Abstract: A fastener driving tool includes a housing defining a handle portion and a head portion with a nose portion extending therebelow. Mounted within the head portion is a cylindrical sleeve within which is reciprocally mounted a drive piston. A driver for driving fasteners is secured to the drive piston and reciprocates therewith. The tool includes a drive power control for controlling the penetration of the fasteners into a workpiece. The drive power control includes a choke encircling the sleeve to impede the flow of exhaust air from beneath the piston and under the sleeve during a driving stroke. The choke may be moved to a position spaced from the cylindrical sleeve wherein the flow of fluid below the piston is not inhibited. In addition, the tool includes a safety member with a workpiece engaging portion of at least one wear block secured thereto to engage the workpiece and protect the safety member from undue wear.

Abstract: A pneumatic tool is disclosed for use in puncturing or hammering applications, particularly cattle stunning and the like.

Abstract: Apparatus for breaking concrete and asphalt pavement and the like comprising a frame adapted to be supported by and above pavement to be broken. Power operated means move the frame in one and opposite directions relative to and in parallel relationship with the pavement. A plurality of air hammers are supported in a gang parallel arrangement by the frame with their cutting tools aligned in a closely spaced parallel series. Cutting ends of the tools are adjacent the pavement with the series of tools extending in one direction and frame movement occurs in a direction substantially at right angles relative thereto. Thus, the frame movement defines a predetermined generally rectangular path of movement and pavement breaking operation of the cutting tools. A cradle on the frame is moveable relative to the frame for adjusting both the height and the angle of attack of the cutting tools relative to the pavement.

Abstract: A pneumatic hammer having a vibration attenuating hollow cylindrical member axially movable in a housing body, a striking piston axially movable within the cylindrical member, a stationary sealing sleeve engaging a portion of the outer surface of the cylindrical member, inlet air control means including an inlet passage in the wall of the cylindrical member, a slidable pressure ring cooperating with a pressure spring for urging the cylindrical member into a rest position in which the inlet air control means are disconnected from the inlet air channel and are connected instead to an outlet air channel in the housing body. Upon lifting the cylindrical member via a working tool, the passage to the outlet air channel is closed and the passage from the inlet air channel to the inlet air control means is opened and a normal operation of the hammer is initiated.

Abstract: An electrically operated tool is disclosed for inserting one or more insulated electrical wires into a barrel shaped, slotted terminal. A modified solenoid provides a hammer action power stroke which is initiated by partially retracting the toolhead inwardly of the tool upon movement of the tool against the barrel terminal. A trigger circuit applies line voltage to the solenoid windings, saturating the core, to provide rapid power stroke, so that the solenoid armature hammers against a strike plate of the toolhead. The trigger circuit includes a high and low power adjustment.

Abstract: A control arrangement for an electro-mechanical tool is disclosed. The tool may, for example, be a nailer or stapler, and is provided with an impact member which is frictionally moved in a working stroke by means of an electrically driven flywheel, which presses the impact member against the support element, which may be a counter-rotating flywheel. A solenoid is provided to move the impact member into the bite between the flywheel and support element. A trigger actuated switch and a safety switch actuated by contact of the tool with the workpiece must both be actuated in order to energize the solenoid. Circuitry is disclosed which makes possible the energization of the solenoid by closing both switches in any order, or in a desired particular order, and makes possible the provision of a time delay safety.

Abstract: An improved type of pneumatic tacking tool is disclosed for use in fastening carpet tacking strips and the like to wooden or concrete floors. The tool comprises a modification of the fastener driving tool described in my U.S. Pat. No. 4,040,554 and my U.S. Pat. No. 4,122,904, and is particularly well suited to setting fasteners close to walls without the tool contacting the walls.

Abstract: A single impact rivet gun has a piston freely movable within a cylinder that is surrounded by an air accumulator. A valve to control flow of the air from the accumulator to the inside of the cylinder is located at one end of the cylinder and the valve has an opening leading from outside the gun to the inside of the cylinder. The gun includes means for introducing a vacuum at the opening to pull the piston to a starting position.

Abstract: An improved driver is provided wherein a pneumatically operated piston is slidably disposed in a cylinder which is adapted to vent to atmosphere through a port positioned adjacent the end wall of the cylinder. A piston cushion, anchored to the interior surface of the cylinder end wall, is configured to provide communication between the port and the air trapped under the piston when the latter makes contact with the cushion, as well as to avoid piston flexing when struck by the piston. The cylinder end wall is removable to provide access to the interior of the cylinder. A hammer, in the form of a shaft, is removably affixed to the piston in a manner that precludes leakage through the piston and extends through the cushion and the cylinder end wall. Sealing means which are accessible from the interior surface of the end wall provide sealing contact between the latter and the hammer.

Abstract: An attachment for a pneumatic impact wrench is mounted between the wrench and socket tool which fastens a nut or bolt in an assembly. The attachment controls automatically the torque applied to the nut or bolt by providing a cylindrical housing with a sliding member. The sliding member is positioned within the cylindrical housing by an extension engaging a circular groove in the socket tool, the groove being of such a depth as to be proportional to the size of the nut or both being fastened. The sliding member controls the amount of compressed air supplied to the drive motor of the impact wrench by closing off or opening the inlet and outlet for the compressed air provided in the cylindrical housing.

Abstract: A pneumatic impact gun having an accumulator and interlock system for rapidly dumping a predetermined amount of compressed air into a cylinder to thereby propel an associated piston toward an anvil for contact with a rivet to be upset. The interlock system prevents accidental firing of the gun until a normally open interlock valve is manually depressed. Thereupon, a trigger valve may be manually opened to permit compressed air from a source to open a main valve thereby charging the accumulator to a predetermined condition to allow rapid dumping of compressed air therefrom into contact with the piston. Additionally, a metering valve serves as an energy selector to permit selective charging of the accumulator for varying the resulting impact of the piston onto the anvil.

Abstract: The present invention is a projectile type demolition tool. A projectile with an enlarged upper cross-sectional area is slideably mounted within and extendable from an inner cylinder. The lower portion of the projectile is extendable through a guide connected to the bottom of the inner cylinder. Upon pressing a working end of the projectile against a work piece to be broken, the projectile recedes upward in the inner cylinder until the enlarged upper area moves above a source of low pressure gas connected through the inner cylinder. The low pressure gas continues to move the projectile upward in the inner cylinder to a cocked position. In the cocked position, a reduced area upper portion of the projectile acts against a moderately high pressure gas injected into a combustion chamber. Thereafter, a high pressure gas is created by an internal combustion in the combustion chamber, which high pressure gas drives the projectile downward into the work piece.

Abstract: A fluid operated hammer for rock drills comprising; a cylinder, a drill chuck mounted at one end to receive a drill bit; a drill sub attached to the other end; a tubular fluid feed tube mounted in the drill sub and extending towards the chuck, the longitudinal central axis of the feed tube corresponding to the longitudinal central axis of the cylinder; at least one set of apertures provided in the side wall of the feed tube and spaced from each end; a piston slidably mounted in the cylinder and over the feed tube to move between the drill chuck and drill sub the lower end being adapted for striking a portion of the drill bit extending through the drill chuck; a first passageway in said piston communicating with one end face thereof and opening into the center of the piston at a location spaced along the length of said piston; a second passageway in said piston communicating with the end face of the piston communicating with the end of the piston opposite to that of the first passageway and opening into the ce

Abstract: A longitudinal housing includes a bore for slidably receiving a barrel assembly having a bore coaxially aligned with the housing bore. A cartridge receiving chamber is positioned within the barrel assembly, and a firing mechanism actuated by a trigger assembly fires the cartridge. The explosion forwardly propels a piston member positioned within the barrel assembly to strike an anvil end portion of a chase. The chase is retained within the bore of a tool holder that is secured to and movable with the barrel assembly. The chase includes a plurality of marker elements for impressing a mark upon the surface of an object. A pair of safety pawls are pivotally connected to the tool holder within the bore thereof and are arranged to contact a sleeve member surrounding the barrel assembly adjacent the forward end portion of the housing to prevent cocking of the firing mechanism unless marker elements are retained within the chase of the tool holder and the elements are depressed against an object to be marked.

Abstract: Following is disclosed an improved split-type stop ring having two separable body portions forming an annular composite body with passage means useful with a fluid operated, percussion type drill motor for retaining a drill bit and enabling the by-pass of fluid when the bit is suspended above the bottom of a borehole. Fluid by-pass enables the continued flow of fluid to clean the borehole bottom while stopping the otherwise damaging piston-hammer reciprocation when the bit is suspended above bottom.

Abstract: A fluid operated impact drilling device wherein a hammer is mounted in a casing for axial reciprocating movement and drilling fluid flows through the hammer. The flow of drilling fluid is controlled by a valve element at the upper portion of the hammer. Differential pressure areas are provided in the flow path of the drilling fluid which coupled with the action of the valve element causes the hammer to be repeatedly lifted up into the valve element and then driven downward against an anvil by the force of the drilling mud. The valve element remains partly open, thereby preventing excessive backpressures from damaging the drill pipe or equipment. The drilling device is attached immediately above the drill bit with the drill bit being secured to the anvil. A catcher device is mounted to stop the reciprocating impact action of the hammer against the anvil upon picking the bit up off bottom.