Adaptable To Dispense Different Sizes Or Quantities Of Members Patents (Class 227/109)
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Publication number: 20080251565Abstract: A magazine includes a feeding tray having a nail path to allow passage of one nail strip and a loading space in spatial communication with the nail path and that is adapted for accommodating a plurality of stacked nail strips, a tray cover coupled to the feeding tray, and a first pusher unit connected detachably to the feeding tray and adapted to press against an uppermost one of the nail strips so as to push a lowermost one of the nail strips into the nail path, and a second pusher unit. When the lowermost one of the nail strips is moved into the nail path, it is pushed toward the nail outlet by the second pusher unit. The tray cover is slidable to uncover at least one of the nail path, thereby permitting an additional nail strip to be placed into the nail path.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventors: Kun-Chuan Chou, Chi-Cheng Chou
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Patent number: 7422135Abstract: Apparatus for handling and feeding of groups of fasteners such as screws to an applicator or applicators for applying workpieces such as hinges to a base at a series of worksites. A dispenser at a charging site receives from a fastener feeder a charge of the groups of fasteners needed at all of the worksites of the series and then moves consecutively to each of the worksites to dispense a group of fasteners to an applicator at each worksite. A plurality of passageways extend from a fastener receiving side at the top to a fastener discharge side at the bottom of the dispenser, one passageway for each fastener to be dispensed. The discharge ends of the passageways register with receiving apertures at the applicator at each site. A series of gates at positions along the passageways selective hold and release groups of fasteners at their respective positions.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2006Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: Kval, Inc.Inventor: Andrew M. Kvalheim
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Publication number: 20080190987Abstract: A driver guiding set for a power nail gun includes a forward plate fixedly disposed at a bottom portion of a gun body of the power nail gun, a first rearward plate fixedly disposed at the forward plate, a first magazine rail fixed to the first rearward plate, a second magazine rail slidably disposed on the first magazine rail, and a second rearward plate fixedly disposed on the second magazine rail. A nail guiding track is disposed between the first and second rearward plates, which is switched in one of the status of parting and locking. When the second rearward plate contacts with the forward plate and the first rearward plate to lock the nail guiding track, the nail guiding track can induce a striking blade to strike the nail in the nail guiding track. When the second rearward plate moves far away form the forward plate and the first rearward plate to part the nail guiding track, the nail guiding track will be lifted, then the user can conveniently remove the nail locked in the nail guiding track.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2007Publication date: August 14, 2008Inventor: Po-Feng Huang
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Patent number: 7407075Abstract: A surgical stapling apparatus includes a staple cartridge and an anvil member. The staple cartridge includes a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in rows of retention slots. The staple cartridge may have an annular or linear configuration of retention slots. The tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge may be tapered or stepped. The anvil member has a tissue contacting surface that includes a number of pockets arranged for substantially aligning with the retention slots. In addition, the tissue contacting surface of the anvil member may complement the tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2005Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LPInventors: Henry E. Holsten, Frank J. Viola, Clifford L. Emmons
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Patent number: 7401720Abstract: A dual staple disposable surgical gun, wherein the gun fires two staples in a staggered formation simultaneously to close an incision in the skin to prevent the skin overlapping. The dual staple disposable surgical gun comprises a frame structure, adapted to be held by a hand with a grip having a handle. A first staple track and a second staple track each with an advancing blade and a spring mechanism is incorporated to aid in the injection of the staples. A translatable driver manually actuates both staple tracks to eject a single pair of staples simultaneously when the dual staple disposable surgical gun is squeezed. The dual staple disposable surgical gun additionally includes a biasing means for returning the translatable driver from a staple ejecting position to a staple reloading position.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2006Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Inventor: Ayaz Mahmud Durrani
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Patent number: 7398904Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 17, 2006Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Marco Zurkirchen, Marcel Koelliker, Sven Matthiesen
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Publication number: 20080156844Abstract: A staple gun has weight added so as to increase its inertia and has a cable guide member with cable guides at both ends that can be reversed for driving different sized staples. The stapler has a fulcrum member shaped to take advantage of greater hand strength when one's fingers are clenched as compared to hand strength when one's fingers are more outstretched. The feed head of the stapler is configured to prevent staples from jamming.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2007Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Austin Raymond Savio Braganza, Patrick J. Radle
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Patent number: 7387228Abstract: A magazine with a positioning device for a nail gun includes a magazine that has a nail loading port on one end thereof, and a gliding part that has a protruding part and a locking part. The magazine has fixing parts, penetrating parts and a stopping part. The gliding device has a nail storing part and is inserted into the receiving chamber. The gliding device is fixed by a positioning device, so that the gliding device will not depart from the magazine due to the bounce motion while nailing, and the protruding part and the locking part of the gliding device are not easy to get abrasion. The objectives of providing the operator a safe and secured working environment, prolonging the lifetime of the gliding device and securing the gliding device in position will be attained.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2006Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: Apach Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tung-Sung Yeh, Yu-Chuan Ho
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Patent number: 7367484Abstract: An automatic fastener loader includes a support member and a feed tube having an end. The feed tube is mounted to the support member. In an exemplary embodiment, a pivotable frame is mounted for oscillation on the support member between a receiving position and a loading position. The frame includes a receiver for receiving a fastener. A holster is mounted to the support member for receiving a fastener driver to load a fastener onto a bit of the fastener driver when the frame is in the loading position. An actuator is mounted to the support member and is operatively connected to the pivotable frame for actuating the frame to index the frame between the receiving position and the loading position.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2006Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.Inventors: Brandon S. Neal, Richard D. Jiranek
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Patent number: 7314155Abstract: A modular magazine assembly in a fastener-driving tool having a nosepiece includes a first magazine housing portion secured to the tool and at least partially defining a chamber for fasteners. An extension portion is configured for releasable attachment to the first magazine housing portion. Upon assembly of the extension portion, a resulting large capacity magazine is defined and dimensioned to accommodate at least two fastener strips.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2005Date of Patent: January 1, 2008Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Larry M. Moeller, Walter J. Taylor
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Patent number: 7243831Abstract: A fastener driving tool includes: a driver blade adapted to drive nails joined to one another into an object in order; a nose adapted to guide the driver blade and nails; and a guide surface of a projection adapted to guide a head portion of a first nail struck out into an exit hole of the nose so that the second nail is not exposed to the exit hole. The guide surface of the projection is formed to a shape identical with that of the head portions of the nails.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2005Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori Ishizawa, Hiroki Kitagawa, Masashi Nishida
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Patent number: 7240818Abstract: A control device for a magazine of a nail gun includes a control knob located on an outside of the body and is connected to a control member extending into the groove in the magazine. A collar is threadedly connected to the control member and a bar which has two pivotable members pivotably connected to two ends thereof. The two pivotable members are pivotably connected to the body of the magazine so that when rotating the control knob, the bar is moved in the magazine so as to define the space for accommodating the nails of different sizes.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2006Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Apach Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yu-Chuan Ho
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Patent number: 7232051Abstract: The nail tray hoist structure for coil nailer includes: several positioning slots spaced through out the side wall of the central column of the coil nailer base; a positioning through hole, placed on the vertical sleeve of the nail tray; a positioning body, placed in the positioning through hole actively; a braking tube, placed on the outside of the vertical sleeve; and an upper elastic component, having a top blocked by the limit component used by the vertical sleeve. The bottom of the elastic component stops the balance block of the braking tube, so that it can push down the braking tube. By so doing, the hoist structure of the nail tray only needs pushing and pulling movements on the braking tube, which gives the users more convenience and ensures the strength of the structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2005Date of Patent: June 19, 2007Assignee: Basso Industry Corp.Inventors: Leo Huang, Sam Yu, Blackey Tsai
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Patent number: 7225962Abstract: Fastener-advancement systems comprise a multiple lever and linkage mechanically operated system operatively connected to the driver blade member of the fastener driving tool, as well as electro-mechanically operated systems, for advancing a leading fastener of a collated strip of fasteners into the driver blade channel of the fastener-driving tool. In the electro-mechanically operated systems, push-type, pull-type, and rotary solenoid actuating members are utilized for moving the fastener-advancement feed pawl or claw member.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2005Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Chris H. Porth, Larry M. Moeller, Barry C. Walthall, Clayton O. Henry
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Patent number: 7185712Abstract: A pneumatic fastening tool assembly that employs an engine having a sliding sleeve arrangement to control the supply of air to and exhaust from the pneumatic engine. The sliding sleeve arrangement eliminates the need for a conventional main valve and thereby reduces the overall weight and length of the pneumatic fastening tool relative to those tools that employ a conventional engine configuration.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2004Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Keven E Miller, John C Funicello, Todd A Hagan, Thomas E Miller
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Patent number: 7163135Abstract: A driving device of a cartridge of a nail driver comprises a cartridge of a nail driver for receiving nails; a stop plate installed at one lateral side of the cartridge for resisting against the nails within the cartridge; the stop plate being formed by a first plane and a second plane; the stop plate being movably installed to the cartridge by using the second plane. The cartridge includes a first end surface and a second end surface; the first end surface having a nail groove; the second end surface being formed with at least one retaining hole and a receiving hole; a positioning unit; one end of the positioning unit installed to the positioning hole and another end thereof is installed to the receiving hole so as to adjust the position of the stop plate with respect to the second end surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2005Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Inventor: Chen-Fa Huang
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Patent number: 7048169Abstract: A nail magazine for alternatively accommodating T-nails or U-nails includes a nail track and a stop block. The nailing track has a bottom notch and a first nail hole upwardly extended from the bottom notch for holding a T-nail. The stop block is positioned in the bottom notch of the nailing track and has a top side, a left side and a right side, which define with a peripheral wall of the bottom notch of the nailing track a second nail hole for holding a U-nail. The stop block further has a top cut groove aligned with the first nail hole such that the T-nail held in the first nail hole is in coincidence with an axis of a driving path that aligns with the second nail hole, thereby enabling the T-nail to be positively and straightly driven into a workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2004Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignees: Modern Pioneer Ltd., Pei-Chang SunInventor: Pei-Chang Sun
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Patent number: 7044349Abstract: A staple forming mechanism having at least first and second configurations. The staple forming mechanism including a bend surface having a first surface width in the first configuration and a second surface width in the second configuration for forming staples having first and second crown sizes, respectively. The forming mechanism also includes at least two side portions spaced apart by a first former width in the first configuration and by a second former width in the second configuration. The side portions cooperate with the bend surface to form the staples. A stapler includes the forming mechanism and a driver including a driving surface having a first driver width in the first configuration and a second driver width in the second configuration for driving the staples of the first and second crown sizes into a stack of papers.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2005Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: ACCO Brands USA LLCInventors: David P. Adams, Kenneth J. Bargo, Valentin Fridmanovich
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Patent number: 7032795Abstract: A staple forming mechanism having at least first and second configurations. The staple forming mechanism including a bend surface having a first surface width in the first configuration and a second surface width in the second configuration for forming staples having first and second crown sizes, respectively. The forming mechanism also includes at least two side portions spaced apart by a first former width in the first configuration and by a second former width in the second configuration. The side portions cooperate with the bend surface to form the staples. A stapler includes the forming mechanism and a driver including a driving surface having a first driver width in the first configuration and a second driver width in the second configuration for driving the staples of the first and second crown sizes into a stack of papers.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2005Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: ACCO Brands USA LLCInventors: David P. Adams, Kenneth J. Bargo, Valentin Fridmanovich
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Patent number: 7021514Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2004Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventor: John M. Beville
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Patent number: 7014088Abstract: The present invention provides for the safe and effective installation of staples. The device has a hollow body at its upper end, a cap plate with an opening attached to the upper end of the body, and a driver shaft mounted to slide within the cap plate. A block is secured within the body at the lower end of the body remote from the cap plate. The block has two channels and a striker slides through the channels. An indentation is located in the lower end of the block to hold the arch of a staple. A driver plate slides within the body and is secured to the driver shaft on one side and to both strikers on the opposite side. A driver spring and a pair of striker springs surround the driver shaft and strikers, respectively. The channels guide the strikers while the indentation positions the staple. This causes the strikers to strike the brads of the staple simultaneously, without damaging either the staple or the brads and, most importantly, the wiring or cabling the staple secures.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2004Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Inventor: Christopher T. Brown
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Patent number: 7004368Abstract: A nail magazine includes a magazine base and a magazine cover which are coupled slidably to each other to confine a nail channel. The magazine base has a guide groove which is communicated with the nail channel and receives a guide tube which in turn receives a coiled spring. A nail pusher plate is slidably received in the nail channel and attached to the magazine cover. A protrusion of the nail pusher plate extends slidably into the guide tube and connected to the coiled spring so that the nail pusher plate is urged by the coiled spring.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2004Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: Panrex Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Robert Chen
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Patent number: 7000817Abstract: A nailing gun applicable to oblique rowed nails of different specifications includes a nail box having its upper rear side pivotally combined with the head end of a muzzle to form a pivot and its intermediate portion combined with the arc-shaped guiding slot of the combining member of a handle. Thus, the nail box can be adjusted and positioned at a proper angle for loading oblique rowed nails of different specifications. The nail box has a U-shaped nail-guiding plate fitted in a nail head groove and having its upper end formed with an extending section extending upward and reaching the rear end wall of the muzzle. The extending section of the nail-guiding plate is able to guide oblique rowed nails to smoothly move in the interior of the muzzle whenever the nail box is adjusted at a slant angle for loading oblique rowed nails of different specifications.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2004Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: Bently Fastening Tools Co., Ltd.Inventor: Brian Wang
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Patent number: 6978920Abstract: A box nailing machine includes: a box nailing machine body having a nail driving port from which nails are driven; a handle portion having a handle arm; and a magazine for accommodating nails in it, the forward end portion of which is attached to the nail driving port, the portion of the magazine except for the forward end portion being attached to the handle portion via the handle arm. The magazine has a handle arm attaching portion for attaching the magazine to the handle arm. The magazine is made of metal and formed substantially U-shape by press forming. A washer is integrally formed in the handle arm attaching portion so that the washer is disposed between a head portion of a fixing bolt and the magazine.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2003Date of Patent: December 27, 2005Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masao Hamada, Akira Oono, Hiroshi Okazaki, Toshiaki Kishino
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Patent number: 6974067Abstract: A nail stapler magazine includes a storing device, a feeding device, a gate and a distinguisher. The storing device is for storing nails and first and second types of staples each including first and second legs. The feeding device is for feeding the nails and the first and second types of staples from the storing device. The nails and the first and second types of staples are fed through the gate. The distinguisher is for distinguishing the nails and the first and second types of staples from one another and ensuring that only one of the nails and the first and second types of staples is fed at a time.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2003Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Inventor: Mu-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 6938812Abstract: A magazine assembly for a fastening tool. The magazine assembly slides on guide posts that are formed into the nose assembly of the fastening tool and is clamped to the fastening tool via a magazine clamp assembly that requires no tools to operate. The magazine clamp assembly may be partially released to permit the magazine assembly to be partially withdrawn from the nose assembly so that the nose assembly may be maintained without the complete removal of the magazine assembly. The construction of the nose assembly is such that when the magazine assembly is placed in a partially withdrawn state, a portion of the nose assembly mechanically inhibits actuation of the fastening tool trigger system.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2003Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Keven E. Miller, John C. Funicello, Todd A. Hagan, Thomas E. Miller
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Patent number: 6923360Abstract: Disclosed herein is a stapler for forming staples according to a thickness of a stack and clinching the stack with at least one of the formed staples.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2002Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Robert Sesek, Chet Butikofer
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Patent number: 6913180Abstract: A nail gun for conveniently nailing fasteners of different sizes and/or types is disclosed. The nail gun includes a body and a nail storage mechanism. The body includes a selectively operable drive mechanism. The nail storage mechanism includes first and second supply magazines movably mounted to the body whereby each supply magazine is selectively moved into position for use. Each supply magazine is loaded with nails of different sizes and/or types. Each supply magazine is selectively moved relative to the drive mechanism to a drive position wherein the supply magazine is operably arranged with the drive mechanism to selectively discharge a nail in a firing position from the supply magazine. A mounting mechanism is provided to pivotally mount the supply magazines to the body. The body includes a supply magazine support mechanism, which is selectively cooperate with the supply magazine in the drive position to support that supply magazine.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2002Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Inventor: Michael G. Schuster
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Patent number: 6910611Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting width of drive channel of nailer has a slot defined at a side surface of a track of the channel assembly, in the slot are defined a plurality of recesses and an adjustable push plate a plurality of blocks are defined on the push plate, the width of track can be increased when the blocks are inserted in the respective recesses, and alike, the width of track can be reduced when the blocks abut against the internal surface of the slot. By such a manner, the apparatus of the present invention is capable of providing suitable drive channel for different sized nails.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2003Date of Patent: June 28, 2005Assignee: Basso Industry Corp.Inventor: Lai Chun Chi
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Patent number: 6896165Abstract: A device for preventing short nails of a nailing gun from being deadlocked includes a slot-sealing member provided under the gunpoint of a nailing gun. The slot sealing member has its topside formed with an elongate slot sealing portion for sealing up the front slot of the nail row inlet of the gunpoint when the slot sealing member is pushed inward, preventing a short nail from being deadlocked when it is struck in a work. When the slot sealing member is pushed outward, its sealing portion will be moved away from the front slot of the nail inlet to completely open the nail row inlet for facilitating loading a long nail formed in a row in the gunpoint, unnecessary to disassemble the slot sealing member from the gunpoint when a row of long nails and short nails are loaded alternately, and easy and quick in operating.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2004Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: Bentley Fastening Tools Co., Ltd.Inventor: Brian Wang
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Patent number: 6892921Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2003Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Porter-Cable CorporationInventor: John M. Beville
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Patent number: 6880739Abstract: A powered nail-driving tool includes a striking rod disposed in a shell and thrust into a feeding region of a nail-discharging passage in a barrel along an impact line to force a leading nail of a selected one of ranks of nails oriented along different lines of inclination. A nail magazine has a nail-feeding channel for accommodating the selected rank of nails. A linking arm is secured to a leading edge wall of the magazine, and is pivotally mounted on the barrel such that the magazine is turnable so as to permit the inclination line of the selected rank to align with the impacting line. Thus, the tool can be used for driving different ranks of nails.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2004Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Inventor: Yimin Zhu
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Patent number: 6871768Abstract: A staple forming mechanism having at least first and second configurations. The staple forming mechanism including a bend surface having a first surface width in the first configuration and a second surface width in the second configuration for forming staples having first and second crown sizes, respectively. The forming mechanism also includes at least two side portions spaced apart by a first former width in the first configuration and by a second former width in the second configuration. The side portions cooperate with the bend surface to form the staples. A stapler includes the forming mechanism and a driver including a driving surface having a first driver width in the first configuration and a second driver width in the second configuration for driving the staples of the first and second crown sizes into a stack of papers.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2003Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: ACCO Brands, Inc.Inventors: David P. Adams, Kenneth J. Bargo, Valentin Fridmanovich
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Patent number: 6863204Abstract: A hammer-type stapler with cartridge is a tool using in building working for driving staples into a working object, comprising a casing having a hollow hammer casing on the front portion of the casing for containing a driving unit. The driving unit moves vertically by inertia force and having a driving element for driving staples, and an elastic element for recoiling the driving unit. A replaceable cartridge is installed in the casing and adjacent to the driving element having two identical, upper and lower staple containers. A pushing device is slidably mounted in the casing for holding the cartridge and pushing staples. The cartridge can load different size staples.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2004Date of Patent: March 8, 2005Inventor: Chun-Ming Lu
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Patent number: 6851594Abstract: A positioning staple case of a stacker includes a gun air-firing mechanism at one end thereof. The staple case is consisted of left and right staple cases. The invention is characterized that, the left staple case has a plurality of pressing strip and a lower side rod disposed on an inner lower side of the left staple case. Using the aforesaid structure, staples having different depths are rested on an upper portion of the lower side rod, and an upper portion of the staples is pressed against a lower portion of a specific pressing strip having a suitable depth for the staples, with the pressing strips located at a highermost position being pushed into the channels using the staples, thereby pressing against staples having different depths in a steady manner.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2003Date of Patent: February 8, 2005Inventor: Siu-Tsai Huang
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Patent number: 6840422Abstract: The invention discloses a user selectable shaped staples and a stapler for dispensing the user selectable staples. The stapler has a replaceable guide housing assembly designed for the particular user selectable staple having components including a punch, die and guide conforming substantially to the shape of the head of the staple for driving the user selectable staple into a designated material, such as sheets of paper, selected for the fastening method. The staples are comprised of a head portion and parallel leg portions with the legs extending substantially perpendicular from the planar head portion and wherein the head portion is of a style depicting a form such as a trademark, company logo, a letter or symbol of any kind.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2002Date of Patent: January 11, 2005Inventor: Elizabeth Mintzer
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Patent number: 6837414Abstract: A magazine includes a feeding tray adapted to be secured to a powered nail-driving tool and to accommodate stacked layers of nails, a gate member slidably disposed on the feeding tray to urge the lowermost layer of nails toward the tool, a nail-supplying member disposed over the feeding tray and having a stacking opening which is communicated with the feeding tray and which receives the layers of nails, and a separating member interposed between the nail-supplying member and the gate member. The separating member is coupled to the gate member so as to be movable therewith away from the stacking opening in a retracting course of the gate member for loading of the nails into the feeding tray, and to be moved underneath the stacking opening in an advancing course of the gate member.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2003Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Inventor: Kun-Chuan Chou
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Patent number: 6808101Abstract: A tool has an improved nosepiece and shear block assembly that drives a fastener supplied from a plurality of fasteners. The assembly includes a nosepiece that is configured for attachment to the tool and defines a portion of a barrel and a shear block configured to be secured to the nosepiece to complete the barrel. There is an opening in barrel has for receiving a fastener. The assembly also includes a biased fastener-size adjustment device, which exerts a biasing force against fasteners adjacent the opening.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2002Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Marco Laubach, Barry Walthall
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Patent number: 6802443Abstract: A hammer-type stapler with cartridge is a tool using in building working for driving staples into a working object, comprising a casing having a hollow hammer casing on the front portion of the casing for containing a driving unit. The driving unit moves vertically by inertia force and having a driving element for driving staples, and an elastic element for recoiling the driving unit. A replaceable cartridge is installed in the casing and adjacent to the driving element having two identical, upper and lower staple containers. A pushing device is slidably mounted in the casing for holding the cartridge and pushing staples. The cartridge can load different size staples.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2003Date of Patent: October 12, 2004Inventor: Chun-Ming Lu
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Publication number: 20040169057Abstract: A pneumatic gun for fixing elements, comprising a body (2) provided with pneumatically-actuated means for expelling the fixing elements, a handle (3) that protrudes from the body (2) and a magazine (4), for storing and individually feeding the elements, defined by a box-like container (11) provided with a sliding flap (13) for inserting the elements, the body (2) being provided with a working head (8) for driving the elements that can be coupled to a complementary end head (9) of the box-like container (11) that is affected by an opening (18) for the passage of the elements and is adapted to form, together with the head (8), a firing channel (7) for the elements; the gun comprises a guide (38) that runs from the head (8) to the handle (3) and with which the box-like container (11) is coupled slidingly so as to allow a manual translational motion of the magazine (4) from a first active end position, in which the complementary head (9) is adjacent to the head (8), allowing the expulsion of the elements throughType: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2004Publication date: September 2, 2004Applicant: FASCO, S.P.A.Inventor: Marco Ronconi
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Patent number: 6763989Abstract: A nozzle assembly for nailers includes a magazine connected to a body of the nailer and a base plate is connected to an end of the magazine. A nozzle has two grooves with which the two sides of the base plate are movably engaged. A plurality of nail guide holes are defined through the nozzle and communicate with openings defined in the base plate and slots defined in a side of the magazine so that nails engaged with the slots are sent to the nail guide holes to be ejected. Two hooks extend from the nozzle and a cap is mounted on the nozzle by engaging the two hooks with two apertures defined through the cap. Pins extend through the nozzle and are engaged with the base plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2001Date of Patent: July 20, 2004Inventor: Kuan Lin Wang
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Patent number: 6739492Abstract: A staple forming mechanism having at least first and second configurations. The staple forming mechanism including a bend surface having a first surface width in the first configuration and a second surface width in the second configuration for forming staples having first and second crown sizes, respectively. The forming mechanism also includes at least two side portions spaced apart by a first former width in the first configuration and by a second former width in the second configuration. The side portions cooperate with the bend surface to form the staples. A stapler includes the forming mechanism and a driver including a driving surface having a first driver width in the first configuration and a second driver width in the second configuration for driving the staples of the first and second crown sizes into a stack of papers.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 1999Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: Acco Brands, Inc.Inventors: David P. Adams, Valentin Fridmanovich, Kenneth John Bargo
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Patent number: 6739490Abstract: A tool for driving fasteners into a workpiece includes a fastener supply device removably attachable to the tool and supplying the fasteners to the channel, and a workpiece contact element. There is a first alignment mechanism on the nosepiece and a second alignment mechanism on the workpiece contact element. A threaded adjusting member located on the workpiece contact element and a threadable adjustable mechanism on the nosepiece are configured engage with each other, such that movement of the workpiece contact element due to rotation of the threadable adjustable mechanism causes the first alignment mechanism to engage the second alignment structure. The tool has a sensor held by the housing and a detector within the fastener supply configured to sense the length of the fasteners and communicate the length to the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2002Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Yury Shkolnikov, John M. Rotharmel
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Publication number: 20040084500Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventor: John M. Beville
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Publication number: 20040084499Abstract: A pneumatic nailing machine mainly includes a main body, a guide nail block, a clamping block and a nail magazine; a clamping block is pivotally disposed on a lateral side of the guide nail block; the bottom end of the clamping block forms a push portion and the top end thereof forms a clamping portion. Pushing a magazine cover of the nail magazine upwardly to the top end of a guide nail plate pushes the push portion of the clamping block thereby making the clamping portion clamp a guide plate cover onto the guide nail block. Before detaching the magazine cover, the guide plate cover always clamps to the guide nail block so as to prevent the guide plate cover from opening mistakenly to accidentally eject nails.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventor: Chien-Fang Tsai
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Patent number: 6729523Abstract: A nail cartridge structure for a nail gun has at least two nail cartridges and a nail cartridge switching unit that is connected to a front end of the gun body. The nail cartridges are used to hold either one size of nails or different sizes of nails, respectively. The nail cartridge switching unit is connected to the nail cartridges and is operated by the user to selectively switch the nail feed to the desired nail cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2002Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: Waffer Technology Corp.Inventors: Jack Wang, Wen Tai Chou, Liang Ming Lin
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Patent number: 6729524Abstract: A nail cartridge for a nail gun includes a nail cartridge formed integral, and a nail pusher received completely in the nail cartridge so that the appearance of the whole nail cartridge look clean and neat. The nail pusher has a special structure so as to simplify its operation and handling.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2002Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: Bentley Fastening Tools Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jerry Yao
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Patent number: 6715657Abstract: A nail stapler magazine includes a storage device for storing nails and staples, a feeder device for feeding the nails and the staples in the storage device, a gate device through which the nails and the staples can be fed, and a distinguisher device for distinguishing the nails from the staples and ensuring that that only one of the nails and staples is fed at a time.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2002Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Inventor: Mu-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 6715654Abstract: Outer shape dimensions of a staple cartridge for binding 100 sheets and a staple cartridge for binding 50 sheets are made the same. Staple detecting holes are provided at bottom faces of both of them, and a cartridge identifying hole for identifying a type of a cartridge is formed at one of them. A cartridge identifying sensor and a staple detecting sensor are provided at the inside of an electric stapler. Charge of the staple cartridge, determination of a cartridge type and presence or absence of a staple at the inside of the staple cartridge are detected by signals of the sensors.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2002Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinpei Sugihara, Shinya Abe, Hiroshi Udagawa
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Publication number: 20040056065Abstract: A multi-track nail insertion tool that contains two or more tracks for holding nails allows the user to use a single tool for inserting a variety of sizes of nails. The multiple tracks allowing the user to load a variety of sizes of nails during a single loading process. The user would then adjust the multi-track nail insertion tool to select the desired nail size. The multiple tracks or reservoirs can be selected by rotating the multiple tracks, sliding the multiple tracks, selecting one of multiple insertion mechanisms, and adjusting the position of the nail insertion applicator. The reservoirs can be designed whereby one reservoir can support one nail gauge size and a second reservoir can support a different nail gauge size. An alternate can include a design that is adjusted or with replaceable components to provide the ability to change nail gauge sizes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2002Publication date: March 25, 2004Inventor: Erik C. Wasko