Patents by Inventor James Dunlap HAYS

James Dunlap HAYS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • NOSEPIECE AND MAGAZINE FOR POWER SCREWDRIVER
    Publication number: 20170297182
    Abstract: A magazine is configured to be removably coupled to a power tool housing of a power tool. The magazine has a housing configured to be rotatably attachable to the power tool housing. An advancing mechanism is received in the magazine housing, and is configured to advance a strip of collated fasteners into position to be driven by the power tool. An indexing ring has a plurality of recesses and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the power tool housing. A detent is biased to removably engage one of the plurality of recesses, and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the magazine housing. The detent removably engages the recesses to allow for indexed tool-free rotation of the magazine housing relative to the power tool housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: James Dunlap HAYS, John P. ZELLINGER, Rex A. MARSHALL, JR., Wesson CHARLES, Joseph P. KELLEHER, John K. HORKY
  • NOSEPIECE AND MAGAZINE FOR POWER SCREWDRIVER
    Publication number: 20140260831
    Abstract: A magazine is configured to be removably coupled to a power tool housing of a power tool. The magazine has a housing configured to be rotatably attachable to the power tool housing. An advancing mechanism is received in the magazine housing, and is configured to advance a strip of collated fasteners into position to be driven by the power tool. An indexing ring has a plurality of recesses and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the power tool housing. A detent is biased to removably engage one of the plurality of recesses, and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the magazine housing. The detent removably engages the recesses to allow for indexed tool-free rotation of the magazine housing relative to the power tool housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: James Dunlap HAYS, John P. ZELLINGER, Rex A. MARSHALL, JR., Wesson CHARLES, Joseph P. KELLEHER