Abstract: A fastening tool having an alignment device that prevents the tool from firing unless the tool is properly aligned with respect to the object to be fastened. The tool includes a housing and a driver mounted in the housing and moveable with respect to the housing, the driver having a driving surface for engaging a fastener such as a staple. A magazine assembly and nosepiece are associated with the housing for positioning and aligning the fastener in the path of the driver so that when actuated, the driver strikes the fastener and forcibly ejects it from the magazine into the substrate on which the object to be fastened is to be secured. The magazine can be removably secured to the housing. A nose piece assembly having a semi-circular bottom cut-out is secured to the housing and includes structure for ensuring that the object to be fastened is properly aligned in the cut-out before the driver can be actuated.

Abstract: A staple gun tacker for driving staples of various leg lengths is disclosed in which the staple gun housing has a front staple gun driving end and a base. The base has a staple discharge opening formed therein through which staples to be driven by the staple gun are discharged into a workpiece. A staple spacer guide is slidably mounted on the staple driving end of the housing and includes a free end which extends beyond the staple discharge opening and the base of the staple gun. Cooperating means are provided on the spacer guide and the housing to enable the spacer guide to be retracted along the housing relative to the base, thereby to control the position of the staple discharge opening relative to the workpiece into which a staple is to be driven. By controlling the position of the staple driving end of the staple gun relative to the workpiece, the depth to which a particular staple is driven in the workpiece can be controlled to avoid damage to the item being stapled to the workpiece.

Abstract: A magazine structure for a power stapler includes a magazine with a cover slidably connected thereto, an end board disposed to the magazine and having an elongate opening defined therethrough, a stopper board disposed to the end board and having a recessed portion and a slot defined in a bottom defining the recessed portion. A guide plate received in the slot and has two elongate apertures transversely defined therethrough, two pins respectively extending through the stopper board and the two elongate apertures so that a front side of the guide plate maintained to protrude in the recessed portion when an impact plate of the stapler actuating to the guide plate.

Abstract: An automatic fastener supplier includes a frame having a receiving section for receiving fasteners. A track is removably and partially mounted in the receiving section. The track includes a gap defined therein for receiving shanks of the fasteners and an upper open edge for retaining heads of the fasteners. A fastener feeding device is mounted in the receiving section and is vertically movable for feeding fasteners in the receiving section onto the track. A main driving device is provided for driving the fastener feeding device to move vertically. A stop is mounted to the front end of the track for preventing further forward movement of the fastener. A track supporting device has a supporting member for supporting the track yet allowing insertion and removal of the track. A position deciding device is mounted to the supporting member for adjusting a longitudinal position of the track.

Abstract: A magazine assembly for fastener driving tools includes a longitudinal track element having a J-shaped section for supporting the fasteners which are fed one by one towards a driver track of the nose of the fastener driving tool. There is provided a longitudinal guide plate having a lateral end mounted on the track element and a front end inserted into the nose. The guide plate is parallel to a slide groove of the track element which is for the sliding of the fastener tips and is located above the slide groove so as to restrict the upper edges and outer edges of the head portions of the fasteners. The height of the position of the guide plate to be mounted onto the track element may be adjusted to suit fasteners of various lengths.

Abstract: A staple magazine for a stapler includes an outer U-shaped frame, and an inner U-shaped frame mounted within the outer U-shaped frame thereby forming two grooves at two sides between the outer and inner U-shaped frames, characterized in that the inner U-shaped frame has two lateral side walls, a large rectangular stop plate and a small rectangular stop plate, the large and small rectangular stop plates being formed at a front end of the inner U-shaped frame and making an angle of 90 degrees with respect to the side walls, the stop plates being of different width and spaced apart by a vertical slot.

Abstract: A device for sequentially fastening elements of different types to a carrier material, preferably for fastening closing elements, such as, snap fastener elements, to articles of textile, leather or synthetic material, in accordance with a predetermined program which is composed of a number of sequentially occurring program steps, wherein each step determines the type of elements to be fastened. A display is arranged on a control panel and is operable for displaying the program. The device is provided with a display which has a number of display windows, wherein each display window is assigned to one of the program steps and can be operated for indicating the element type fastened with the program step.

Abstract: A magazine for a staple tacker includes a base portion having a cover slidably disposed thereto, the base portion having a recessed area defined in a bottom thereof and six notches being defined each of the first end wall and second end wall thereof. At least two resilient elements disposed on the recessed area and each of which has a plurality of flexible ribs extending laterally from two opposite sides thereof such that six positioning plates are mounted across between the notches between the first end wall and the second end wall to depress the flexible ribs with a pin movably extending through a slot defined in each of the positioning plates. A control member having a receiving section and a pressing section extends from the second end wall and is pushed by an end cap of the cover when the cover is slidably mounted to the base portion such that the pressing section pressing the pin is moved away from the pin to allow the pin to be raised toward the cover within the receiving section by the flexible ribs.

Abstract: A cassette assembly for a stapling mechanism includes a cassette secured to the nose piece of the stapling mechanism and having a number of slots formed in one side for retaining nails. The cassette includes a groove and one or more notches formed in the bottom for engaging with a bar and the projections of the bar so as to secure the bar in place. The bar includes a longitudinal flange extended upward from one side for engaging with and for stably retaining the nails so as to prevent the bar from being easily worn out and so as to increase a working life of the cassette.

Abstract: A strike-type binding device includes a handle portion fixedly mounted on a first end portion of a striking bracket. A staple magazine has a guiding channel defined therein for receiving staples and includes a first end portion pivotally engaged with the first end portion of the striking bracket and a second end portion having a chamber defined therein and communicating with the guiding channel. A staple positioning member is mounted in the chamber and includes a first side having a first receiving space defined therein and a second side having a second receiving space defined therein. The first and second receiving spaces have a dimension different from each other for receiving staples of different sizes therein.

Abstract: A stapler magazine includes a longitudinal channel for slidably receiving nails. A cover is secured to the magazine and has a passage for slidably engaging with the nails. Two guide slots are formed in the cover and perpendicular to the passage. A beam is slidably engaged in the passage of the cover. A plate is engaged on the cover. Two bolts secure the plate to the beam and are engaged through the guide slots for moving the beam in a direction perpendicular to the passage and for moving the beam to engage with the nails of different lengths.

Abstract: A canister-type magazine for the class of fastener driving tool which uses a coil of tandemly arranged fasteners. The magazine comprises a substantially cylindrical body having a top, a bottom and a side wall, and is made up of a fixed body part and a movable body part. The fixed body part has a forward end attached to the tool fastener feed mechanism and a rearward end attached to the tool handle. The fixed body part comprises the top and a segment of the side wall of the magazine. The movable body part has forward and rearward ends and comprises the bottom, the fastener coil support surface, and the remainder of the side wall of the magazine. The movable body part is pivotally affixed at its rearward end to a hinge member. The hinge member, in turn, is adjustably mounted in a hinge member support constituting a portion of the rearward end of the fixed body part.

Abstract: A magazine system of a stapler, includes a main body, on its top side being provided with a gliding path outside the middle between both sides, the gliding path in turn symmetrically on both sides being provided with several grooves to accommodate U-shaped staples and straight nails of various sizes; a magazine case, surrounding the outside of the main body, leaving a gap on both lateral sides and on the top side; a pushing device, which is movable in the gap between the magazine case and the main body, surrounding the main body from above, and which by a spring pushes the staples or nails towards the ejector of the stapler; a movable part, which is connected to the main body and can be tilted away by a hinge. When using the stapler, the parts interact such that the staples or nails move along the main body and its gliding path and are driven by the driving force of the pushing device towards the ejector.

Abstract: This invention relates to a staple confiner in a stapler using all kinds of U-shaped staples of different sizes. It comprises: An upper support, a lower support, the contact surface between the upper and the lower support having a guiding groove, into which the staples inside the magazine can be inserted to be ejected; two confining elements, which are mounted on a hinge on the upper support, to guide all kinds of U-shaped staples of different sizes; and a flexible element, which presses from above on the confining elements, such that the front ends of the confining elements normally press down on the lower part of the guiding groove.

Abstract: A tool (100) is provided for actuating a pair of fastener ejecting guns (30, 330 and 40, 340). The fastener ejecting guns (30, 330 and 40, 340) are secured to a handle assembly (110, 200) in parallel relation, and in a predetermined angular relationship, one with respect to the other. Tool (100) further includes a trigger assembly (124, 240) for displacing the respective actuating levers (32, 332 and 42, 342) of the fastener ejecting guns (30, 330 and 40, 340). The trigger assembly (124, 240) includes a trigger member (128, 248) which is coupled to an actuating bar member (126, 246) having opposing ends (125, 242 and 127, 244) for respectively displacing the actuating levers of the fastener ejecting guns. Thus, when a user displaces the trigger member (128, 248) both fastener ejecting guns (30, 330 and 40, 340) are actuated to drive a pair of fasteners in two different directions.

Abstract: There are provided improvement in a system for handling components which have a stem and a head at one end thereof (such as rivets) and in particular an orienting device for rivets having a relatively short stem wherein the orienting device comprises a base having at least at a pair of co-axial grooves formed for handling different size components, a first one of the grooves having a generally U-shaped outline with a base and a first pair of arcuate walls extending upwardly therefrom, a second one of the grooves being at least partially defined by a second pair of arcuate walls extending upwardly and outwardly from a terminating point of the first pair of opposed walls, the grooves having at least one step formed therein.

Abstract: A magazine having a first side plate and a second side plate connected in parallel between the nail nozzle and handle of a power nail gun for carrying a bar of nails in a longitudinal sliding space defined between the side plates, and a follower plate mounted in the longitudinal sliding space to push the loaded bar of nails toward the nail nozzle of the power nail gun, wherein the follower plate is supported on two compression springs, the compression springs being mounted in a respective chamber on the second side plate at different elevations, each compression spring having a front end connected to the follower plate and a rear end fixedly secured to one end of the second side plate remote from the nozzle plate.

Abstract: A structure for connecting a nailing plate and magazine of a nailing machine includes a couple of corresponding baffle pieces respectively disposed at opposite longitudinal ends of the nailing plate, a couple of lugs located at both sides of one of the baffle pieces, and a connecting seat provided at a suitable position of the nailing plate. One side of the connecting seat is provided with through holes while the other side thereof is provided with a safety bar bracket. When the magazine is secured to the nailing plate, it may be restricted and positioned by the baffle pieces and the lugs. Locking screws are further used to securely lock the magazine to the connecting seat of the nailing plate.

Abstract: A stapler includes a staple magazine rotably connected to an operating assembly. The operating assembly rotates around a shaft in response to pressure applied by a user to a operating handle. The staple magazine includes a plurality of staple clips capable of holding different size staples. The stapler includes means for determining a desired staple size. The staple magazine is rotated by the user to select a desired size staple. A stopper assembly, slidably mounted on a base of the stapler, is positioned by the user to limit and guide a front edge of a stack of papers being stapled. The means for determining a desired staple size and the stopper assembly are free from interference with each other. The stopper assembly is constructed so that a portion contacting the front edge of the stack of papers remains perpendicular to the front edge during a stapling operation.

Abstract: A canister-type magazine for a fastener driving tool using a coil of tandemly arranged fasteners. The magazine comprises a substantially cylindrical body having a top, a bottom and side walls. The magazine is openable, providing access to the interior thereof. A cylindrical magazine post extends upwardly from the center of the magazine bottom. A pair of latch members are located in diametric openings in the magazine post near the upper end thereof. The latch members are shiftable between a first position wherein they extend beyond the peripheral surface of the magazine post and a second position wherein they are within the confines of the peripheral surface of the magazine post. The latch members are biased to their first position. A fastener coil supporting platform is provided having a hollow center post with an interior diameter sized to slidingly receive the magazine post. The platform post has at least two pairs of diametric openings in its cylindrical side wall.

Abstract: A nail magazine of nail stapler comprises a main body, a cap, a nail pushing member, an end plate member and a cover plate. The nail magazine is provided with a receiving slot for accommodating the U-shaped nails, a linear slot for accommodating the single-legged nails having a head, and a linear groove for accommodating the single-legged nails without a head. The nail magazine can also accommodate nails of various lengths.

Abstract: A magazine for a nail-driving tool, which may be pneumatically powered or combustion-powered, is arranged to store a plurality of plural nail strips in side-by-side relationship. A spring-biased mechanism is used to bias the stored strips toward a side rail. Being movable along a frame between an advanced position and a retracted position, a feeding member in the retracted position engages the shank of an endmost nail of the stored strip nearest to the side rail. A negator spring mechanism biasing the feeding member toward the advanced position includes a leaf spring arranged to be longitudinally pulled between the nail heads of the stored ship nearest to the side rail and the nail heads of the next strip when the feeding member is moved from the advanced position into the retracted position.

Abstract: A nail magazine structure of a power nailer, including a nail magazine formed with multiple parallel nail head channels on inner face, an intermediate board fixed at a front end of the nail magazine, and a cover board mated with the nail magazine and formed with multiple nail head channels on inner face corresponding to the nail head channels of the nail magazine. A pushing plate is disposed between the nail magazine and the cover board for pushing the T-shaped nails. A preset length of rail is disposed along a rear section of a bottom end of the nail magazine for the cover board to slide back and forth, while a front section of the bottom end of the nail magazine is railfree and connected with the intermediate board, permitting the tips of the nails to protrude out of the nail magazine. The nail heads of different specifications of T-shaped nails are optionally positioned in different nail head channels so as to locate the tips of the nails at a higher or a lower position in the nail magazine.

Abstract: A hand-held appliance (1) includes a tubular element (17) to accommodate a bonded strip (36) of staples or tacks (14a . . . e). A guide bar (18) is positioned internally of the tubular element (17) along which the refill strip (36) is slidable. A spring-loaded element (27) pushes the strip (36) in the direction of a restraining plate (30) located at one end of the tubular element (17), and a punch rod (7) separates the staples or tacks singly from the strip and drives them downwards, sliding against the surface of the plate (30). The top part of the guide bar (18) is chased with a longitudinal and vertically disposed groove (21), while the restraining plate (30) affords one or more slits or grooves (32 or 33a, 33b) in which to seat at least one leaf spring (33' or 33a, 33b) extending toward the longitudinal groove (21), or lower, and serving to maintain the correct position of the staple or tack as the rod (7) moves downwardly.

Abstract: A magazine assembly for a pneumatic staple gun, including a magazine base, a mounting plate fixedly secured to the magazine base having one end covered over the bottom side of the magazine base and an opposite end connected to the gun body of the pneumatic staple gun, a magazine cover covered on the magazine base at one side, a hooked stop plate fixedly secured to the rear end of the magazine base, an end block fixedly secured to the rear end of the magazine cover, and a constraint member turned about a pivot on the end block and having a lever at one end supported on a return spring and a hook at an opposite end detachably hooked up with the hooked stop plate.

Abstract: A stapler and related method for use to bind documents are disclosed in which a selective one of a plurality of different size staples all stored within the stapler itself may be selected for dispensing without necessitating the removal of any staples of a non-selected size from the stapler, or reloading the stapler with the selected size of staples. The stapler contains a magazine having a plurality of cassettes into which staples of different sizes are loaded, with the cassettes being located one atop the other in a stacked array of rows of staples. A selector mechanism is used to alternately, selectively allow one of the rows of staples to be fully advanced to the end of the stapler from which the staples are dispensed, with the other rows of staples being actively urged back away from the end of the stapler from which the staples are dispensed to allow a staple from the selected row to be dispensed.

Abstract: A power staple gun including a gun body having a staple nozzle at one end and a coupling frame at an opposite end, a magazine connected between the staple nozzle and the coupling frame to hold staples, and a follower member for pushing the staples toward the staple nozzle, wherein the magazine defines different pairs of staple grooves for loading staples of different lengths, having a staple loading port at one side for loading staples into one pair of staple grooves, the staple loading port having a straight top side, a straight bottom side being an elongated through hole, a straight lateral side and a stepped lateral side bilaterally connected between the straight top side and the straight bottom side, the stepped lateral side having steps corresponding to the pairs of staple grooves and being marked with marks for indexing the loading of different sizes of staples.

Abstract: A cartridge for use in a stapler for driving staples during orthopedic surgery is described. The cartridge has a case comprising a first wall and side walls projecting from this first wall. The cartridge has inner guide surfaces intended to guide the movement of staples when they are ejected by the stapler, and these preferably include the top of extended projections from a spacer element which is snap fit to the case. Within the case are a stack of staples supported on a follower which pushes on the side of the stack of staples so as to sequentially present each one in turn in a position to be ejected by the stapler. The follower is centered and slidably mounted on a guidepost which helps the follower resist any tendency for misalignment of the follower within the case.

Abstract: A fastener tool is provided for attaching a protective strip to a corner formed by two intersecting walls. The fastener tool includes a handle for being gripped by a user. First and second fastener guns are supported by the handle at a predetermined angle in relation to each other and to the intersecting walls. The first and second fastener guns drive respective fasteners into the protective strip and intersecting walls thereby attaching the strip to the corner. A trigger mechanism is connected to the handle for actuating the first and second fastener guns.

Abstract: A magazine for use with a fastener driving tool is adapted for feeding a fastener stick having fasteners connected in series into a driver guide. The magazine has a magazine body and a slide door. The magazine body has a bottom defining a guide surface for the fastener stick. The slide door is mounted on the magazine body and is slidable in a feeding direction of the fastener stick relative to the magazine body between a closed position and an open position. The slide door in the closed position and the bottom of said magazine body cooperate to define a fastener storing chamber for storing the fastener stick therebetween. The fastener storing chamber is opened to the outside when the slide door is at the open position. A pusher serves to push the fastener stick in the fastener storing chamber in the fastener feeding direction.

Abstract: A stapler has a staple magazine with a plurality of staple clips. Each clip is designed to hold a different staple. The desired staple size is selected by rotating an indicator until a staple magazine contacts an inserted stack of paper. Once known, the desired staple clip can be selected by unlocking the staple magazine for rotation about a suspension rod until the desired clip is above an anvil. The magazine is locked, and a staple is punched therefrom. The act of locking, selecting and unlock is accomplished with only one hand.

Abstract: A stapler in which the sheath is held in fixed operable position by a pin during operation with the sheath configured to assure such holding. Sheath opening is accomplished by action of a separate release lever which releases with ease the sheath from the pin.

Abstract: An applicator is provided for the installation of size-indicating tabs on garment hangers. The applicator facilitates the installation of small, non-reusable, child-proof size-indicating tabs on garment hanger specially equipped to accommodate the tabs. The applicator includes a tube-like structure with a tapered outlet and a means for advancing a stick or coil of tabs forward in the tube. One preferred applicator includes multiple tubes attached to one another in a side-by-side fashion so that the operator may choose between a small, medium, large and extra-large size-indicating tabs.

Abstract: The system includes a buffer magazine connected to each riveting machine and comprising a bundle of tubes, each of which contains a certain amount of preoriented rivets or like fasteners deliverable one-by-one to the riveting machine, and a stationary main feed station for supplying all of the buffer magazines with rivets. Each buffer magazine contains the entire inventory of rivets used by the riveting machine and quickly satisfies any request for rivets from the riveting machine. The floor-mounted main feed station is activated when the level of rivets in a tube of a buffer reaches a minimum level.

Abstract: An adjustable shear block for guiding fasteners of at least two different lengths as they are driven by a fastener driving tool includes a shear block guide surface connected to the shear block which can be manipulated between a first position for driving substantially longer fasteners and a second position for driving substantially shorter fasteners and prevent the shorter fasteners from tipping or tumbling as they are driven.

Abstract: A rivet feeding assembly for feeding a plurality of rivets defining a set, in unison to a multiple-riveting machine having a press operably co-operable with a plurality of strikers and complementary rivet-receiving anvils in a machine riveting zone to effect multiple riveting by pressing, the assembly comprising:a track means comprising a plurality of rivet-retaining guides for retaining the rivets in a rivet heads-up orientation as a plurality of horizontal rows of rivets wherein each row defines a set of rivets;a selector means co-operable with the track for receiving a single set of rivets and located away from the machine riveting zone as to not interfere with the pressing; anda transfer member co-operable with the selector for receiving and transferring the single set of rivets to the machine riveting zone.

Abstract: A device for driving-in stitches, has a magazine for receiving stitches of different widths and having a housing for accommodating stitches, a slider insertable in the housing and having a guiding rail for guiding stitches and a shooting passage with an opening, an end plate mounted on the casing and a stripping plate mounted on the slider and limiting the opening of the shooting passage. The stripping plate is formed as an angular piece with a first leg which limits the shooting passage and a second leg extending substantially perpendicularly to the first leg and abutting against the slider.

Abstract: An apparatus for ejecting fasteners from a magazine by an impact member. The magazine includes an adjustment device for selective adaptation of the magazine to fasteners of a plurality of predetermined lengths. The adjustment device has a body which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis and fixable in at least two positions. The body has two or more longitudinally extending slots, each of different depth, for accommodating a portion of the fasteners. The slots are arranged in the cylindrical body such that when each slot si aligned with a row of fasteners, the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body is offset from the row of fasteners in a manner such that the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body does not lie directly above the row of fasteners.

Abstract: A fastener guide mechanism in a fastener driving tool includes a door member for closing an opening formed on one of the lateral sides of a fastener guide having a driver guide and a fastener guide. The fastener guide includes therein a fastener guide channel. A fastener feeding device having a fastener feeding member moves the fasteners connected by a carrier and disposed in the fastener guide channel forwardly toward the driver guide track of the driver guide one after another. A pressing member is mounted on the door member for pressing the connected fasteners on the fastener feeding member. The pressing member is operable to contact the connected fasteners at a first position when the connected fasteners are of a first kind. The pressing member is operable to contact the connected fasteners at a second position separated from the first position in a direction away from the fastener guide channel. The pressing member is biased by a biasing member for normally biasing toward the connected fasteners.

Abstract: A pneumatic tool is provided with a magazine having an open feed end extending into the fastener's guide body, with a sacrificial anvil attached at the open feed end and easily removable when required because of wear. The fastener magazine also includes removable and adjustable side rails for adjusting the dimension to accommodate fasteners of different sizes. The fastener is provided with a feeder shoe having a pivotal finger which permits fasteners to be easily loaded underneath the feeder shoe and then drawn rearwardly to urge the fasteners across the open feed end of the magazine. The tool includes a pivotal front plate having a spring mechanism for reducing the risk of injury when the front plate opens as a result of a fastener jam.

Abstract: Provided is a fastener driving device with an improved fastener feeding means. The fastener driver and the fastener feeder are interconnected. An improved fastener feeding mechanism includes a shaft substantially perpendicular to the drive track. The axial shaft having a multiplicity of elongated grooves of various depths radially disposed therein. One end of the shaft is pivotally inserted into the mounting element of the driving device with the other end being pivotally provided at the rear portion of the feeding device. The fastener driving device has a fastener supporting plate at the lower portion of the feeding device.

Abstract: The magazine for compressed-air riveting guns comprises a channel for guiding fastening elements which is delimited by two lateral bars and by a lower lid which can be extracted to allow loading of a set of fastening elements which can be nails, pins, brads, staples. On the side opposite to the lid, the channel is delimited by a strip which can be inserted in one of a plurality of superimposed seats costituted by longitudinal pairs of mutually facing grooves defined in the lateral bars.

Abstract: An explosive powder charge operated setting device includes a housing containing a barrel with a muzzle forming a muzzle bore at the outlet end of the barrel. Nails held in a carrier strip are fed from a magazine through a first or insertion aperture into the muzzle bore. Each nail has a head projecting outwardly from one side of the carrier strip and the nail heads have a smaller diameter than the diameter of the muzzle bore. The heads serve as stops limiting movement of the carrier strip out of the magazine. Due to the diameter difference between the nail heads and the muzzle bore, the nail heads in the stopped position do not align with the muzzle bore axis. When a nail is to be driven, it is displaced opposite to the feed direction out of the magazine into axial alignment with the muzzle bore.

Abstract: A riveting head for coupling to a stapling apparatus, which is provided with a covering body, a member for removably engaging the covering body with the stapling apparatus, a pulling unit movably mounted within the covering body and formed to grip a stem in turn formed with a frangible head at one end thereof, in addition to an anvil bushing positioned on the covering body through which the stem extends when gripped by the pulling unit, and a multiplying lever pivotally mounted upon the covering body. The pulling unit is movably mounted upon the covering body through the multiplying lever which is provided with an end positioned to be actuated by a lever of the stapling apparatus.

Abstract: A tag-pin attaching apparatus is disclosed, which comprises (a) a tag-pin feeding mechanism for intermittently feeding a leading tag pin of a tag-pin assembly to a cut-off position, which tag-pin assembly consists of a plurality of tag pins, each tag pin comprising a head part and a lateral rod which are integrally connected through a filament, and each tag pin being separable from the tag-pin assembly at the cut-off position, (b) a guide needle situated in front of the cut-off position, (c) a guide groove for guiding the lateral rod of the tag-pin assembly in the feeding direction thereof, (d) a transporting mechanism, situated behind the tag-pin feeding mechanism, for pushing the tag pin positioned at the cut-off position into the guide needle, and (e) a driving mechanism for driving each of the above mechanisms, with the improvement wherein the feeding mechanism comprises (i) a slide body which is movably disposed in the feeding direction of the tag pin, (ii) a toggle link comprising a first link and a sec

Abstract: A multi-function magazine for tee nails which accommodates nails of different lengths simultaneously and from which nails exit straight, free of jamming. The magazine comprises a housing having at least one longitudinal groove on the inner wall. Slidably mounted on the housing is a cover with a longitudinal groove opposed to, and complementary of the groove in the housing, thereby forming a trackway for the tee nails. A releasable latch means retains the magazine in a closed position and also enables the cover to be slidably moved rearwardly to load the nails from the side of the magazine. A stop means prevents complete separation of the housing and the cover. A pusher, slidably mounted between the housing and the cover, is in contact with the shanks of the nails. The pusher is urged by a spring to push the nails forwardly in the magazine.

Abstract: A hand-held fastening element driving tool comprising a body accommodating a reciprocating actuator. The body carries a barrel wherein a striker is movable. The barrel holds a fastening element magazine. The striker consists of two parts closely fitted to each other. One part is a rectangular member whose cross-section follows the contour of a staple-shaped fastening element. The other member, together with the rectangular member, forms a figure circumscribing the head of a stem-shaped fastening element. The barrel cross-section is made as to suit the shape of the striker.

Abstract: A stapler includes a base, a cassette mounting member pivotally mounted on the base and a handle pivotally mounted on the cassette mounting member. The handle includes a driving blade at its forward end. The cassette includes an elongated cassette body of substantially U-shaped cross-section having parallel side walls spaced apart from each other, and a top wall connecting the side walls at their tops and having a forward end formed with a staple driving aperture through which the handle's driving blade can pass. The cassette body has a closed forward end and an open rearward end. A staple guide of substantially H-shaped cross-section is mounted coextensively on the open bottom of the cassette body to form a coextensive space. The staple guide includes a pair of opposed parallel leg portions which extend from near the open bottom of and toward the top wall of the cassette body. A transverse connecting portion connects the leg portions near their lower ends.

Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus for inserting components into workpieces, particularly for insertion of electrical components into printed circuit boards. Multiple component magazines are provided on a shuttle which places the desired component beneath an inserter. The inserter moves through a limited reciprocation to pick up a component from the shuttle, and the shuttle is withdrawn from the path of the inserter. The inserter then moves downward to insert the component. The inserter includes an ejector which maintains contact with the inserted component during withdrawal of the inserter. The ejector includes a shock absorber which gives way if unusual resistance is met during insertion. The shock absorber is spring-biased, and the degree of stiffness of the spring is adjustable.

Abstract: A magazine for a power-driven drive-in apparatus for the accommodation of pins or nails, especially headless nails or pins, comprising a guiding channel the roof wall of which is adapted to assume different heights vis-a-vis the bottom wall for adaptation to the lengths of the pins or nails. A side wall of the guiding channel is formed by at least one longitudinal surface of a lamination which is supported in the upper region of the guiding channel to be capable of limited movement along an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the guiding channel and is biased by a spring in a direction towards the other side wall.