Abstract: An assembly for loading a tool for driving uncollated nails. The tool includes a body with a driver blade for driving fasteners supplied from a magazine carried by the body and supporting a row of nails. A pusher urges the nails along a feed path in the magazine. Individual nails are advanced from the magazine to a drive position in the drive track by an escapement mechanism, and an advanced nail is held in the drive position by a magnet assembly. The tool magazine is quickly and conveniently loaded with nails supplied in an oriented condition from a loading chute. The loading operation is automatic in response to engagement of the magazine with the chute, and does not require awkward manipulation of the pusher. Coupling members on the magazine and on the chute are mated by means of ramp and guide structures. In the mated position, stops in the nail path are opened to permit nails to slide from the chute into the magazine.

Abstract: A system for orientating a railway spike of the type having a head provided with a lip which projects at one location from the head. It is important to ensure that the lip is aligned in a predetermined angular position so that when the spike is driven in a tie by means of an automatic spike driver the lip will overlie the rail flange. The system involves a holding device, such as an electromagnet for holding a spike and a drive motor rotating the holding device and spike until a light path defined between a stationary source and detector is interrupted by the lip of the spike and at which point the drive motor is deenergized, in addition, a switch indicating a complete 90.degree. rotation of the spike is also activated so that one of the flat faces of the square section shank will face the rail.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for forming building trusses. The apparatus includes a clamp for each section of lumber of the truss along with a plate press mechanism for each joint of the truss. The press mechanism serves to press nails through joint plates on opposite sides of each truss joint.

Abstract: A novel device is disclosed for driving nail-like fasteners with associated washers into a workpiece. The device comprises a pneumatic driver apparatus, preferably one substantially the same as the tool disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,040,554, in association with a washer dispenser apparatus capable of semiautomatically deploying washers from a washer magazine so that the washers are fixed to the workpiece by the heads of the fasteners. The pneumatic driver and washer dispenser are attached together as a discrete assembly which is mounted on a hanger assembly so as to appear substantially weightless to a tool operator, and the driver and dispenser are adapted to be activated by a remotely positioned trigger device.

Abstract: A reciprocating ram or hammer is disclosed for driving flat nails in mines without danger of creating sparks that might ignite inflammable gases that would cause an explosion. The hammer comprises a cylindrical tube in which a ram is reciprocated to strike an anvil or drive pin which pushes against a flat nail by overcoming the resistance of a helical spring in the tube. As the nail is being driven, it is held at the end of the hammer by a permanent magnet. Such flat nails are commonly driven overhead for suspending lines.

Abstract: A thumbtack tacker tacking thumbtacks by pushing action comprising a case provided with a arc-shaped housing portion housing a lot of thumbtacks inside the case, an arm provided with a V-shaped pick-up member picking up a thumbtack inside the arc-shaped housing portion along the arc-shaped face of the arc-shaped housing portion at the tip and pivoted inside the case, a working slide provided with a suspended portion engaging the arm and supported as swingable to the back and front of the case with the front end of the arm faced the front of the case, and a reversing plate provided with a magned attracting the thumbtack picked up by the pick-up member, being pivoted as reversible to the front face of the case.

Abstract: The invention relates to an axial impact tool for driving nails or staples into normally inaccessible places. The tool consists of a guide tube and impact rod slidable inside of said guide tube and containing a heavy handle extending outside of one end of said tube and a magnetic fitting which fits onto the guide rod for grasping and driving a ferromagnetic fastening means such as a nail or staple into position. Additionally, the invention contemplates the use of spacer elements which fit between the guide rod and the handle so as to prevent the guide rod from making a full stroke leaving a portion of the nail or staple exposed. This is for purposes such as hanging pictures, or for temporarily placing a board or panel into position so that it can be easily removed later.

Abstract: The present driver for fasteners such as nails, screws and the like is provided with a separator member operatively located between the ejector channel and a fastener supply magazine. The separator member takes up a fastener arresting position in which the separator member reaches between the shafts of two fasteners and a retracted position in which the separator member releases a fastener for movement into the ejector channel. The separator member cooperates with a holding device which holds a fastener in the ejector channel after release by the separator member and prior to the driving stroke. The holding device may comprise two permanent magnets.

Abstract: This relates to the production of folders such as those commonly used for binding loose sheets of paper into booklet form. There is provided a method and an apparatus for setting fastener elements, such as tangs and eyelets, into selected portions of a blank made of heavy paper or cardboard. The apparatus employs rotary die holding elements defining a nip or nips therebetween for receiving one or more portions of a paper blank, particularly a blank folded to a T-shaped configuration. The apparatus includes means for applying setting forces to the fastener elements during the very brief interval of time that the fastener elements are disposed in the nip or nips between the die holders. Radially movable dies are mounted in certain of the rotary holders and cam means are employed to apply momentary fastener element setting forces to the fasteners.

Abstract: A fastener driving tool includes a magnetized driver or a driver with an embedded permanent magnet that is of a tapered configuration. The tool also includes a fastener feeding mechanism that wedges or ejects a fastener from a fastener strip whereupon the fastener is attracted during free-flight to the driver by the magnet. The tool further includes a stop lever that prevents feeding of fasteners if the driver is in a position other than the full return position.

Abstract: A pneumatic tool is disclosed for attaching small metal members such as washers and name tags to a workpiece. The tool generally comprises a pneumatic driver apparatus for driving nail-like fasteners and a holder apparatus for holding the metal member positioned before the driver so that the member may be engaged by a fastener as it leaves the tool and thereby fastened to a workpiece.

Abstract: A stapling machine adapted for use with a special configuration of a wire staple comprising a base plate having a wire staple receiving mold or recess in one end portion thereof an upright flanged portions at both sides on the opposite ends thereof; a wire staple holding frame in a cylindrical configuration having a cross-sectional shape conforming to the shape of an ornamental wire staple having a broadened center beam section which is wider than the staple points or legs at both sides thereof, and a leaf spring connected at one end thereof with the wire staple holding frame, and the other end being partially bent in a U-shape to provide a repulsive force and partially formed into a hook-shape; a pressure applying member including at one end portion thereof a wire staple extruding member formed in a fork-shape to freely slide into and out of grooves formed in said wire staple holding frame and a pair of upright flanged portions at both sides of the other end thereof forming a bearing for a shaft so as to be

Abstract: A container contains a plurality of strips or rows of nails adhesively secured together and a wedge block splits off one row at a time for dispensing. The separated strip of nails is moved forwardly by means of a magnet so that the front nail of the strip is situated through an aperture and under a tappet. This tappet is struck lightly with a hammer which separates the front nail and enables it to be partially engaged within the work surface. The tappet is spring loaded or counterweighted in order to return it to the uppermost position.

Abstract: A building press for joining building components which includes a frame having a fixed portion and at least one movable hammer, which frame is designed to receive a predetermined number of building components and to join the components with selected fasteners by means of fluid pressure such as air. The frame is equipped with at least one expandable conduit or several air, steam or hydraulic cylinders positioned between a fixed member of the frame and the hammer or hammers, and in a preferred embodiment, a multiplicity of fasteners are magnetically positioned on segments of the hammer to be driven into the building components. When a fluid such as air, oil or water is forced through the conduit the conduit expands and the hammer or hammers force the nail plates into the building components to securely join the components in a selected configuration. In the alternative, the components may be joined by applying hydraulic pressure on several hydraulic cylinders by means of air, steam, oil or other suitable fluid.

Abstract: Automatic nailing machine provided with a magnetic attraction means on the side wall of the guide hole through which a piston rod driven by compressed air passes during the nailing operation. The machine is constructed so the nail to be driven, supplied to the guide hole from a magazine connected to the guide hole to supply nails thereinto, is held temporarily by said magnetic attraction means before the piston rod lowers and drives the nail.

Abstract: A tube of nonmagnetic materials has magnets mounted on one end thereof. A nail held within the tube by the magnets is driven into a work piece by a weighted rod-shaped driver telescoped within the tube.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for end jointing timber members such as floor or ceiling joists by means of spiked timber connector plates, using apparatus incorporating equipment to position and hold the timber and automatically feed connector plates from cassettes or magazines holding a supply of connector plates onto magnetized pressing platens which then rotate to position the connector plates to span the joint to be made before passing the spikes into the relevant timber members.