Abstract: A novel workpiece engaging nose body for holding a screwstrip having screws held in a strap is provided. The workpiece engaging nose body includes a nose portion and a rear portion with the nose portion slidably mounted on the rear portion for movement rearwardly when the nose is urged into a workpiece to drive a screw. An exitway is defined between the nose portion and rear portion through which spent strap from which screws have been driven exit the nose body. On urging the nose body into the workpiece, the nose portion slides rearwardly to engage the strap in the exitway and move it rearwardly into engagement with the rear portion in the exitway. The strap is preferably “pinched” in the exitway between the nose portion and rear portion to assist in locating a screw to be driven from the nose body.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 31, 2004
Date of Patent:
September 13, 2005
Assignee:
Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
Inventors:
G. Lyle Habermehl, Brandon Lyle Habermehl, Troy D. Hale
Abstract: A suction cleaner comprising a water intake inlet configured to be positioned on an inner surface of a pool and at least one elongate member coupled to the water intake inlet. The elongate member has a generally cylindrical shape with an interior surface and at least one corkscrew edge positioned on the interior surface of the elongate member and in communication with the water intake inlet.
The interior surface configured to generate a vortex effect on fluid flowing though the member.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 15, 2000
Date of Patent:
July 23, 2002
Assignee:
Letro Products, Inc.
Inventors:
Sanford F. Campbell, Suresh Cherulassery Gopalan