for sensing operational parameters of the setting tool and including at least one flue gas sensor (31) for measuring at least one flue gas component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Tilo Dittrich, Peter Hanimann
  • Patent number: 7568602
    Abstract: A motor mount for suspending a fan motor in a combustion-powered tool includes an inner ring for securing to the motor, an outer ring that is secured to a portion of the tool, and a web portion disposed between and connecting the inner ring and outer ring. The inner ring, outer ring, and web portion are formed as a unitary piece. Preferably, the mount is formed of a thermoplastic polyester elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Robert L. Turk
  • Patent number: 7565991
    Abstract: A hand-held drive-in tool for driving fastening elements, includes a driving ram (13) displaceably arranged in a guide (12), a drive unit (14) for displacing the driving ram (13), a press-on element (20) for controlling the safety element (23) of the drive unit (14) and spring-biased in a drive-in direction, and a device for changing a biasing force applied to the press-on element (20) dependent on a special orientation of the press-on element (20) relative to a vector (G) of a gravitational force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Rolf Erhardt
  • Patent number: 7565992
    Abstract: A collapsible protective tip for a fastener driver workpiece contact element includes a body having an insertion end configured for receiving the workpiece contact element and a substrate contact end, and at least one locator nub projects from the substrate contact end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Robert S. Buetow
  • Publication number: 20090183888
    Abstract: A power tool for operating on a workpiece, the power tool having a housing and a motor disposed within the housing. A controller is connected to the motor and receives user inputs for turning on the motor and a power tool battery pack is connected to the controller and the motor. At least one light is connected to the controller for illuminating the workpiece. The controller can turn on the light in a predetermined pattern to alert the user to a tool condition, such as the charge level being below a predetermined level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Michael FORSTER, Bhanuprasad V. Gorti, Sam Woods, Craig Schell, Nathan Cruise
  • Publication number: 20090184151
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dual protective device of a heavy-duty stapler, in particular to a control device of stapler that controls safely the action of striking slice with spring; of which, a base-controlled active protective device is mounted at rear side of the main body of the stapler, and operated in combination with a manually-operated safety switch that's arranged at front side of the main body of the stapler, thus forming an easy-to-use dual protective device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventor: Chun-Yuan Chang
  • Patent number: 7562801
    Abstract: A stapler includes a housing having a hand grip portion constructed and arranged to be manually grasped by an operator, a staple drive track disposed in the housing, a staple feed track leading to the staple drive track configured to guide staples toward the drive track, and a staple driver mounted within the staple drive track, the staple driver configured to drive staples into a workpiece. The stapler further includes a guide pivotally mounted in a body portion of the housing. The guide has an elongated member receiving region. The guide is configured to pivot between a stored position in which the guide is disposed within the housing and a deployed position in which the guide extends out of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: The Stanley Works
    Inventors: Thomas Pelletier, Timothy Lebeau, Russell H Powers
  • Publication number: 20090178819
    Abstract: An adjustable exhaust assembly for a pneumatic fastening tool having body and a handle extending from the body, the handle defining an inlet channel for receiving input of pressurized gas and an outlet channel for outputting exhaust. The adjustable exhaust assembly includes a base non-rotatably attachable to an end of the handle opposite the body. The base has a plate and a boss extending from the plate. The boss is configured to receive an air hose and defining an inlet opening configured to direct compressed air to the inlet channel. The plate has an outlet opening in communication with the outlet channel. A substantially annular and cap is rotatably received about the boss. The cap defines a substantially annular channel in communication with the outlet opening of the base and an outlet port defined in a portion of a circumferential wall of the annular cap and in communication with the annular channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Schnell, Daniel P. Wall, Dan Goodwin, Barbara A. Rose
  • Publication number: 20090166394
    Abstract: An external adaptor for a palm nailer is disclosed. The adaptor acts as a spacer and allows controlling the depth of the nail pounded into siding or tiles. The adaptor is fitted onto a stationary extension sleeve that protrudes from the nailer and is clamped onto it using at least two threaded fasteners. A method for attaching and setting up the adaptor is also disclosed. The adaptor is moved up or down the stationary sleeve and the location that provides the optimum nail depth is established by trial and error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Lawrence Gyorkos
  • Patent number: 7552852
    Abstract: A nail holding and driving device includes an elongated generally non-magnetically conductive main tube and a magnet movably mounted on the outer wall of the main tube. A nail-driving rod is slidably housed within the main tube, the nail-driving rod being constructed of a magnetically conductive material and having a nail engaging and striking lower impact end face and an impact-receiving upper end. The magnet is operative to magnetize the nail-driving rod through the main tube. The nail-driving rod is operative to magnetically engage a nail to support the nail within the main tube in contact with the nail engaging and striking lower end of the nail-driving rod and drive the nail into the desired location by impact of a nail-driving device with the impact-receiving upper end of the nail-driving rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Lee Haskins, Donna L. Hutchison
  • Patent number: 7549561
    Abstract: A stapler including a base having a first end, a second end, and opposite sides. A staple magazine is connected to the base for movement with respect to the base during stapling operations. A cover assembly is connected to the base. The first end of the base includes first and second hip portions such that the staple magazine and cover assembly are received within the hip portions. In some embodiments, the hip portions each include a cutout portion. In other embodiments, the hip portions each include a rib extending inwardly toward the magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Acco Brands USA LLC
    Inventors: David W. Kirby, Robert C. Coon, Stephen J. Gaynes
  • Patent number: 7546938
    Abstract: A housing for a power tool having a power source, includes a fuel cell chamber configured for attachment to the power source and dimensioned for operationally receiving a fuel cell in either one of a first orientation and a second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Cheryl L. Panasik, Kevin M. Tucker, James W. Robinson, Norbert K. Kolodziej, Yongping Gong
  • Publication number: 20090084823
    Abstract: A fastening machine 1 is provided, which prevents the tip member 131 from wear and improve its durability as well as align a material into which a fastener is to be driven. The fastening machine 1 is provided with a housing 2, a handle 2A extended from the housing 2, a nose 3 extended from the housing 2 and comprising an ejecting mouth 6 to fire a fastener 25 and a tip member 131 arranged at the tip of nose 3 in the direction of ejecting the fastener 25. The tip member 131 is characterized by comprising a super-hard material member 19 in the side facing a material into which a fastener is to be driven and in the side opposite to the direction of extending the handle 2A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Isamu TANJI, HIdeyuki Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 7510106
    Abstract: A driver structure configured to drive a U-character shaped staple including a pair of leg portions configured to pass through a bundle of papers and a crown for connecting the leg portions, the driver structure including a blade edge disposed to be in contact with the staple, first projecting parts provided at opposite end portions of the blade edge and disposed to be in contact with a corner between the crown and each of the leg portions for pressing the leg portions perpendicularly when the pair of leg portions pass through the papers, and second projecting parts provided on the blade edge in vicinity of the first projecting parts and configured to hold the crown in vicinity of the pair of leg portions when the pair of leg portions pass through the bundle of papers, each of the second projecting parts having a corner portion to engage with the crown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: MAX Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsunori Manabe
  • Publication number: 20090072002
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a driving machine including: a driver blade for striking a fastener formed into an U-shape; a nose in which a launching passage is formed; and a magazine for feeding the fastener into the launching passage, wherein the magazine has a feeder for urging the multiple fasteners toward the launching passage, and the feeder has first and second convex sections each making contact with and urging respective needle of the U-shaped fastener; the nose has a blade guide for slidably guiding the driver blade; and the blade guide has first and concave sections for accommodating the first and second convex sections, the first and second concave sections being disposed alternately in the sliding direction of the driver blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ishizawa, Masashi Nishida
  • Patent number: 7494035
    Abstract: A pneumatic compressor capable of supplying compressed gas to a pneumatic tool. The compressor can be powered alternatively by either a battery or an AC power source. The compressor comprises a permanent magnet DC electric motor and circuitry for converting the AC power source to DC power. The compressor includes a receptacle for accommodating one or more of a plurality of batteries and includes circuitry for using batteries having different voltages. The AC power source may also be used to charge a battery connected to the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: J. Michael Weaver, Barbara A. Rose, Mark W. Wood, Daniel U. Goodwin, Hung T. Du, Alan G. Phillips, C. Kerwin Braddock, James A. Patton, Michael A. Lagaly, Patrick G. Barry, Julie L. Jones, Deborah L. Harr
  • Publication number: 20090039133
    Abstract: A device for attaching fasteners has a casing having a grip, a lever supported by the casing rotatably about its upper end and urged forward, a link arm actuated by the rotation of the lever, a piston engaged slidably by the upper end of the link arm, a driving rod slidable with the piston, a hollow needle situated at the leading end of the driving rod and having a slit and a guide formed behind the hollow needle for fitting an assembly of plastic fasteners. A guide attachment which can be changed to another is removably held below the assembly fitting guide for guiding a connecting bar in the assembly in the direction of its ejection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisya TOSKA
    Inventor: Akira Furutsu
  • Patent number: 7467739
    Abstract: A combustion-powered, fastener-driving tool includes a cylinder and a combustion chamber disposed on top of the cylinder that accommodates a gaseous mixture of existing air in the combustion chamber and fuel injected therein. A spark plug generates a spark to combust the gaseous mixture in the combustion chamber. A trigger produces the spark in the spark plug when operated. A piston is movably supported in the cylinder and driven by combustion in the combustion chamber. A driving blade is coupled to the piston for driving a fastener. A spark controller is provided for generating a plurality of sparks in succession with the spark plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruhisa Fujisawa, Yoshitaka Akiba, Nobuhiro Takano, Kenro Ishimaru, Tomomasa Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 7464844
    Abstract: A stapler device and a method of stapling an article. The stapler has a striker and a spring for driving the striker to apply a staple. During the stapling cycle, the striker and spring are cocked and loaded prior to being release to apply the staple. While the stapler is in the cocked and loaded position the stapling cycle is automatically interrupted to maintain the spring and the striker in the cocked and loaded position. The stapler device may be then moved to a second location before the interruption is discontinued by an actuator. Once the stapling cycle is continued, the cocked and loaded striker and spring are released to apply a staple. The device is also selectively capable of a second mode of operation wherein the stapling cycle is not interrupted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: FPC Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Kamins, Melvin Furusho
  • Patent number: 7464843
    Abstract: A trigger switch mechanism of a nail gun is pivotally attached between two side plates of a trigger of the nail gun. The switch mechanism includes a blocking piece pivotally attached to a safety slide rod and a trigger valve rod of the nail gun. Each of the side plates includes an axis hole, and two blocking grooves are disposed in the axis hole. The switch mechanism includes a plurality of blocking teeth, and a spring is disposed between one of the side plate and the switch mechanism to abut the switch mechanism and nest the blocking teeth into the blocking groove for stopping the switch mechanism. The switch mechanism includes a dial portion for being dialed by a hand of the operator, which is capable of deviating the blocking teeth from the blocking grooves to release the switch mechanism, and rotating the switch mechanism to adjust the position of the blocking piece relative to the safety slide rod, so as to realize conveniently switching the operation modes of the trigger of the nail gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: De Poan Pneumatic Corp.
    Inventor: Chi-Sheng Huang
  • Patent number: 7455206
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved electric stapler structure, structured to include a housing and a staple slot fixing piece. A driving arm is located at one side within a mount corresponding to staple pushing pieces of the staple slot fixing piece. The staple pushing pieces are used to cause a spring piece of a pressure piece to squeeze a staple. Furthermore, a central bearing base is located at another side of the mount, so that when a stop piece of a hook ring separates from an inverted hook portion of the central bearing base, then a groove and buffering of a stop portion is used to block a protruding piece of a blocking piece, thereby preventing the central bearing base from flicking out in a split second due to the elastic force of a pull piece spring, and thus safeguarding safety of the user during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Inventor: Chien-Chuan Huang
  • Patent number: 7431103
    Abstract: A contact trip assembly for a power nailer, wherein a contact member includes a curved portion that loops rearwardly towards a handle of the nailer. Also provided is an adjustment assembly including an adjustment plate and a pinion gear, a trigger that is slidably engageable within a housing of the tool, a trigger lock including a ring element, an anti-discharge mechanism including a stop member, and a contact trip lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Craig A. Schell, Ashok Samuel Baskar, Paul G. Gross, Charles L. Bradenbaugh, IV, Robert Alan Berry, David C. Tomayko, Li Xu
  • Publication number: 20080238097
    Abstract: In a tag fastener for fastening a tag by looping and knotting a thread, an apparatus for adjusting the length of a thread loop is provided at the forefront portion of the body (1) having a front cover plate (2) supporting a needle (1n) and capable of being opened and closed, with a thread hanging bar (3) being translatable between an upper step and a lower step position through a displacement lever (3v). As the position of the thread hanging bar (3) can be variably adjusted between upper and lower step positions, the length of the loop for attaching a tag can be adjusted as desired. Further, as the front cover plate (2) can be opened, it is easy to clean the inside of the front cover plate and the tag fastener can be used more conveniently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventor: Duk-Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20080237292
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for replacing a knotter in a tag fastener, wherein the knotter is mounted on a separate base plate and the hub of the pinion of the knotter is inserted vertically from the bottom of a side plate of the tag fastener body. The pinion protruding onto the outside of the base plate is mounted onto a side of the body by the base plate and engaged with the driving gear arranged on the outside of the body of the tag fastener. A tag is fastened by the tag fastener while the knotter, working in conjunction with the mechanism in the body, knots a looped thread and cuts the knotted loop. The knotter can be separated easily from the body of the tag fastener for repair or replacement without disassembling the body of the tag fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventor: Duk-Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 7407071
    Abstract: A setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component includes piston stop device for braking the setting piston, and is located at an end region of the hollow chamber of the piston guide in which the setting piston is displaceable, and has a damping element supported against a bottom, a stop element for the setting piston and adjoining the damping element in a direction of the hollow chamber, and an inertia body cooperating with the stop element and displaceable in a direction parallel to a longitudinal extent of the setting piston between first and second stops both of which are connected with the stop element and a distance between which, in a direction parallel to the longitudinal extent of the setting piston, is greater than a length of the inertia body in a same direction by length of a decoupling path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Sperrfechter, Wolfram Hahn
  • Patent number: 7407073
    Abstract: A nail-guiding device comprising a sleeve having a linear passage therethrough, the linear passage having a first end at least partially covered by a flexible membrane with an opening, the membrane operative to engage and hold the nail, and a piston slideably engaged in the linear passage and operative to transfer the impact of the driver to the nail in a drive-in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: M.G.H Agricultural cooperative Society Ltd.
    Inventor: Gilad Rafaeli
  • Patent number: 7398905
    Abstract: The present invention provides an anti-misfit structure for a nail cartridge, which resolves the problems of a typical nail cartridge. For example, when a short collated nail is mistakenly inserted, it is likely lead to different triggering strength, and easier swinging and jamming of nail bodies against stability and safety. The swinging end of the spring of the nail cartridge is provided with a stopper. So, when the nailer head of a short collated nail is mistakenly inserted into the long nailer head dent, the stopper blocks the collated nail, thus preventing any misalignment and subsequent triggering of a nailer for higher stability and safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Basso Industry Corp.
    Inventors: Jack Chen, Tsung-Min Hsu
  • Patent number: 7398904
    Abstract: A fastening element guide device for a power drive-in tool includes a coupling section (14) having a chamber (17) for receiving a matching coupling section (41) of power drive-in tool (40) at least one locking member (21, 22) displaceable between a locking position (28) in which its locking section (23) projects into the receiving chamber (17) for engaging a recess (43) provided on the matching coupling section (41) of the power drive-in tool (40) for lockingly secure the guide device (10) on the power drive-in tool (40), and a release position (29) in which the locking section (43) is withdrawn from the receiving chamber (17) a spring (25) for biasing the at least one locking member (21, 22) to its locking position (28), and an actuation section (24) accessible from outside for manually displacing the at least one locking member (21, 22) from the locking position (28) to the release position (29).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marco Zurkirchen, Marcel Koelliker, Sven Matthiesen
  • Patent number: 7392922
    Abstract: A fuel cell for use with a combustion tool for delivery of a predetermined amount of fuel with each stem actuation is provided and includes a housing defining an open end enclosed by a closure. A main valve stem has an outlet, disposed in operational relationship to the open end and reciprocating relative to the housing at least between a closed position wherein the stem is relatively extended, and an open position wherein the stem is relatively retracted. A fuel metering valve is located within the housing, associated with the main valve stem, including a fuel metering chamber disposed in close proximity to the closure and configured so that when the stem is in the open position, only a measured amount of fuel is dispensed through the outlet. In a preferred embodiment, the fuel cell housing includes a separate fuel container, and the fuel metering valve includes a valve body having a second end opposite the fuel metering chamber located within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Valery H. Vanstaan, Mohamed K. Wagdy, Adalberto Geier, Giuseppe Dalsant
  • Patent number: 7373682
    Abstract: A combination device incorporating stapling and tape dispensing functions. The combination device has a conventional stapler comprising stapling and staple-forming legs, and a roll-shaped tape dispenser disposed within a cavity defined on an upper surface of the stapling leg. The cavity is permanently exposed to an exterior of the device for retaining a roll-shaped tape of various size, and for quick access thereto. It further has an ergonomically contoured hand grip on each leg and advertising material imprinted disposed on at least one its outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Cotapaxi Custom Design and Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventor: Carl Cetera
  • Publication number: 20080105729
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dust-removing structure for the nailer. The dust-removing structure, located at a preset position of the nailer, includes a release valve lever with a control unit for drive. The control unit is a lever-type control unit, having a pivot point, a drive portion and a laterally extended control portion. The drive portion is coupled with the release valve lever, and the control portion swings around the pivot point. An actuating arm is implemented through the control portion and the swinging behavior, making it possible to more easily operate using a single-hand. When the dust-removing structure is assembled at different heights with different shapes of nailers, the operator is only required to replace the lever-type control unit with different lengths to obtain the optimum pressing location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: BASSO INDUSTRY CORP.
    Inventors: Jian Rung Wu, Min Hsu Tsang
  • Patent number: 7341173
    Abstract: The exhaust gas diffuser and filter system for a pneumatic nail gun provides for the diffusion and filtering of exhaust gas, which is typically pressurized air, generated by the pneumatic nail gun during usage thereof. The system includes a diffuser plate adapted for covering the exhaust ports of the pneumatic nail gun, and further includes a bag formed from an air permeable material, allowing for further diffusion and filtering of the exhaust gas. The diffuser plate has a plurality of fluid passages formed therethrough, and is adapted for releasable mounting on the exhaust portion of the pneumatic nail gun. The plurality of fluid passages diffuses the exhaust gas produced by the pneumatic nail gun during use. The bag provides for further muffling of exhaust noise and diffusion of the exhaust gas, and further provides filtering thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Inventor: John L. Arnold
  • Publication number: 20080041915
    Abstract: The “nail gun reload indicator” gives the user an alarm when his/her nail supply is near depletion. The indicator beeps and a light comes on to make the user aware of the need to replenish his/her nail supply, thus creating a more effective product with the nail gun of choice. The invention will encompass the idea of alerting the user of a nail gun of near depletion of nails as indicated by any source as technology may advance to allow ease of use. This invention provides an improvement to an existing product, a standard nail gun. The improvement is an attachment or can be placed inside the standard nail gun and allows an alarm to sound, indicating when the supply of nails is almost depleted. Therefore, allowing a supply of nails into the nail gun, instead of haphazardly firing, until there are no more nails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: James Morris Boyer, Brandee Beth Boyer
  • Patent number: 7328494
    Abstract: A method for fixing a driver blade to a piston of a fastener driving tool having a housing, a cylinder, a piston having a piston body and a boss with a groove, extending in the axial direction, and a driver blade having a pair of protrusions. The method includes positioning the driver blade above the piston body, inserting the driver blade into the groove in order to form an assembly of the driver blade and the piston, supplying a brazing metal onto boundary positions between the protrusions and the boss, and heating the assembly at a temperature above a melting point of the brazing metal so that molten brazing metal is flowed downwardly into spaces between the boss and the driver blade and the driver blade becomes fixed to the piston by brazing with the brazing metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Kitagawa, Takuhiro Murakami
  • Patent number: 7322505
    Abstract: A pneumatically powered nail gun having a duster mechanism which is also pneumatically powered with the same pneumatic source. The nail gun includes a main body having a lower end and defines therein a compressed air chamber. A cylinder piston arrangement is disposed in the main body, and the compressed air is selectively applied to the piston for moving a driver blade connected to the piston to drive a nail. The duster mechanism includes a duster nozzle provided at the main body for ejecting a compressed air therethrough. A pressure release valve is disposed at an air passage extending between the duster nozzle and the compressed air chamber for selectively shutting off a fluid communication therebetween. A pressure regulating section is disposed at the air passage for providing a compressed air passing through the duster nozzle at a pressure lower than that in the compressed air chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ishizawa, Yoshihiro Nakano
  • Patent number: 7320422
    Abstract: The fastener tool includes a nosepiece, a nosepiece cover pivotally attached to the nosepiece, a latch pivotally attached to the nosepiece cover, a latch wire pivotally attached to the latch for engaging at least one hook disposed on the nosepiece, wherein the latch wire has a portion extending between the latch and the hook, the portion having at least two bends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Craig A. Schell, Ashok S. Baskar, Keven E. Miller, Thomas E. Miller, Charles R. Frohlich, III, John E. Buck
  • Patent number: 7316341
    Abstract: An adjustable exhaust assembly for a pneumatic fastener includes a base, which includes a base plate and a protrusion protruding from the base plate. The protrusion is centrally hollow and includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The base plate includes an inlet opening and an exhaust opening defined therethrough. The inlet opening is interconnected with a channel defined by the inner surface of the protrusion. A cap is coupled to and supported by the base and includes an exit opening. A quick connector coupler is positioned inside the channel defined by the inner surface of the protrusion. When coupled to a pneumatic fastener, the quick connector coupler is suitable for connecting to an air supply hose to input compressed air to the pneumatic fastener via the channel defined by the inner surface of the protrusion and the inlet opening, and exhaust from the pneumatic fastener may exit through the exhaust opening and the exit opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Schnell, Daniel Paxton Wall, Daniel U. Goodwin, Barbara A. Rose
  • Patent number: 7303104
    Abstract: A power generator of a nail drive comprises a body; a cylinder in the body; a plug in the cylinder; a plug in the cylinder; and a magnetic element on the plug. The movement of the plug will drive the magnetic element to pass through the induction coil so that the induction coil generates current. The induction coil is connected to a battery device for storing the current power from the induction coil. The nail drive is installed with an ignition device, a fan or an illumination device; and the battery device supplies power to the ignition device for ignition. A charger is connected to the battery device. The nail drive is a pneumatic driving nail driver or a gas driving nail driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Inventor: Wen-Sheng Huang
  • Patent number: 7290694
    Abstract: A stapler and detachable accessory combination includes a stapler having a base with an accessory storage chamber. A detachable accessory defines an operating end, a non-operating end, and a grasping portion intermediate the operating and non-operating ends. The detachable accessory is insertable into and removable from the storage chamber such that the operating end leads during insertion into the storage chamber and the non-operating end leads during removal from the storage chamber. The accessory can be a staple remover, a hole punch, a pencil sharpener, or other office tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: ACCO Brands USA LLC
    Inventors: David W. Kirby, Bikramjeet S. Sohi, Stephen J. Gaynes, Richard J. Page
  • Patent number: 7278561
    Abstract: The present invention provides a head valve assembly for a pneumatic fastener including a piston assembly reciprocated within a cylinder assembly for driving a fastener and a housing having an end cap for at least partially enclosing the head valve assembly. The head valve assembly includes a valve piston for causing supply pressure to be ported to the piston assembly for moving the piston assembly within the cylinder assembly from a non-actuated position to an actuated position for driving the fastener. Further, an inner cap is disposed within the end cap around the valve piston. The inner cap includes an inlet port for porting pressure to the valve piston. In addition, a main seal is coupled to the valve piston for sealing the cylinder assembly from supply pressure while pressure is ported to the valve piston by the inner cap for holding the piston assembly in the non-actuated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Schnell, Daniel Paxton Wall, Timothy E. Terrell, Daniel U. Goodwin, Barbara A. Rose
  • Patent number: 7273160
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Inventor: Fwu-Lai Wey
  • Patent number: 7273159
    Abstract: An ergonomically efficient cordless power tool system having desired power-to-weight ratios may be configured by reducing weight in one or more constituent weight groups of a given cordless power tool system, while maintaining or improving the total power output of the tool system. An example cordless power tool system may be configured to output a maximum power of at least 475 watts, and have a maximum power output to weight ratio of at least 70 watts per pound (W/lb).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventor: Daniele C. Brotto
  • Patent number: 7258261
    Abstract: A nail gun extension and actuating apparatus includes an elongated pole that has a bottom end and a top end. A coupler is attached to the pole and is positioned adjacent to the top end. The coupler is configured to releasably secure a nail gun to the pole so that a nozzle of the nail gun is orientated generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the pole and a trigger of the nail gun is adjacent to the top end. An actuating assembly is attached to the pole and is configured to selectively engage and actuate the trigger of the nail gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Inventor: Reynaldo Reyes
  • Patent number: 7243832
    Abstract: A hand operated stapling tool, which uses the energy stored in a spring to install staples by an impact blow, is disclosed. A housing body is preferably cast or molded. A handle is pivotally attached to the rear end of the housing body, pressing down the handle stores energy in a power spring by bending the middle section of the power spring, and further pressing down the handle unlocks the front end of the power spring which forces a driving blade to move downward and expels a staple out of the bottom of the housing body. A staple feeding track is formed at the bottom of the housing body, and the stored staples are secured by a rear-hinged panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Inventor: Peigen Jiang
  • Patent number: 7240817
    Abstract: In an electric stapler which is attachably and detachably provided with a staple cartridge 2 attached and detached to and from a magazine portion of a stapler main body 1 and in which in the staple cartridge 2, sheet-like staples a each constituted by connecting a number of staples in a straight form in a sheet-like shape are contained in a cartridge main body 2a in a stacked shape, and the sheet-like staples a are successively guided out to outside of an opening portion of a lower end portion of a front wall of the cartridge main body 2a from the sheet-like staple a at a lower end portion, an engaging plate 3 engaged with the sheet-like staple a at a topmost portion is arranged at an upper portion of the cartridge main body 2a, an inner side or an outer side of the cartridge main body 2a is provided with position detecting mechanism 9 for detecting a position of the engaging plate 3, and a remaining amount of the sheet-like staples a is detected based on detection of the position by the position detecting me
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Higuchi
  • Patent number: 7237707
    Abstract: A handle for attaching to a trigger operated hand tool, the handle including a shaft adapted so as to be attachable at one end thereof to the hand tool, a hand grip located at the other end of the shaft, and a trigger activator positioned near the hand grip capable of being operatively connected to the trigger associated with the hand tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Inventors: Noel Roger Wakelin, Dean Andrew Eldridge
  • Patent number: 7231990
    Abstract: The limit structure for the hook of the pneumatic tool, and the area that is preset on the pneumatic tool has a cylinder hook assembly part that can be covered by a loop cover of the hook. A ring groove is placed on the circumferential area of the hook assembly part, and radial through holes are located at two radial spaced locations on the loop cover, so the center line of the through hole can pin through the ring groove. The through fixer goes through the radial through hole and through the corresponding ring groove, and the hook reaches the combination of limit state that is rotatable by locking the middle of these two through fixers in the ring groove. With this structure, it helps the limit structure for the hook of the pneumatic tool to achieve practical effects of simpler production and more convenient assembling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Basso Industry Corp.
    Inventor: Chun-Chi Lai
  • Patent number: 7225960
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Inventor: Hsiu-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 7225959
    Abstract: A portable pneumatic fastening tool has an onboard compressor assembly to alleviate the need for an external air compressor. The onboard compressor assembly includes a motor and a compressor mounted to the tool body. The motor can be powered by a detachable battery mounted to a cover for covering the onboard compressor assembly. A portable pneumatic fastening tool may also be powered by a portable compressor assembly which can be borne by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: James Andrew Patton, Michael Anthony Lagaly, Patrick Gerald Barry, Julie Lynn Jones, Deborah Lynn Harr
  • Patent number: 7222767
    Abstract: A pneumatic tool has a body, a handle, a clip, a biasing member and a cap. The handle is formed on and extends from the body and has a free end and an annular shank extending from the free end. The clip is rotatably and slidably mounted on the shank and has a collar and a clip tab. The collar is rotatably and slidably mounted around the annular shank and has multiple teeth formed on a side of the collar facing away from the body. The clip tab extends from the collar. The biasing member is mounted around the annular shank and has two ends abutting respectively with the handle and the collar. The cap is detachably attached to the shank and has multiple recesses respectively corresponding to and engaging with the teeth on the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Besco Pneumatic Corp.
    Inventor: Yao-Te Yang