Abstract: A desktop stapler includes an automatic opening staple track whereby when the stapler is opened by pivoting the body about the base, the track is de-latched by ribs of the base, and the track slides out from a chamber within the body. The stapler includes a track alignment system that holds the front of the body precisely over the anvil by use of forward and rear torque arm contact areas between the base and track. The stapler also features a striker bottom edge that is shaped to follow the curved shape of the anvil so that the striker may enter the anvil recess without impacting the anvil. A staple chamber in the stapler has staple exit ribs that allow only one staple at a time to be ejected from the staple chamber.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic tool drive system, comprising a portable pressure source, a valve assembly, a regulating assembly, and a pneumatic assembly. The pneumatic assembly can be any conventional pneumatic device. The pneumatic assembly may be a pneumatic tool, such as, but not limited to, a nail gun, a power sprayer, a torque wrench, and the like. The pneumatic tool drive system gives the operator the freedom to move about his work space free of cumbersome hoses and compressors.

Abstract: A fastening tool with a housing assembly, a magazine assembly and a deflectable finger. The housing assembly includes a nosepiece. The magazine assembly, which is coupled to the housing assembly, is configured hold a plurality of fasteners and sequentially feed the fasteners into the nosepiece. The deflectable finger is coupled to the housing assembly and extends outwardly there from.

Abstract: A feeding mechanism for sheet staple comprises a reciprocating member (12) which is provided under a cartridge in which stacked sheet staples are contained and which is reciprocated forwardly and backwardly in response to up and down movements of a driver for driving the sheet staples, a feeding pawl (20) mounted rotatably by a predetermined angle in forward and backward directions on the reciprocating member (12) for rotating in a raised direction as the reciprocating member moves forwardly, and a spring (13) for biasing forwardly the reciprocating member (12). Each of the sheet staples is fed out forwardly by raising of the feeding pawl (20). One end of the spring (13) is engaged in a lower side than a center of rotation of the feeding pawl (20). The reciprocating member (12) is urged forwardly through the feeding pawl (20).

Abstract: A nailing gun with a dust-blowing device, the dust-blowing device is attached to a side of the nailing gun and has an actuating device operated by pushing forward to actuate the dust-blowing device. Therefore, operation of the nailing gun with the dust-blowing device is in accordance with ergonomic to facilitate the use of the nailing gun.

Abstract: A hydrogen operated fastener driving tool assembly including a hydrogen generator that is an integral part of the driving tool assembly. The hydrogen generator can use chemicals to generate hydrogen or electrolysis. Additionally, the generator may be disposable. Whatever is used it is capable of providing enough energy to drive over a thousand nails.

Abstract: A stapler includes a base, a cover put movably on the base, a feeding device for feeding staples, and a bending and cutting device provided between the base and the cover for bending and cutting the legs of each staple. The cutting device includes a seat provided on the base and a housing attached to the cover. The seat includes two wedges formed thereon and a pusher formed thereon. A stationary cutting element is provided in the housing. Two movable cutting elements are provided movably in the housing and on the two wedges so that they are moved towards the stationary cutting element in order to cut the legs of each staple as they are moved towards the seat together with the housing. A spring is put between the movable cutting elements in a tendency to push the movable cutting elements from the stationary cutting element.

Abstract: A surgical instrument is adapted for stapling tissue in a highly controlled manner. The surgical instrument includes a frame having a proximal end and a distal end, with a handle positioned at the proximal end and an end effector positioned at the distal end. The end effector is shaped and dimensioned for selectively receiving a cartridge module containing a plurality of surgical fasteners. A firing mechanism is associated with the end effector and the cartridge module for selective actuation of the surgical fasteners. The cartridge module includes a cartridge housing in which the surgical fasteners are housed and an anvil shaped and dimensioned for engagement with the surgical fasteners to facilitate stapling. The cartridge housing and anvil are relatively movable between a first spaced apart position and a second position in close approximation with one another.

Abstract: A housing for a power tool includes a primary handle configured for accommodating a primary hand used to control the operation of the tool, the handle having a first end closer to a power source of the tool, and a second end distal of the power source, a secondary handle configured for accommodating a secondary hand, being associated with the distal end and defining a distal extremity of the tool offsetting the power source.

Abstract: A staple cartridge includes: a cartridge body for accommodating a large number of staples; and a faceplate provided at a front end portion of the cartridge body, for forming a striking passage (211) of striking a staple by a driver, wherein support pieces are integrally formed from both side edges of the face plate to the rear, engaging bosses formed in the support pieces are engaged with recess portions formed on both sides of the front end portion of the cartridge body (206), and the face plate is slidably and pivotally supported by the cartridge body (206). In the cartridge body (206) and cover (209), the small thickness grooves (215), (216), by which the staple cartridge (204) is bent into two pieces, are formed on the circumference of the staple accommodating portion.

Abstract: A combination stapler, tape dispenser and flag dispenser includes a stapler having a housing including first and second arms joined together at a pivot. The first and second arms each have a distal end having a flat surface configured to permit the stapler to stand generally vertically on the flat surfaces. Also included is a tape dispenser disposed in the housing adjacent a proximal end of the first arm, and a flag dispenser disposed in the housing adjacent a proximal end of the second arm. The tape dispenser and the flag dispenser are positioned along the length of the first and second arms to outwardly oppose each other.

Abstract: A portable tool includes a motive power section, a mechanical section driven by the motive power section, and an outer frame covering the motive power section and the mechanical section. A label or a sticker is affixed to an outer peripheral surface of the outer frame. The label contains specific pattern or specific color or specific character representing a specific user of the portable tool. The cover is made from a transparent resin and is removably disposed to the outer frame for protectingly covering the label. A sheet containing a plurality of labels having colors or pattern different from each other is provided. A user can select one of the labels.

Abstract: A stapler includes a base, a cover coupled to the base, a driver for driving a leading staple from a supply of staples into a workpiece, a handle constructed and arranged to actuate the driver and move the cover towards the base, and a cutting assembly. The cutting assembly includes a pair of benders constructed and arranged to engage and bend the legs of the leading staple, a stationary cutter, and a pair of movable cutters that interact with the stationary cutter to cut an excess length of each of the legs of the staple. Movement of the cover towards the base causes the movable cutters to move towards the stationary cutter.

Abstract: A desktop stapler having a feature for alignment of the anvil with the striker is disclosed. In one embodiment, a stapler body containing a striker is pivotably attached to a base. The pivoting rotation of the body causes a front-to-back motion of the striker over an anvil. A rib disposed at the back end of the body selectively pulls the back end of a linkage to the anvil backward as the body pivots downward to the stapling position. The anvil thus translates in relation to the body to maintain a close alignment of the striker over the anvil. The base assembly may include a cover plate slidable upon a base, wherein the cover plate includes the anvil. Another embodiment uses a tab that urges a staple track to be forcibly pulled open as the body is rotated away from the base.

Abstract: A housing for an electric tool has a plurality of spring arms for exerting a spring force on a brush holder that holds a brush for engaging a commutator. Preferably, the spring arms are integral with a tool housing end cap.

Abstract: A stapler is provided for stapling decorative staples into a sheet media, where the decorative staples have an indicia platform and a plurality of prongs. The stapler includes a base and a cartridge assembly pivotably mounted to the base. The cartridge assembly has a magazine for storing the decorative staples. A stapler head is provided with a ram configured to press downwardly on the indicia platform of the decorative staple, pushing the decorative staple out of the magazine such that the prongs enter a top side of a sheet media and deformed against the base on a bottom side of the sheet media. The ram is provided with ridges that extend below a table portion of the ram such that the ridges are disposed substantially directly above the prongs on the decorative staples.

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.

Abstract: A hand-held setting tool for driving in fastening elements includes a pressure probe (20) displaceable between an extended position (22) in which the setting tool (10) cannot be actuated, and an operational position (23) in which the setting tool (10) can be actuated, and a blocking member (30) displaceable by a gravity force between its release position (34) in which it is located outside of a displacement path (24) of the pressure probe (20), and a blocking position (35) in which it extends into the displacement path (24) of the pressure probe (20), blocking displacement of a pressure probe (20) into its operational position.

Abstract: An explosion power-operated setting tool includes a setting piston (15) for driving in fastening elements in constructional components, and a resetting device (30) having a lever-shaped resetting member (31) for returning the setting piston (15) from its end position (26) into its initial position (25), a bearing section (43) for supporting the lever-shaped resetting member (31), and a damping member (43) for damping the lever-shaped resetting member (31) upon the resetting member (31) impacting the bearing section (43), with the damping member (44) having a bearing surface (46) which the rear surface (36) of the lever-shaped resetting member (31) abuts and which has a profile substantially corresponding to a profile of the rear surface (36) of the lever-shaped resetting member (31).

Abstract: A novel work contact or no-mar tip for mounting to a drive probe of a fastening tool having a driver blade for driving a fastener into a workpiece is provided having a pair of wings having resilient contact surfaces for contacting the workpiece, the wings forming a channel for the fastener while allowing for visually locating the position where the fastener will be driven into the workpiece.

Abstract: A nail gun and depth control spacer assembly for ejecting nails into a substrate which contains two or more layers of roofing materials one of which is a compressible fibrous layer. The nails penetrate the substrate but are prevented by the depth control spacer from permanently compressing the compressible fibrous layer which springs back to is original thickness after completion of the nailing process. The depth control spacer, attached to the base of the nail gun, is of semi-oval configuration having a pressure sensitive layer and a solid layer, is provided with an oval cavity in its center portion through which the nails are ejected into the substrate.

Abstract: Applicant's novel invention relates to a novel hydrogen generator for supplying hydrogen to drive a hydrogen operated engine. The regulator can supply hydrogen to drive an engine for operating the cutter assembly of a lawnmower as well as supply the output of a hydrogen driven engine to operate a variety of power operated devices such as drills, saws, sanders, etc. In addition, the hydrogen generator can supply hydrogen to operate a power driven piston to drive fasteners.

Abstract: A setting tool for driving fastening elements includes a piston device (30) for the setting piston (20) and arranged in a setting direction end region of the hollow chamber (14) of the piston guide (13), with the piston stop device (30) having a stop member (32) adjoining the hollow chamber (14) in the setting direction and including a leadthrough (33) having an inner conical active surface (34) that cooperates with the conical active surface (24) of the setting piston (20), and with at least one of the active conical surface (24) and the active conical surface (34) being provided with a friction-reducing coating (35).

Abstract: A novel driver blade for use in a fastening tool having a piston is provided comprising an elongate body, a head at one end of the body for coupling to the piston, a tip at the other end of the body for impacting a fastener to drive said fastener into a workpiece, and a stiffening rib protruding from the body, the rib extending substantially along the length of the body, wherein the stamped elongate driver blade is made of annealed cold rolled spring steel. A novel method of manufacturing an elongate driver blade is also provided comprising the steps of providing cold rolled spring steel, forming an elongate blank from the cold rolled spring steel, providing a stamping die having a generally planar stamping surface with an elongate groove in the stamping surface, and stamping the blank into the stamping die with the elongate groove to form the elongate driver blade having an elongate stiffening rib.

Abstract: An apparatus which enables a user of a pneumatic tool device, such as a nail gun, to determine the required compressor pressure needed to most effectively utilize the pneumatic tool device and maximize the life of the tool. A compressor pressure indication assembly on a nail gun comprising a nail verification assembly and a readout assembly enables a user to verify the length and/or diameter of the nails to be driven by the nail gun and set the compressor pressure accordingly.

Abstract: An explosively actuated tool for driving a fastener into a substrate is mountable to the end of a pole-like handle to permit manipulation and actuation of the tool from a remote position. Actuation of the tool occurs by pushing the forward end of a barrel of the tool against the substrate using the handle and then pushing forwardly the handle which loads and then releases a tiring mechanism of the tool to fire the charge. The tool has a safety lock device for inhibiting loading of the firing mechanism sufficiently to initiate firing unless the tool is orientated upwardly into a vertical or near vertical orientation.

Abstract: The machine includes a movable carriage (5) carrying an application gun (8) filled with pins for application, which is movable above a work station composed of a table (1) carrying an endless belt (2). The machine is provided with a rack (10) for storing a plurality of guns (8) pre-filled with pins, which rack can be accessed by a gripping holder (7) carried by the carriage (5). A detector mounted on the gun can ascertain the absence of a pin in the frame at the application location and instruct the movement of the holder towards the rack.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety switch for an electric nailer including a trigger which can return to original state after being pressed. The safety switch comprises a stop portion and a safety member, the stop portion is formed in the electric nailer. The safety member includes a push plate and an abutting portion, and the safety member is fixed in the electric nailer and can return to its original position after being pressed, the push plate serves to cover the trigger, and the abutting portion abuts against the stop portion. Thus, the electric nailer will be in a safe mode automatically when not in use, and an accident of pressing the trigger by mistake can be prevented.

Abstract: A manually operable device for driving nails into material includes a barrel having a bore into which nails can be placed or dropped and the barrel capable of reaching difficult, narrow, tight spaces that are unreachable by a hammer. Disposed within the bore is a drive rod having a flat face for striking the nail. A handle is connected to the drive rod and is manually reciprocated by the individual thereby transmitting reciprocal motion to the drive rod so that the drive rod can strike and drive the nail into the material. In operation the handle, the drive rod, and nail are axially aligned thus maximizing the striking force of the drive rod against the nail. A safety cable has one end secured to the handle and a second end secured to the barrel for attaching the device to the worker's belt or apron for easy retrieval and to prevent the device from being dropped; and the safety cable's length allows for back loading as well as front loading of nails into the barrel.

Abstract: A stapler 10 has a stapler main body 11 made of metal and a cover 12 made of resin. The cover 12 has an upper cover 55, which is positioned at the handle 19 side of the stapler main body 11, and a base cover 56, which is pivotally connected to the upper cover and is positioned at the base 21 side of the stapler main body 11.

Abstract: An electric nailing gun is disclosed to use a sensor in the nail magazine and to connect the sensor to a control circuit such that when a magazine follower is moved to a predetermined position in the nail path, the sensor sends a control signal to the control circuit to drive a counter to start counting the number of striking actions of the plunger, and the control circuit controls the electric nailing gun to reduce the plunger impact when the counting of the counter reaches a predetermined value.

Abstract: A fastening tool with a housing assembly, a magazine assembly and a deflectable finger. The housing assembly includes a nosepiece. The magazine assembly, which is coupled to the housing assembly, is configured hold a plurality of fasteners and sequentially feed the fasteners into the nosepiece. The deflectable finger is coupled to the housing assembly and extends outwardly there from.

Abstract: A staple apparatus is installed in a stapler so the stapler can staple stacks of paper with different thicknesses without having to change staples or components in the stapler. The apparatus cuts legs of a staple to a proper length after the staple has been driven completely into a stack of paper and bends the protruding ends to bind the stack of paper together. The apparatus performs these operations with a cutter, a bending template, and a cutting anvil in conjunction with a sliding bracket and a cutter actuator. Operation of the cutter is delayed by a staple driver actuator until the staple has completely penetrated the stack of paper.

Abstract: A stapler anvil and method for clinching a staple is disclosed. The anvil includes a body having a well. The well has an axis extending between the legs of a staple and is defined by a first surface having a first portion along which the first leg of the staple is directed as the staple is being clinched, and a second portion extending substantially at an angle relative to the first portion to direct the second leg of the staple at least partially away from the axis as the staple is clinched. The well is further defined by a second surface spaced from the first surface. The second surface is configured to redirect the second leg of the staple at least partially back toward the axis after the second leg has been directed at least partially away from the axis by the second portion of the first surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a nailing machine capable of indicating an existence or non-existence and the residual quantity of a nail in a cartridge. The nailing machine includes a main body, a nose portion and a cartridge. The main body includes a trigger lever mounted to a lower portion of a grip portion. The cartridge has a pressing plate and a pressing spring. The nailing machine further comprises a displaying unit having a display plate, a connecting plate and a trigger lever stopper. An alarming unit includes a first and a second ground plates, a battery and a recognition part. The conductive plate selectively contacts with the first ground plate and the second ground plate. The trigger lever may be stopped in accordance with the detection result after notifying a worker that the nail is exhausted with generating an audible alarm sound and a visual alarm light.

Abstract: A staple storage unit (10/20) allows the effective and easy removal of jammed staples (200) from the inside of the apparatus (100) by attracting jammed staples to the staple storage unit. The staple storage unit can be removed from the stapler apparatus frame. The staple storage unit is detachably mounted to a stapler apparatus provided with a storage unit (10) storing staples and a guide unit (20) to guide staples in this storage unit to a staple driving unit (103). The stapler includes staple attracting member (24) in the apex of a staple driving unit on the guide unit (20).

Abstract: A centering punch includes a first body, a second body, a punching head, an elastic body, an elastic member, a push member, and a spring. Thus, the tapered portion of the punching head is moved along the tapered face of the first body, and the punching head is moved radially in the receiving chamber of the first body by guidance of the tapered face of the first body, so that the push portion of the push member is in alignment with the control hole of the punching head easily and exactly.

Abstract: A framing point driver system for efficiently driving various framing points into a picture frame. The framing point driver system includes a lever unit, a turret member with a plurality of receiver apertures rotatably attached to the lever unit, a shaft member extending from the lever unit, and an engaging arm lockably positioned about the shaft member. The user rotates the turret member so that the desired size receiver aperture is facing toward the engaging arm. A framing point is inserted into the selected receiver aperture for insertion into the picture frame.

Abstract: For use in a fastener driving tool, a fastener assembly includes a plurality of fasteners arranged in a row, each fastener including a head and an elongated shank and a carrier including a plurality of connected carrier sleeves for receiving and surrounding a portion of an associated fastener. Each of the carrier sleeves includes an axis, an upper breakable portion, a middle portion, a lower breakable portion, a pedestal associated with the lower breakable portion, the pedestal axially extending away from the lower breakable collar, and a pair of notches in the lower breakable portion, the pair of notches opening toward the head of the associated fastener.

Abstract: An apparatus which enables a user of a pneumatic tool device, such as a nail gun, to determine the required compressor pressure needed to most effectively utilize the pneumatic tool device and maximize the life of the tool. A compressor pressure indication assembly on a nail gun comprising a nail verification assembly and a readout assembly enables a user to verify the length and/or diameter of the nails to be driven by the nail gun and set the compressor pressure accordingly.

Abstract: An office tool assembly has a tool and a hanging cap. The tool is selectively inserted into and held in the hanging cap. A protrusion is moveably mounted on the tool to engage with a through hole defined in the cap to keep the tool from falling out of the hanging cap. A transverse hole is defined in the hanging cap through which a string extends, such that the tool assembly can be hung around a person's neck. Accordingly, a user can conveniently and safely carry the tool assembly to any desired place for use.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a full-thickness resection system comprising a flexible endoscope and a stapling mechanism, wherein the endoscope is slidably received through at least a portion of the stapling mechanism. The stapling mechanism includes an anvil and a stapling head mounted to the anvil so that the anvil and the stapling head are moveable with respect to one another. A position adjusting mechanism is provided for moving the anvil and the stapling head relative to one another. An integrated surgical retainer for use in the full thickness resectioning device is described. The integrated surgical staple retainer comprises a calibrating portion, a retaining portion, and a grasping portion. The calibrating portion defines a circular opening which has a diameter substantially equal to a diameter of a working channel of the full thickness resectioning device.

Abstract: A tool housing with protective pads for an electrical tool has a housing body and two protectors. The housing body has two sides, a motor housing body and a handle housing body. The handle housing body is formed on the motor housing body. The protectors are mounted respectively on the housing body and each has a first protective pad, a second protective pad and a third protective pad. The pads are made of elastic material, can absorb shocks to prevent the housing body from damaging to improve the useful life of the electrical tool.

Abstract: A flooring nailer includes a main body, and a handle structure mounted on the main body. The handle structure includes a fixing seat and a handle. Thus, the snapping portion of the handle is locked in the locking portion of the fixing seat to form a first locking effect, and the tapered face of the support rack of the fixing seat is rested on the tapered face of the pivot shaft of the handle to form a second locking effect, so that the handle is fixed on the fixing seat rigidly and stably, thereby preventing the handle structure from detaching from the main body due to the shock or vibration produced during operation of the flooring nailer.

Abstract: Stapler (1) designed for stapling together a workpiece (8), primarily a sheaf of papers. The stapler comprises a base section (2) provided with a support surface (6) with an open slot (7), on which support surface the workpiece to be stapled is placed. A stapling unit (4) is attached to the base section in a pivoting manner by a first pivot shaft (10) and houses a magazine, in which staples (11) are stored, and a driver (12), which serves to drive staples individually into the workpiece to be stapled. In the driving action, the stapling unit is pressed into contact with the workpiece and the driver acts to drive the staple into the workpiece to a bottom position, in which the crown (52) of the staple is in contact with the workpiece and the legs (53, 54) of the staple extend through the workpiece and the slot in the support surface.

Abstract: The present invention provides a defect-less and easy to operate power actuated piston tool with automatic piston return, designated for driving fasteners into a base like masonry, concrete, wood or the like. The tool according to the invention is characterized by that on piston shank (11) of piston (1), there is an elastic returning bush (7), situated between piston head (12) and fastener guide (5), said returning bush (7) is a one-piece in shape of bellow, made of elastomeric material, of regularly variable diameter.

Abstract: Applicant's novel invention relates to a novel hydrogen generator for supplying hydrogen to drive a hydrogen operated engine. The regulator can supply hydrogen to drive an engine for operating the cutter assembly of a lawnmower as well as supply the output of a hydrogen driven engine to operate a variety of power operated devices such as drills, saws, sanders, etc. In addition, the hydrogen generator can supply hydrogen to operate a power driven piston to drive fasteners.

Abstract: A nail gun and depth control spacer assembly for ejecting nails into a substrate which contains two or more layers of roofing materials one of which is a compressible fibrous layer. The nails penetrate the substrate but are prevented by the depth control spacer from permanently compressing the compressible fibrous layer which springs back to is original thickness after completion of the nailing process. The depth control spacer, attached to the base of the nail gun, is of semi-oval configuration having a pressure sensitive layer and a solid layer, is provided with an oval cavity in its center portion through which the nails are ejected into the substrate.

Abstract: A fastener driving tool includes a housing defining a cavity for insertion of at least one battery, a battery configured for insertion into the cavity and having at least one battery contact element, a terminal module disposed in the cavity, constructed and arranged for engaging the battery and making an electrical connection therewith, the module including at least one terminal module contact element. At least one of the battery and terminal module contact elements incorporates a precious metal alloy and the other of the contact elements is conductive. The respective contact elements are configured for oxidation-free operation in the range of at least about 100 g's.

Abstract: A powered tool constructed to drive a fastener into a workpiece includes a nosepiece assembly including a back plate and a front plate combining to define a path for a driver blade, the front plate being pivotally movable relative to the back plate between a closed position, in which the front plate and the back plate are in contact with each other, and an open position. The front plate is movable to an interim deflecting position between the closed position and the open position. A handle portion has an outer surface at least partially defining a grip, and an inner surface at least partially defining a chamber. The handle portion includes a substrate having at least one aperture, and an overmold configured for forming a gripping surface on the outer surface and for extending through the apertures into the chamber for forming a resilient mounting point.