Adaptable To Dispense Different Sizes Or Quantities Of Members Patents (Class 227/109)
  • Patent number: 6685078
    Abstract: A setting tool including a stud guide (2) located in the tool housing (1), a hopper (3) extending sidewise of the stud guide and having a guide channel extending parallel to a longitudinal extent of the hopper (3) and having two guide regions (4, 5), a displaceable drawer (9) arranged in the guide channel, a scroll spring (7) provided in the drawer (9) for retaining the drawer (9) in its initial position and having its free end secured to the hopper (3), a cover (13) for closing the hopper and displaceable along the hopper (3) between closed and open positions, the cover (13) having an element (14) for displacing the drawer (9) from its initial position to its transporting position in which the drawer (9) clears a section of the guide channel for insertion of the nail magazine, and elements (6, 20) for formlockingly connecting the drawer (9) to the hopper (3) in the transporting position of the drawer (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Norbert Wohlwend, Dionys Schalbetter, Johann Büchel, Robert Jakob
  • Patent number: 6655573
    Abstract: A screw dispensing device includes a pushing member which is connected to the slide piece so as to simplify the processes of operation of the device. A movable positioning plate allows the screws with different sizes to be easily inserted in the barrel of the device. A rotatable adjusting knob is pivotably connected to the rear end of the positioning plate and controls the movement of the positioning plate so as to adjust the depth of feeding of the screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Basso Industry Corp.
    Inventors: Shin-Nan Chang, Chun-Chih Lai
  • Patent number: 6655572
    Abstract: A multiple-loading magazine mechanism for a nailing machine comprising a nail feeding passage and first and second guiding portions. The nail feeding passage is for guiding one of plural rows of connected nails to a striking mechanism of the nailing machine. The first guiding portion faces the nail feeding passage, and the first guiding portion is rotatively disposed and arranged to separate one of the rows of the connected nails from the others. A second guiding portion is for feeding the connected nails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Amada
  • Patent number: 6655571
    Abstract: To provide a safe fastening element attaching device as well as to improve the operability thereof. The present invention provides a fastening element attaching device for sequentially pushing out the lowest fastening element from an interior of a fastening element group, in which a plurality of fastening elements are formed integrally by a connection bar, comprises a switching mechanism for selectively discharging the foregoing connection bar, which remains after respective fastening elements are pushed out from the foregoing connection bar, from a plurality of places of the main portion of the device. Therefore, the safety of the fastening element attaching device is increased as well as the operability thereof is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignees: Kotec's Co., Ltd., Sanyo Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideyuki Ueno
  • Publication number: 20030218044
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Marco Laubach, Barry Walthall
  • Patent number: 6651861
    Abstract: An apparatus for feeding stapling elements grouped in sets to a stapling machine which is suitable to insert the elements astride the joint of strips arranged at an angle in order to provide perimetric frames, supporting frames and the like, comprising a magazine which is composed of at least one inclined channel suitable to accommodate a plurality of aligned sets and having a downward outlet for the sets, means for individually releasing the sets from the at least one channel through the outlet, a holder which comprises at least one seat arranged below the outlet of the at least one channel, actuators for actuating the holder between a position for receiving a set from the at least one channel in the at least one seat and a position for positioning the set with respect to the stapling machine so as to align the punch of the machine with the stapling elements to be inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Inventor: Giuseppe Raffoni
  • Patent number: 6651860
    Abstract: An electric tool device (1) for an at least partially rotating and percussive striking driving mechanism with a pneumatic striking mechanism (2), which is driven over a gear assembly (9) by an electronically commutated electric motor (3) with an internal rotor (5) having poles (4) and an external stator (8), having field coils (7) connected with a DC-AC converter of control electronics (6), the power take-off side of the rotor shaft (10) being mounted in the gear assembly (9) and the driving end of the rotor shaft (10) with the freely protruding poles (4) engaging the stator (8), being introduced coaxially into the stator (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Konrad Artmann, Johann Augustin, Martin Mayr, Martin Richter
  • Patent number: 6644530
    Abstract: A nail stapler magazine includes a first shell, an outlet element, a second shell, a plurality of positioning strips and a pusher. The first shell includes a first end, a second end, a deep groove defined therein for receiving nails each including a head, and a plurality of shallow grooves defined therein. When the nails are received in the magazine, their heads are received in one of the shallow grooves. The outlet element is formed at the first end of the first shell. The outlet element defines a slot through which the nails can be sent from the first shell into the outlet element and an outlet through which the nails can be ejected from the outlet element. The second shell is movable on the first shell. The second shell includes a first end, a second end and a plurality of grooves defined therein. Each of the positioning strips is received in one of the grooves defined in the second shell. Each of the positioning strips includes a protrusion for pressing the nails against the first shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Inventor: Mu-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 6641020
    Abstract: A nail box device for a nailing gun includes a bottom base and a cover body pivotally combined together, letting the cover body opened and closed easily. The cover body can be locked together with the bottom base when a bolting device is moved upward and closes the nail box. The nail box can be opened when a nail pushing device together with the bolting device is pulled backward to a preset distance, able to open the nail box quickly and load a rowed nail into the nail box precisely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Bentley Fastening Tools Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jerry Yao
  • Patent number: 6641021
    Abstract: In a fastener-driving tool having a reciprocating driver blade for driving fasteners into a workpiece, a magazine configured for storing and feeding at least one collated strip of fasteners to the driver blade, including a housing defining a feed end, a driving end and a guidance portion disposed between and contacting the two ends, the guidance portion having at least two guidance formations, a first guidance formation configured for engaging the fastener strip at a first location, and the second guidance formation configured for engaging the fastener strip at a second location. In a preferred embodiment, the fastener strip is supported only by the first guidance formation in a first zone of the magazine, and only by the second guidance formation is a second zone of the magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Illinois Toolworks Inc.
    Inventor: David W. Jablonski
  • Patent number: 6641019
    Abstract: A fastener driving tool includes a magazine comprised of a plurality of fastener slides, each of which carries a fasteners of a different size. The magazine is designed so that an operator may to choose to drive fasteners from any of the fastener slides. In one embodiment, the fastener slides are arranged around a central core. A rod supported by the tool's base and driver fits within the central core and provides an axis of rotation for the magazine. During rotation of the magazine, each slide can be aligned with the driver. Alignment of a slide is maintained by a position locking means. A feed means in each slide forces the fasteners down the slide and into the driver. In another embodiment, the fastener slides are arranged next to one another in the magazine. Each slide can be aligned with the driver by shifting the magazine laterally. A position locking means keeps the magazine in the proper alignment once a particular fastener slide has been chosen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Robert Hadfield
  • Publication number: 20030201299
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventor: Mu-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 6609647
    Abstract: A staple positioning device in a magazine assembly of stapling gun includes a positioning plate movably received in the magazine and having two inclined slots. A driving plate has two bosses which are movably engaged with the two inclined slots and an end of the driving plate is connected to a pushing member on an outside of the magazine assembly. A shuttle is movably connected to the magazine assembly and a first end member of the shuttle moves the pushing member when moving the shuttle. The vertical movement of the driving plate makes the positioning plate to move in a horizontal direction so as to urge staples with different sizes in the magazine assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Basso Industry Corp.
    Inventor: Ming-Da Lai
  • Patent number: 6609646
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Keven E. Miller, John C. Funicello, Todd A. Hagan, Thomas E. Miller
  • Publication number: 20030155398
    Abstract: A stapler assembly includes a base and a stapler coupled to the base. The stapler is movable with respect to the base between a first position, wherein the stapler has a first orientation with respect to the base, and a second position, wherein the stapler has a second orientation with respect to the base. The base preferably includes a holster configured to receive the stapler and is pivotable to move the stapler between the first and second positions. A cradle supports the holster. A detent mechanism between the cradle and the holster includes at least two detents corresponding with the first and second stapler positions. Preferably, the stapler is an electric stapler and the base includes an electrical conductor configured to conduct power from a power supply cord to the stapler when the stapler is received in the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: Acco Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Jairam, Bikram Sohi
  • Patent number: 6585141
    Abstract: An adjustable end piece engagable with a drive tool and configured to deliver fasteners from the drive tool to a work piece. Assembly of the adjustable end piece can be varied by varying the assembly of the end piece components and thus varying the length of the end piece. The variation in the length of the end piece allows the end piece to accommodate fasteners of varying lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Textron Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Goss, Jordan Kingsbury
  • Publication number: 20030094477
    Abstract: A nail stapler magazine includes a first shell, an outlet element, a second shell, a plurality of positioning strips and a pusher. The first shell includes a first end, a second end, a deep groove defined therein for receiving nails each including a head, and a plurality of shallow grooves defined therein. When the nails are received in the magazine, their heads are received in one of the shallow grooves. The outlet element is formed at the first end of the first shell. The outlet element defines a slot through which the nails can be sent from the first shell into the outlet element and an outlet through which the nails can be ejected from the outlet element. The second shell is movable on the first shell. The second shell includes a first end, a second end and a plurality of grooves defined therein. Each of the positioning strips is received in one of the grooves defined in the second shell. Each of the positioning strips includes a protrusion for pressing the nails against the first shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventor: Mu-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 6564985
    Abstract: A cartridge assembly includes left and right cartridge halves respectively having left and right side faces that cooperatively define a nail-receiving chamber therebetween. A plurality of spring-biased nail pushers are received in the nail-receiving chamber. Top ends of the nail pushers-are flush with one another so as to form a continuous supporting face to bias a nail in a stable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Inventor: Kun-Chuan Chou
  • Patent number: 6557743
    Abstract: A powered nail gun is disclosed that has two chambers to hold nails of different sizes or types wherein each chamber can be selectively rotated into a ready-for-use position. A pivot assembly can be provided having a pivot member, a rotatable connecting plate depending therefrom, and first and second supply cartridges connected to the connecting plate and facing in opposing directions. Each supply cartridge has one of the chambers and a firing position to receive and position a nail for impact by a drive mechanism. When one of the supply cartridges is rotated to the ready-for-use position, its firing position is in registration with an impact end of the drive mechanism. Each supply cartridge includes a spring-biased follower to urge the nails in the cartridge toward the firing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Inventor: Michael G. Schuster
  • Publication number: 20030071103
    Abstract: A multiple-loading magazine mechanism for a nailing machine comprising a nail feeding passage and first and second guiding portions. The nail feeding passage is for guiding one of plural rows of connected nails to a striking mechanism of the nailing machine. The first guiding portion faces the nail feeding passage, and the first guiding portion is rotatively disposed and arranged to separate one of the rows of the connected nails from the others. A second guiding portion is for feeding the connected nails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Amada
  • Publication number: 20030071104
    Abstract: A multiple-loading magazine mechanism for a nailing machine comprising a nail feeding passage and first and second guiding portions. The nail feeding passage is for guiding one of plural rows of connected nails to a striking mechanism of the nailing machine. The first guiding portion faces the nail feeding passage, and the first guiding portion is rotatively disposed and arranged to separate one of the rows of the connected nails from the others. A second guiding portion is for feeding the connected nails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Amada
  • Patent number: 6516989
    Abstract: An improved magazine assembly for stapling guns includes a magazine housing, a housing cover, and an elastic follow member. The magazine housing has two plate surfaces. At one plate surface there is provided a series of track blocks along the length of the magazine housing. A nail exit is formed at the magazine housing near the machine head. A vertical slot is formed in the magazine housing parallel to the track blocks. The elastic follow member is installed within the magazine housing and includes a push plate and a spring connected to the push plate. The push plate lies against the track blocks and displaces along their surface, and further extends through the vertical slot to the other plate surface of the magazine housing to form a bent trigger plate. The trigger plate has a hook that hooks one end of the spring. The other end of the spring is secured at the bottom end of the magazine housing. The housing cover is transparent and is disposed on the magazine housing where the track blocks are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Regitar Power Tools Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Pel Chang Sun
  • Patent number: 6511061
    Abstract: A fastener injector (18) includes a plurality of tubes (86) operable to transfer a plurality of different sizes and types of fasteners (20) in a desired orientation. The injector also includes a receiver (88) operable to receive the fasteners (20) in the desired orientation from the tubes (86). The receiver (88) includes a plurality of receiver fingers (90) operable to receive the fasteners (20) from the tubes (86) and retain the fasteners (20) in the desired orientation. An injector blade (106) is operable to transfer the fasteners (20) in the desired orientation from the receiver (88) to a fastener installation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: VoughtAircraft Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Laszlo Ferenczi, Mark A. Turner, James E. Woods
  • Publication number: 20030015566
    Abstract: A powered nail gun that has two chambers or supply cartridges to hold nails of different sizes or types wherein each chamber can be selectively rotated into the ready-for use position. A pivot assembly is mounted under the compression chamber of a pneumatically powered nail gun, having a pivot member, a rotatable connecting plate at the lower end of the pivot member, a first supply cartridge connected along one side edge of the connecting plate facing in one direction and a second supply cartridge connected along the opposite side edge of the connecting plate facing in the direction opposite that of the first supply cartridge, the forward end of each supply cartridge having a firing position to receive and position a nail for impact by the drive mechanism of the nail gun. When one of the supply cartridges is rotated to the ready-for-use position, its forwardly located firing position is in registration with the impact end of the drive mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventor: Michael G. Schuster
  • Publication number: 20030010803
    Abstract: 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 can include a selectively operable drive mechanism. The nail storage mechanism can include first and second supply magazines movably mounted to the body whereby each supply magazine can be selectively moved into position for use. Each supply magazine can be loaded with nails of different sizes and/or types. Each supply magazine can be 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. The drive mechanism can include a safety mechanism, which can be engaged to prevent the drive mechanism from operating and disengaged to allow the drive mechanism to operate. A mounting mechanism can be provided to pivotally mount the supply magazines to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: George A. Schuster
    Inventor: Michael G. Schuster
  • Patent number: 6502737
    Abstract: A magazine for use with a nail gun includes a magazine body, a feeder, a nail gate, a wire, and a spring. The feeder presses nails supported in the magazine body to feed the loaded nails toward a nose-side end of the magazine body. The nail gate slidably disposed at a nail loading opening of the magazine body, and selectively allows insertion of long or short nails into the magazine body depending on whether it is slid into an upper or lower position. The wire and spring prevent sliding movement of the nail gate while nails are supported in the magazine body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Akiba
  • Patent number: 6494354
    Abstract: A dowel driving machine arranged such that a single head is provided with a single shaft hole and a plurality of receiving holes, for individually receiving different kinds of dowels, arranged side by side in parallel, and that selection is made out of the different kinds of dowels of different diameters and lengths supplied from chutes to respective receiving holes. As a result, different kinds of dowels can be driven easily without requiring extra work of changing a setup in spite of reducing the size of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Yasaka Company Limited
    Inventors: Koichi Hotch, Takeo Matsushima
  • Patent number: 6398097
    Abstract: A nail press structure of a nail ejection gun includes a frame body having a nail outlet seat, and a nail magazine. The nail magazine includes an L-shaped magazine plate assembled with a magazine seat, such that a plurality of nails may be received in the space defined between the magazine seat and the magazine plate. The magazine seat is formed with a plurality of magazine grooves, and the magazine plate is formed with a hollow plate locked on the magazine seat. A plurality of elastic members are placed between the magazine seat and the magazine plate. A plurality of nail press members are respectively placed in the magazine grooves, located between the magazine seat and the elastic member, and are pressed by the elastic members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Inventor: Lin Chi Liang
  • Publication number: 20020060233
    Abstract: A magazine for use with a nail gun includes a magazine body, a feeder, a nail gate, a wire, and a spring. The feeder presses nails supported in the magazine body to feed the loaded nails toward a nose-side end of the magazine body. The nail gate slidably disposed at a nail loading opening of the magazine body, and selectively allows insertion of long or short nails into the magazine body depending on whether it is slid into an upper or lower position. The wire and spring prevent sliding movement of the nail gate while nails are supported in the magazine body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Akiba
  • Patent number: 6360933
    Abstract: A stapler includes an elongate loader which receives sticks of staples with a back width in a particular range of widths and a slider attached to a rail and mobile between a first position in which it allows access to the loader and a second position in which the rail passes between the legs of a stick of staples installed in the loader to guide them towards a driver. The rail is positioned on the cover and has transverse dimensions such that it can pass freely between the legs of the staples. Cams are provided to move the rail laterally when the slider moves from its first position to its second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Sofragraf Industries
    Inventors: Francis Richardot, Alain Dran
  • Patent number: 6345754
    Abstract: A staple magazine for stapler including an elongated outer casing, an elongated inner casing fixedly mounted inside the outer casing and defining with the outer casing two staple guide grooves, and a top cover plate covered on the outer casing, the guide grooves having different widths for enabling the staple magazine to carry staples/nails of different sizes, the top cover plate having a ridged top wall fitting ridged staples, one upright sidewall of the inner casing having a longitudinally extended protruded portion of smoothly arched cross section protruding toward the other upright sidewall of the inner casing and serving as a guide rail to work with one of the guide grooves for carrying U-nails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Inventor: Lih-Rong Jeng
  • Publication number: 20020011507
    Abstract: A dowel driving machine arranged such that a single head is provided with a single shaft hole and a plurality of receiving holes, for individually receiving different kinds of dowels, arranged side by side in parallel, and that selection is made out of the different kinds of dowels of different diameters and lengths supplied from chutes to respective receiving holes. As a result, different kinds of dowels can be driven easily without requiring extra work of changing a setup in spite of reducing the size of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 1999
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: KOICHI HOTCH, TAKEO MATSUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 6318617
    Abstract: A box nailing machine is disclosed. In the box nailing machine, A seat has an inner space. A base is installed below the seat. A nail stopper is installed above the base in the inner space of the seat and being confined by the inner space to move up and down. A nail receiving space is positioned between the nail stopper and the base in the seat; and an adjustable stud is passed through the seat and nail stopper. Thereby as the adjustable stud is rotated, the nail stopper is driven to be moved up and down for changing a volume of the nail receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Inventor: Cheng-Tsung Cheng
  • Patent number: 6299046
    Abstract: A nailing gun structure including a gun body and a nail magazine. The gun body has a head section having a downward extending frame body. The nail magazine is disposed in the frame body and formed with multiple parallel nail channels with different types. The nail magazine is transversely movable to aim any of the nail channels at an inlet of the head section of the gun body. One end of each nail channel is formed with a passage through which a nail-pushing plate can be upward pushed into the nail channel for pushing the rows of nails received in the nail channels. The nail-pushing plate is driven by a driving unit disposed on the frame body to reciprocally move on the frame body so as to push different rows of nails in the nail channels into the head section of the gun body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Inventor: Cheng-Chung Chen
  • Patent number: 6264063
    Abstract: An orientation maintained fastener delivery system (10) includes an escapement (14), a transfer system (16), and an injector (18). The escapement (14) regulates the flow of fasteners (20) through the orientation maintained fastener delivery system (10). The escapement (14) also delivers fasteners (20) in a desired orientation to the transfer system (16). The transfer system (16) includes a plurality of tubes (26,30) and a distributor (28). The tubes (26,30) maintain the desired orientation of the fasteners (20) as the fasteners (20) are transported to the injector (18). The distributor (28) aligns a tube (26) coupled to the escapement (14) with a tube (30) coupled to the injector (18). The injector (18) receives fasteners (20) from the transfer system (16) in the desired orientation and delivers the fasteners (20) in the desired orientation to an installation device (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Turner, James E. Woods, Laszlo Ferenczi
  • Patent number: 6196414
    Abstract: A fastener injector (18) includes a plurality of tubes (86) operable to transfer a plurality of different sizes and types of fasteners (20) in a desired orientation. The injector also includes a receiver (88) operable to receive the fasteners (20) in the desired orientation from the tubes (86). The receiver (88) includes a plurality of receiver fingers (90) operable to receive the fasteners (20) from the tubes (86) and retain the fasteners (20) in the desired orientation. An injector blade (106) is operable to transfer the fasteners (20) in the desired orientation from the receiver (88) to a fastener installation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Laszlo Ferenczi, Mark A. Turner, James E. Woods
  • Patent number: 6186385
    Abstract: A stapler includes a barrel slidably received in a housing for engaging with a work piece, and a base having one end adjustably secured to the barrel and having a groove for slidably receiving fasteners. A casing is slidably engaged onto the base, a pusher is pivotally coupled to the casing, and a spring biases the pusher to the casing and biases the casing and the pusher toward the barrel for moving the fasteners into the barrel one by one. The casing and the pusher may be moved away from the barrel by a cam surface when the barrel is moved inward of the housing against a spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Inventor: Shih Chang Huang
  • Patent number: 6173877
    Abstract: A nail magazine for a power nailer is disclosed which includes an elongated housing formed from a pair of parallel side walls which have a plurality of opposed elongated channels formed therein cooperating to define a plurality of guide tracks which receive the heads of a strip of nails fitting between the side walls. The side walls have a discharge end from which nails in the strip are discharged. The nails are biased towards the discharge end of the strip by a spring pusher arrangement including a flat plate received between the side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Arrow Fastener Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Rudolf Wingert
  • Patent number: 6161746
    Abstract: A nail magazine structure for a nail ejection gun includes a first nail magazine defining a plurality of slide grooves, a catch piece secured on the first nail magazine, a cover plate secured on the catch piece, a nail receiving chamber defined between the first nail magazine, the catch piece and the cover plate, a second nail magazine secured on the first nail magazine and defining a plurality of spring receiving grooves each aligning with the slide grooves and each defining a receiving channel, a plurality of springs each received in a respective spring receiving groove, a primary push pin secured on one of the springs to be pressed upward by the spring, a nail push piece secured on the primary push pin to move upward in the nail receiving chamber, a plurality of push pins each secured on a respective spring to be pressed upward by the spring, and a plurality of nail limit pieces each secured on a respective push pin to move upward in the receiving channels and the slide grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignees: Fwu-Lai Wey, Yao-Tang Chen
    Inventor: Fwu-Lai Wey
  • Patent number: 6152346
    Abstract: A magazine for a coiled strip of nails useable in nailing tools, combinations thereof and methods therefor, having generally a magazine tray with an inner post having a recessed axial slot formed therein, and a nail plate having an outer post extending therefrom. The outer post is reciprocatingly disposed about the inner post, and a pin disposed through the outer post is biased so that an enlarged head thereof is biased into a recess of the axial slot to axially fix the nail plate relative to the inner post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Work Inc.
    Inventor: Marco Laubach
  • Patent number: 6092711
    Abstract: A magazine for a compressed-air nail firing tool, comprising a fastener guiding channel which is delimited laterally by a pair of flat and parallel walls, wherein one of the walls is fixed to the body of the firing tool, while the other wall is constituted by an access flap which is hinged to the fixed wall about a longitudinal axis, so as to allow lateral opening of the fastener guiding channel over at least a significant part of its length, elements being further provided for retaining the access flap in the position for closing the fastener guiding channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Temar S.r.l.
    Inventor: Danilo Tinarelli
  • Patent number: 6076720
    Abstract: A stapler includes a base having a first end portion and a second end portion, a first staple magazine having a first end portion pivotally connected with the first end portion of the base and a second end portion formed with a closed face and containing a staple ejection slot on the bottom portion thereof, a second staple magazine received in the first staple magazine and having a first end portion connected with the first end portion of the first staple magazine and a second end portion, a plurality of first staples each slidably mounted on the second staple magazine and received in the first staple magazine, a plurality of second staples each slidably received in the second staple magazine, and a pressing cap having a first end portion pivotally mounted on the first end portion of the base and a second end portion formed with a staple ejector which can be moved to align with the staple ejection slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Inventor: Jinn-Yi Deng
  • Patent number: 6076721
    Abstract: An improved structure of a nailing machine primarily comprises a nailing machine body, a muzzle and a nail chamber. The nail chamber includes a nail chamber body, a nail chamber sliding cover and a lock. The nail chamber sliding cover is installed at one side of the nail chamber body for slidably moving. A plurality of T shape nail supplying guide slots and a back plate supplying guide slot are installed between the nail chamber body and the nailing chamber sliding cover. A lock firmly secures to the upper portion of the rear end of the nail chamber body and has an elastic piece extended backwards and installed with a resisting portion at the rear end thereof for pressing the upper portion of the rear stopper of the distal end of the nail chamber sliding cover so as to be positioned steadily. The nail pushing seat is formed by a nail pushing plate, a sliding guide body and a spring. The sliding guide body and the spring is installed at the C shape guide slot of the nail chamber sliding cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Inventor: Hsin-Yu Yang
  • Patent number: 6059165
    Abstract: A stapler includes a support base, a guide base having one end pivotally attached to the rear end of the support base, a staple magazine mounted in the guide base and including an outer magazine secured in the guide base and an inner magazine secured in the outer magazine, a slide base slidably mounted on the guide base and including an outer pusher slidably mounted between the guide base and the outer magazine, and an inner pusher secured in the outer pusher and slidably mounted between the outer magazine and the inner magazine, and a press cover having one end pivotally attached to the first end of the support base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventor: Jinn-Yi Deng
  • Patent number: 6024268
    Abstract: A nail engaging device includes a nail input chamber which is connected between the barrel and the nail box, and a plug is connected below the nail input chamber which has a plurality of holes. A cover is pivotally mounted to the barrel and has a recess defined in the inside thereof so that a front sub-pushing member and a rear sub-pushing member are pivotally engaged with the recess of the cover. A main pushing member is engaged with the holes of the nail input chamber so as to engage with the first nail. The rear sub-pushing member has a first stop extending from the top thereof and the front sub-pushing member has a second stop extending from the top thereof so that the rear sub-pushing member can be pivoted to adapt the different thickness of the two types of nails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Basso Industry Corp.
    Inventor: Juinn Horng-Lin
  • Patent number: 5967396
    Abstract: A staples adjusting device includes two boards received in the magazine and one of the two boards has a recess defined in the inside thereof, and a concavity is defined in the bottom of the recess. An adjusting plate is movably received between the two boards and has two inclined slots defined in two ends thereof, each of the slots has a boss of an actuating member extending therethrough. A protrusion extends from the actuating member and a rod extends through the protrusion. The rod has a stop extending radially outward therefrom and two springs are mounted to the rod and biased between the stop and the protrusion, and between the inside of the concavity and the protrusion so that when pushing the rod to compress the springs, the adjusting plate is moved to push the staples contacting against the inside of the magazine by moving the two bosses in the two inclined slots so that there will be no gap defined between the staples and the inside of the magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Mewco Pneumatic Corp.
    Inventor: Hung-Ming Chuang
  • Patent number: 5967397
    Abstract: The present invention is a fastener driving device for driving brads or staples into a workpiece. The device comprises a main body structure and magazine assembly for receiving a fastener package containing a plurality of fasteners connected together. The fasteners are staples or brads. The main body structure includes a drive track for receiving a lead fastener. A reciprocating driving structure moves through a fastener driving cycle including (1) a drive stroke and (2) a return stroke. The magazine assembly is constructed and arranged such that the lead fastener remains connected to the package until the driving structure engages the lead fastener and separates it during the drive stroke. The magazine assembly includes a movable interior fastener supporting structure and an exterior fastener guiding surface constructed and arranged to support a brad package. The interior fastener supporting structure is constructed and arranged to support a staple package when the device is being used to drive staples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: The Stanley Works
    Inventor: William S. Fealey
  • Patent number: 5950902
    Abstract: A corner bead fastening tool comprising a pair of hinged faceplates, a pair of fastener guns each mounted on one of the faceplates with brackets, a handle mounted on the hinged faceplate assembly between the fastener guns, and a common trigger mechanism on the handle which permits simultaneous firing of both fastener guns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Inventor: George Carlton Moore, Sr.
  • Patent number: 5934539
    Abstract: An adjustable nailer magazine for storing nails to be ejected from a nailer, comprising: a magazine body, with a groove cut inside the magazine body for accommodating the nails in a row, the groove having a lower part, an upper part and a depth that determines a length of the nails; an adjusting device for adjusting the depth of the groove, mounted in the magazine body and having a plurality of adjusting plates, which are placed parallel to and above each other, oriented perpendicular to the nails; an outer adjusting cap on the outer side of the magazine body, which is glidingly movable, driving the adjusting device; and a pushing device, mounted in the magazine body, for pushing the nails towards one end of the magazine body. By moving the outer adjusting cap, the adjusting plates are placed one after another over the groove, reducing the depth thereof in various stages, thus allowing to vary the length of nails placed in the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Inventor: Yun-Chung Lee
  • Patent number: 5931365
    Abstract: A stapler includes a base with an operation arm pivotally connected to a frame extending from the base. A first magazine and a second magazine which is received in the first magazine are pivotally connected to the frame so that the staples with small size can be received in the second magazine and the staples with large size can be mounted between the two magazines. A staple follower includes an inner portion to push the staples with small size and an outer portion to push the staples with large size. The stapler employs either one of two staples having different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Inventor: Bao Ruh Huang