Including Supply Magazine For Constantly Urged Members Patents (Class 227/120)
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Patent number: 7314155Abstract: A modular magazine assembly in a fastener-driving tool having a nosepiece includes a first magazine housing portion secured to the tool and at least partially defining a chamber for fasteners. An extension portion is configured for releasable attachment to the first magazine housing portion. Upon assembly of the extension portion, a resulting large capacity magazine is defined and dimensioned to accommodate at least two fastener strips.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2005Date of Patent: January 1, 2008Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Larry M. Moeller, Walter J. Taylor
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Patent number: 7306131Abstract: A stapler having a housing and a throat defined by the housing and configured to receive a stack of sheets for stapling. The throat separates the housing into a head portion and a base portion. A paper guide is coupled to the stapler, the paper guide being movable between a recessed position within the base portion and an extended position. Insertion of the stack of sheets into the throat does not cause movement of the paper guide.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2005Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: ACCO Brands USA LLCInventors: Kenneth J. Bargo, David P. Adams, Joel G. Delman, Linda Pulik, Melanie Lyn Conklin, Clifford Krapfl, Cory William Worth, Stephen John Gaynes, Michael F. De Rossi
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Patent number: 7299921Abstract: A box-type staple pack (1) formed in accordance with planer dimensions of a staple sheet is provided with an upper face window (3), a bottom face window (4), and a rear face window (5) and is provided with a staple outlet (6) in a slit-like shape at a front face thereof. When the staple pack is charged to a staple cartridge, a pressing plate in the staple cartridge is brought into elastic contact with a lower face of the staple sheet via the bottom face window (4) and a whole staple pack (1) is pressed to a ceiling face at inside of the staple cartridge. A feed claw disposed at an upper portion at inside of the staple cartridge is brought into contact with an upper face of a topmost staple sheet exposed to the upper face window (3) and feeds the staple sheet to a front side via the staple outlet (6). Charging is facilitated by dispensing with time and labor of unpacking a package or removing a bundling strap.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2002Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.Inventor: Toru Yoshie
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Patent number: 7299959Abstract: A magazine cover is integrally molded with a return-preventing claw part to be engaged with a fastener loaded into a guide part. The return-preventing claw part is so constructed as to include: a return preventing surface that abuts against the fastener to prevent the fastener from moving to a loading port; and a support portion that always makes the return preventing surface abut against the fastener, thereby being deformed, to support the return preventing surface such that the return preventing surface can be retracted to a position where the return preventing surface does not abut against the fastener.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2005Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori Ishizawa, Hiroki Kitagawa, Masashi Nishida
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Patent number: 7299958Abstract: A powered stapler includes a housing and a stapling engine within the housing. The stapling engine includes a staple driving assembly and a rotational drive train operable to actuate the staple driving assembly. A stack height compensation mechanism is integrated with the rotational drive train of the stapling engine and is distinct from any portion of the housing. The stack height compensation mechanism is operable to enable the stapling engine to compensate for varying stack heights of sheets to be stapled by the powered stapler.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2006Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: ACCO Brands USA LLCInventors: David P. Adams, Kenneth J. Bargo
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Patent number: 7296720Abstract: A stapler includes a base, a staple storage chamber coupled with the base, a staple pusher assembly positioned at least partially in the staple storage chamber, and a low staple indicator distinct from the staple pusher assembly and movable between a first position indicating the presence of a staple at a location in the staple storage chamber and a second position indicating the absence of a staple at the location in the storage chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2005Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: ACCO Brands USA LLCInventors: David Kirby, Andrew Kist, Bikramjeet S. Sohi, Roland Sudmalis
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Patent number: 7290692Abstract: A safety mechanism to prevent unintended ejection of a staple or fastener in a stapler or fastening tool. A low-start version of the stapler has a handle that when pressed pivots a lever which lifts a striker and energizes a power spring. At the release point, the striker is released and accelerated under spring bias into a staple, ejecting the staple by impact blow. A high-start version has the striker stationary in the upper position as the power spring is energized. In the safety mechanism, a movable hook or arm selectively prevents the striker, and linked components thereto, from completing an operational cycle.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2007Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: Worktools, Inc.Inventor: Joel S. Marks
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Patent number: 7290694Abstract: A stapler and detachable accessory combination includes a stapler having a base with an accessory storage chamber. A detachable accessory defines an operating end, a non-operating end, and a grasping portion intermediate the operating and non-operating ends. The detachable accessory is insertable into and removable from the storage chamber such that the operating end leads during insertion into the storage chamber and the non-operating end leads during removal from the storage chamber. The accessory can be a staple remover, a hole punch, a pencil sharpener, or other office tool.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2005Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: ACCO Brands USA LLCInventors: David W. Kirby, Bikramjeet S. Sohi, Stephen J. Gaynes, Richard J. Page
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Publication number: 20070251968Abstract: A miniature hand-held stapler is provided. This stapler includes a body for holding staples and providing a stapling mechanism, a lid attached to the body by hinge means, a base attached to the body and to the lid, wherein the base further includes a first portion and a second portion detachably or fixedly attached to the first portion, and wherein the second portion further includes a flexible or resilient band attached thereto or formed integrally therewith, and wherein the flexible or resilient band may be deployed over a portion of the lid to secure the lid and the body to the base when the stapler is being stored or transported.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2006Publication date: November 1, 2007Applicant: ELMER'S PRODUCTS, INC.Inventor: Michael Parrish
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Publication number: 20070251969Abstract: In a machine, in particular for woodworking, that is equipped with a strip nailer, which can be moved relative to a work piece and/or a work piece support and which has a nail strip magazine, the machine is associated with an auxiliary magazine for storing a number of nail strips and it is possible to move the strip nailer, together with its nail strip magazine, into the region of the auxiliary magazine. This permits the nail strip magazine to be filled more quickly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2007Publication date: November 1, 2007Inventor: Karl Weinmann
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Patent number: 7287681Abstract: A palm nailer includes a main body, a rotating table mounted on the main body, a mounting seat mounted on the rotating table to connect with a nail magazine. The mounting seat and the nail magazine can rotate with the rotating table. A brake lever is pivotally engaged with the rotating table. The palm nailer further includes a denticulate plate with a number of alveolus formed around the periphery thereof. The brake lever can be resisted by the alveolus to prevent the rotating table rotating so that the nail magazine is fixed at a proper position. The brake lever may also be released from the alveolus to make the rotating table rotate so that the nail magazine can rotate around the main body.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2006Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: De Poan Pneumatic Corp.Inventor: Wan-Fu Wen
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Publication number: 20070246502Abstract: The present invention provides an ejector tab structure for a nailer cartridge, which is mounted at a preset location of the nailer cartridge. The ejector tab is provided with an ejector to push the collated nails. The present invention includes a first and second ejector, the first ejector aligning with the first groove of a guide groove, the second ejector aligning with the second groove of the guide groove. The first and second grooves are separated through a rejector of the nailer cartridge. The first ejector aligns with the lower part of the long collated nails, and the second ejector aligns with the upper part. When either long or short collated nails are assembled into the nailer cartridge, a more reliable ejection state is achieved to ensure accurate nailing, improving the performance and extending the service life of the nailer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2007Publication date: October 25, 2007Applicant: BASSO INDUSTRY CORP.Inventors: Chien-An Liu, Chun-Chi Lai
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Patent number: 7284685Abstract: A magazine for a fastening tool that drives one or more fasteners into a workpiece includes an outer case and an inner rail movable relative to the outer case. The inner rail is extendable from the outer case so as to permit adding of the one or more fasteners to the magazine. A bar extends between a front end and a rear end of the inner rail. A pusher bearing slidably receives the bar. A spring biases the pusher bearing toward the front end. A pusher block is coupled to the pusher bearing. The pusher block is moveable along the inner rail and is operable to urge the one or more fasteners toward the front end. The pusher block is moveable about the pusher bearing.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2006Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventor: Andrzej R. Wojcicki
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Publication number: 20070194077Abstract: A safety device for a nailer includes a pushing end located at a first end of the safety device and the pushing end is movably inserted into the nose or the magazine and located beside heads of the nails. A second end of the safety device is biased by a spring and located beside the plate of the trigger unit of the nailer. One of the nails in the passage 40 has its tip extending out from the nose and when the tip is pushed to against the object to be nailed, the nails are shifted a distance and push the pushing end of the safety device to activate the plate of the trigger unit. When the trigger unit is pulled, the valve unit is activated and the nail that contacts against the object is precisely sent into the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2007Publication date: August 23, 2007Inventor: Yi Kuan Lee
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Publication number: 20070170223Abstract: A nail magazine for a nailer comprises a base, a cover pivotally and elastically connected to the base, and a receiving disc. Once the cover is pulled outward, it can be pushed a certain angle away from the base automatically. On a side of the cover are formed an ear and a rotary shaft. The receiving disc is correspondingly provided with a rotary member. By disengaging the cover from the base and moving it to an angle and then keeping moving it, the receiving disc can be moved out of the base completely, for easy nail loading. Therefore, the operation is simple, quick and can be done with one hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2007Publication date: July 26, 2007Inventors: Rick Lin, Jen Fang Jang, Chu Chin Sung
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Publication number: 20070164075Abstract: The present invention provides an anti-misfit structure for a nail cartridge, which resolves the problems of a typical nail cartridge. For example, when a short collated nail is mistakenly inserted, it is likely lead to different triggering strength, and easier swinging and jamming of nail bodies against stability and safety. The swinging end of the spring of the nail cartridge is provided with a stopper. So, when the nailer head of a short collated nail is mistakenly inserted into the long nailer head dent, the stopper blocks the collated nail, thus preventing any misalignment and subsequent triggering of a nailer for higher stability and safety.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2007Publication date: July 19, 2007Applicant: BASSO INDUSTRY CORP.Inventors: Jack Chen, Tsung-Min Hsu
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Patent number: 7243831Abstract: A fastener driving tool includes: a driver blade adapted to drive nails joined to one another into an object in order; a nose adapted to guide the driver blade and nails; and a guide surface of a projection adapted to guide a head portion of a first nail struck out into an exit hole of the nose so that the second nail is not exposed to the exit hole. The guide surface of the projection is formed to a shape identical with that of the head portions of the nails.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2005Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori Ishizawa, Hiroki Kitagawa, Masashi Nishida
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Patent number: 7243832Abstract: A hand operated stapling tool, which uses the energy stored in a spring to install staples by an impact blow, is disclosed. A housing body is preferably cast or molded. A handle is pivotally attached to the rear end of the housing body, pressing down the handle stores energy in a power spring by bending the middle section of the power spring, and further pressing down the handle unlocks the front end of the power spring which forces a driving blade to move downward and expels a staple out of the bottom of the housing body. A staple feeding track is formed at the bottom of the housing body, and the stored staples are secured by a rear-hinged panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2005Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Inventor: Peigen Jiang
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Publication number: 20070157449Abstract: An automatic fastener loader includes a support member and a feed tube having an end. The feed tube is mounted to the support member. In an exemplary embodiment, a pivotable frame is mounted for oscillation on the support member between a receiving position and a loading position. The frame includes a receiver for receiving a fastener. A holster is mounted to the support member for receiving a fastener driver to load a fastener onto a bit of the fastener driver when the frame is in the loading position. An actuator is mounted to the support member and is operatively connected to the pivotable frame for actuating the frame to index the frame between the receiving position and the loading position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2006Publication date: July 12, 2007Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.Inventors: BRANDON S. NEAL, RICHARD D. JIRANEK
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Patent number: 7240817Abstract: In an electric stapler which is attachably and detachably provided with a staple cartridge 2 attached and detached to and from a magazine portion of a stapler main body 1 and in which in the staple cartridge 2, sheet-like staples a each constituted by connecting a number of staples in a straight form in a sheet-like shape are contained in a cartridge main body 2a in a stacked shape, and the sheet-like staples a are successively guided out to outside of an opening portion of a lower end portion of a front wall of the cartridge main body 2a from the sheet-like staple a at a lower end portion, an engaging plate 3 engaged with the sheet-like staple a at a topmost portion is arranged at an upper portion of the cartridge main body 2a, an inner side or an outer side of the cartridge main body 2a is provided with position detecting mechanism 9 for detecting a position of the engaging plate 3, and a remaining amount of the sheet-like staples a is detected based on detection of the position by the position detecting meType: GrantFiled: June 24, 2003Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazuo Higuchi
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Patent number: 7240819Abstract: A stapling device includes a housing pivotally attached to a base member and having a channel for receiving staples, a staple drive plate slidably received in the housing and movable to drive the staples, a staple pushing device includes a casing slidably engaged in the channel of the housing and a pusher for forcing the staples forwardly toward the staple drive plate, and an actuating device for actuating the staple drive plate to drive the staples. The staple pushing device may be easily and readily assembled into the housing, and includes a projection or protrusion for detachably anchoring the staple pushing device to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2006Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Inventor: Chun Yuan Chang
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Patent number: 7240818Abstract: A control device for a magazine of a nail gun includes a control knob located on an outside of the body and is connected to a control member extending into the groove in the magazine. A collar is threadedly connected to the control member and a bar which has two pivotable members pivotably connected to two ends thereof. The two pivotable members are pivotably connected to the body of the magazine so that when rotating the control knob, the bar is moved in the magazine so as to define the space for accommodating the nails of different sizes.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2006Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Apach Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yu-Chuan Ho
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Patent number: 7237707Abstract: A handle for attaching to a trigger operated hand tool, the handle including a shaft adapted so as to be attachable at one end thereof to the hand tool, a hand grip located at the other end of the shaft, and a trigger activator positioned near the hand grip capable of being operatively connected to the trigger associated with the hand tool.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1999Date of Patent: July 3, 2007Inventors: Noel Roger Wakelin, Dean Andrew Eldridge
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Publication number: 20070145093Abstract: The invention provides a stapler that the irregular movement of a bound object may be deterred by holding steadily the bound object with the lower side of a staple storing frame and a paper placing stand, a staple pressure lowering plate may push staples out effectively to reach a dead point in the upper and lower stroke, and the right and left legs of the staple may be pushed out in a balanced manner from the staple storing frame. The stapler comprises the staple storing frame having a staple discharge port, a staple receiving board for receiving a discharged staple, and the paper placing stand for placing the bound object, wherein a protruded part is formed near the discharge port of the staple storing frame and a recessed part is formed in a position that is on the paper placing stand and corresponds to the protruded part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventor: Takeshi Matsukawa
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Patent number: 7234623Abstract: A coil-type magazine for nails has a body and a driving member mounted on the body. The driving member is engaged with a channel of the body and moves along the channel via springs. A spool is connected to the driving member and deviates from a handle of a nail gun. Hence, the coil-type magazine for nails is not limited by a space between the coil-type magazine and handle and it is easy to receive the nails into the coil-type magazine.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2005Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: Testo Industry Corp.Inventor: Jeff Li
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Patent number: 7234621Abstract: A safety mechanism to prevent unintended ejection of a staple or fastener in a stapler or fastening tool. A low-start version of the stapler has a handle that when pressed pivots a lever which lifts a striker and energizes a power spring. At the release point, the striker is released and accelerated under spring bias into a staple, ejecting the staple by impact blow. A high-start version has the striker stationary in the upper position as the power spring is energized. In the safety mechanism, a movable hook or arm selectively prevents the striker, and linked components thereto, from completing an operational cycle. In one embodiment the safety mechanism includes a working surface sensing button bar operating in conjunction with the hook that latches the striker. The safety mechanism can also be a pivoting lock bar that engages the working surface, which surface pivots the lock bar into engaging the power spring, handle, and/or striker thereby preventing such components from reaching the release point.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2005Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: Worktools, Inc.Inventor: Joel S. Marks
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Patent number: 7234622Abstract: It is a task of the present invention to provide a stapler of a small size, the structure of which is simple, into which a large number of staples can be charged. It is also a task to provide a cartridge, the structure of which is simple, containing the staples and attached to the stapler.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2002Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Masuda, Jun Maemori, Akira Aoki
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Patent number: 7232051Abstract: The nail tray hoist structure for coil nailer includes: several positioning slots spaced through out the side wall of the central column of the coil nailer base; a positioning through hole, placed on the vertical sleeve of the nail tray; a positioning body, placed in the positioning through hole actively; a braking tube, placed on the outside of the vertical sleeve; and an upper elastic component, having a top blocked by the limit component used by the vertical sleeve. The bottom of the elastic component stops the balance block of the braking tube, so that it can push down the braking tube. By so doing, the hoist structure of the nail tray only needs pushing and pulling movements on the braking tube, which gives the users more convenience and ensures the strength of the structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2005Date of Patent: June 19, 2007Assignee: Basso Industry Corp.Inventors: Leo Huang, Sam Yu, Blackey Tsai
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Patent number: 7225960Abstract: A locking device for preventing the movable plate from disengaging from the fixed portion of the magazine includes a substantially V-shaped lever which includes an operation end, a contact end and a pivotable end which is located between the operation end and the contact end. The contact end extends through a port of the fixed portion and located beside a stop extending from the movable plate so as to stop the movable plate from moving away from the nose. A biasing member is bent to be substantially V-shaped and contacting an inside of a section between the operation end and the pivotable end and an outside of the fixed portion. The contact end can be moved away from the stop by pivoting the operation end about the pivotable end so that the movable plate can be slidably disengaged from the fixed portion to reload staples.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2005Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Inventor: Hsiu-Chiang Chen
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Patent number: 7222768Abstract: A desktop stapler includes an automatic opening staple track whereby when the stapler is opened by pivoting the body about the base, the track is de-latched by ribs of the base, and the track slides out from a chamber within the body. The stapler includes a track alignment system that holds the front of the body precisely over the anvil by use of forward and rear torque arm contact areas between the base and track. The stapler also features a striker bottom edge that is shaped to follow the curved shape of the anvil so that the striker may enter the anvil recess without impacting the anvil. A staple chamber in the stapler has staple exit ribs that allow only one staple at a time to be ejected from the staple chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2006Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: Worktools, Inc.Inventor: Joel S. Marks
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Patent number: 7216791Abstract: A spring actuated stapler includes a lever releasably linked to a striker at a lever front end. An elongated power spring is linked to the striker so that raising the lever front end deflects the power spring. The lever and power spring pivot about a common fulcrum structure. The fulcrum structure includes a rear facing surface and the lever pivots about the rear facing surface when the lever is near a lever release point. This pivot location is adjacent to the power spring, at a bottom of the structure of the fulcrum. With the lowest possible pivot location the lever retracts and releases from the striker more quickly than if the lever pivots about a higher location at a fulcrum “axial center”. The release action is therefore more consistent, and less sensitive to manufacturing variations of the stapler.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2005Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Worktools, Inc.Inventor: Joel S. Marks
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Patent number: 7207168Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for inserting surgical staple drivers into a cartridge, including a base, a cartridge-receiving plate having a channel, upper and lower degating plates having a passage through them, a knife with a sharp edge adjacent the passage and a plunger apparatus that drives the drivers downwardly through the guide passage and into pockets in the cartridge. A cartridge locator plate seats the cartridge against stops in the channel. The cartridge-receiving plate is adjustable relative to the base. The upper and lower degating plates and the knife are not adjustable relative to the base, which avoids the need for re-alignment of the knife and degating plates upon re-mounting on the base. The cartridge-receiving plate is aligned relative to the base. A top riser is adjustably mounted to the base, and a cylinder arm, which holds the plunging apparatus, is non-adjustably mounted to the top riser.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2004Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: The Schnipke Family Limited Liability CompanyInventors: Brian T. Doepker, David B. Erhart, Ronald J. Schnipke
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Patent number: 7204403Abstract: A driving tool, such as a nailer, with a flywheel, a driver and an activation arm assembly that is configured to drive the driver into contact with the flywheel to permit energy to be transmitted between the flywheel and the driver so that the driver will translate along an axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2005Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: James J. Kenney, Paul Gross
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Patent number: 7201303Abstract: The present invention teaches a unique drive mechanism for use in a hand held fastener driving tool. The driving mechanism comprises a pair of opposing cams coaxially positioned upon a common shaft. One of the cams is motor driven and rotatable about the common shaft but not axially translatable while the other cam is axially translatable but non-rotatable. Rotation of the rotatable cam by the motor causes the non-rotatable axially translatable cam to compress a compressible spring assembly, storing potential energy therein. Simultaneously, a driver activation cable, wrapped about the rotatable cam's periphery, unwraps thereby raising a fastener driver to its driving configuration. Upon release of the rotatable cam from the motor drive, the potential energy stored within the spring assembly causes reverse rotation of the rotatable cam thereby rewinding the drive cable about the rotatable cam's periphery and driving the fastener driver, whereby the driver drives a fastener into a workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2005Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: Senco Products, Inc.Inventor: Richard L. Leimbach
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Patent number: 7185712Abstract: A pneumatic fastening tool assembly that employs an engine having a sliding sleeve arrangement to control the supply of air to and exhaust from the pneumatic engine. The sliding sleeve arrangement eliminates the need for a conventional main valve and thereby reduces the overall weight and length of the pneumatic fastening tool relative to those tools that employ a conventional engine configuration.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2004Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Keven E Miller, John C Funicello, Todd A Hagan, Thomas E Miller
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Patent number: 7182236Abstract: A nail driver includes a braking unit and a resilient element. The braking unit has a protrusion and is pushed by the resilient element. The braking unit is abutted to a nail pusher of the nail driver to push nails together with the nail pusher in a nail cartridge of the nail driver. When there is no more nail left, the braking unit is pushed to block in the moving path of a securing slide rod of the nail driver so that the nail drive cannot be actuated until the nails are reloaded.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2005Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: De Poan Pneumatic Corp.Inventor: Wan-Fu Wen
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Patent number: 7182238Abstract: A feeding mechanism for sheet staple comprises a reciprocating member (12) which is provided under a cartridge in which stacked sheet staples are contained and which is reciprocated forwardly and backwardly in response to up and down movements of a driver for driving the sheet staples, a feeding pawl (20) mounted rotatably by a predetermined angle in forward and backward directions on the reciprocating member (12) for rotating in a raised direction as the reciprocating member moves forwardly, and a spring (13) for biasing forwardly the reciprocating member (12). Each of the sheet staples is fed out forwardly by raising of the feeding pawl (20). One end of the spring (13) is engaged in a lower side than a center of rotation of the feeding pawl (20). The reciprocating member (12) is urged forwardly through the feeding pawl (20).Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2002Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kiichi Haramiishi
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Patent number: 7178709Abstract: A desktop stapler uses a spring to store energy to install staples by impact blow. The force required to fasten papers together is reduced. A very compact mechanism is used, including a dual coil power spring with a nested lever. A multi-function base provides a sloped front all the way to down to a desk top surface to guide paper sheets atop the base, easy access for lifting the stapler off a desk, horizontal or vertical resting positions, and integrated soft grip under-surface. The base surrounds the rear of the stapler body to provide a smooth exterior so that the device is natural to use both horizontally and vertically. A simple re-set spring provides a smooth re-set action as the handle is raised. A staple track includes enlargement features to fit a larger staple pusher spring.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2005Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: WorkTools, Inc.Inventor: Joel Marks
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Patent number: 7175064Abstract: A magazine is connectable to the nosepiece of a fastener tool having a driving mechanism for driving a fastener into a workpiece. The magazine defines a fastener channel for storing one or more fasteners, and a pusher channel that receives a pusher assembly for pushing the fasteners towards the nosepiece. The pusher assembly slides along the pusher channel and includes a pusher for contacting the fastener and pushing the fastener towards the nosepiece, and a spring for biasing the pusher towards the fastener channel. The pusher has a camming surface to bypass fasteners inserted into the magazine assembly when the pusher assembly is moved towards the end of the magazine assembly farthest from the nosepiece. The magazine also has a locking mechanism near the end of the magazine assembly farthest from the nosepiece for latching the pusher.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2005Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Craig A. Schell, Ashok S. Baskar, Keven E. Miller, Thomas E. Miller, Charles R. Frohlich, III, John E. Buck
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Patent number: 7172103Abstract: A fastener magazine of, e.g., an electric screwdriver into which connected fasteners of various girths can be loaded to improve the versatility. A fastener magazine (5) of a fastening machine has therein a press plate (9) of spring-pressing type opposed to feed pawl (8) of a fastener feed mechanism. The pressing plate (9) is disposed at a height at which the connecting belt (B) of the connected screws (S) is placed and presses the shafts of the connected screws (S) against the wall face of the feed pawl (8) side. The connecting belt (B) is placed on the top face of the pressing plate (9) and supported. The fastener passage is so broad that even thick fasteners can be loaded, and therefore screws of various girths can be held at predetermined heights. Since the connected screws (S) are pressed against the wall face of the feed pawl (8) side, the engagement between the feed pawl (8) and the connected screws (S) is stable, and resultantly the reliability of screw feed is improved.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2002Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Max Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeo Fujiyama, Junichi Tamura
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Patent number: 7165708Abstract: An electric stapler comprises a feed mechanism for sequentially feeding a staple from a magazine loaded with a plurality of staples to a striking portion, a striking mechanism for striking the staple fed to the striking portion toward sheets of paper by a driver plate, a clincher mechanism for bending a staple leg struck by the driver plate and penetrated through the sheets of paper along a backside of the sheets of paper, a drive mechanism for driving the feed mechanism, the striking mechanism and the clincher mechanism by the electric motor, a detection mechanism placed in contact with a rotary member provided in the drive mechanism and for detecting a consumed amount of the drive mechanism, and an indicator mechanism for indicating a consumed amount detected by the detection mechanism, thus making it possible to detect an endurance life of the electric stapler.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2003Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasutaka Motono, Koutarou Koba
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Patent number: 7163135Abstract: A driving device of a cartridge of a nail driver comprises a cartridge of a nail driver for receiving nails; a stop plate installed at one lateral side of the cartridge for resisting against the nails within the cartridge; the stop plate being formed by a first plane and a second plane; the stop plate being movably installed to the cartridge by using the second plane. The cartridge includes a first end surface and a second end surface; the first end surface having a nail groove; the second end surface being formed with at least one retaining hole and a receiving hole; a positioning unit; one end of the positioning unit installed to the positioning hole and another end thereof is installed to the receiving hole so as to adjust the position of the stop plate with respect to the second end surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2005Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Inventor: Chen-Fa Huang
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Patent number: 7159746Abstract: A staple-forming and inserting apparatus 10 is provided having an apparatus 22 for movement of the cutter box 20 to allow automatic variations in staple length for one or more staple-forming and inserting apparatus 10 said staple-forming and inserting apparatus 10 being provided with a staple crown 105 supporting shoe 56 to permit supported insertion of the staple into the workpiece the device 10 having blades 50a, 50b for pinch-cutting of the staple wire 72 to provide chisel ends to legs 101 of stable 100 device 10 have key and rail construction to allow the operating drive 16 and bender 18 rails to travel on keys 32 that may be replaced to avoid wear on drive 16 and bender 18 rails and replacement of the rails and a floating bender rail 18 that prevents overstrike and damage to knives 50a, 50b.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2004Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Inventor: William G. Duff
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Patent number: 7150385Abstract: A nail driver includes a cell formed inside a nail cartridge. A braking unit with one end formed as a retaining portion and the other end formed as a contact portion is pivotally installed in the cell. A resilient member is installed in the cell for pressing on the contact portion to swing the retaining portion to a releasing position so that a securing slide rod can freely slide to have the nail drive being actuated when there is any nail in the nail cartridge. When there is no more nail, a nail pusher pushed by a spring makes a protrusion of the nail pusher pressing on the contact portion against the resilient member to swing the retaining portion to a restraining position to block in the moving path of an extending portion of the securing slide so that the nail drive cannot be actuated until the nails are reloaded.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2005Date of Patent: December 19, 2006Assignee: De Poan Pneumatic Corp.Inventor: Wan-Fu Wen
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Patent number: 7143922Abstract: A combination stapler, tape dispenser and flag dispenser includes a stapler having a housing including first and second arms joined together at a pivot. The first and second arms each have a distal end having a flat surface configured to permit the stapler to stand generally vertically on the flat surfaces. Also included is a tape dispenser disposed in the housing adjacent a proximal end of the first arm, and a flag dispenser disposed in the housing adjacent a proximal end of the second arm. The tape dispenser and the flag dispenser are positioned along the length of the first and second arms to outwardly oppose each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2004Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Dard Products, Inc.Inventor: Bonni Shevin-Sandy
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Patent number: 7143921Abstract: A staple cartridge includes: a cartridge body for accommodating a large number of staples; and a faceplate provided at a front end portion of the cartridge body, for forming a striking passage (211) of striking a staple by a driver, wherein support pieces are integrally formed from both side edges of the face plate to the rear, engaging bosses formed in the support pieces are engaged with recess portions formed on both sides of the front end portion of the cartridge body (206), and the face plate is slidably and pivotally supported by the cartridge body (206). In the cartridge body (206) and cover (209), the small thickness grooves (215), (216), by which the staple cartridge (204) is bent into two pieces, are formed on the circumference of the staple accommodating portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2005Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuya Hakozaki, Hiroshi Sato, Nobuaki Yagi, Toshio Simizu
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Patent number: 7143919Abstract: A magazine for a hand-held setting tool for driving in fastening elements includes a guide housing (21), a spring-biased displacement element (24) for displacing fastening element (40), and an elongate guide member (26) having a guide region (27) that in a closing position (33) of the guide member (26) projects into the guide chamber (22), which is formed in the guide housing (21) for retaining the fastening elements in the guide channel (22), and that in a release position (34) of the guide member (26) is withdrawn from the guide chamber (22) to provide for displacement of at least one fastening element (40), with the guide member (26) having two support sections (28, 29) spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction of the guide member (26) and cooperating, respectively, with two control cams (30, 31) fixedly secured on the guide housing (21) for displacing the guide region (27) from the locking position (33) to the release position (34) and from release position (34) to the locking position.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2005Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Michael Weibel, Stefan Bönig
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Patent number: 7143920Abstract: A housing for a power tool includes a primary handle configured for accommodating a primary hand used to control the operation of the tool, the handle having a first end closer to a power source of the tool, and a second end distal of the power source, a secondary handle configured for accommodating a secondary hand, being associated with the distal end and defining a distal extremity of the tool offsetting the power source.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2004Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Cheryl L. Panasik, Kevin M. Tucker, James W. Robinson, Yongping Gong, Norbert K. Kolodziej
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Patent number: 7140526Abstract: A stapling operation can be performed with a comparatively small force. The stapler includes a base frame with a support element, and an operation frame pivotally attached to the support element through a main shaft. A staple pressure lower plate is disposed at the operation frame and drives staples stored in a staple magazine upon rotation of the operation frame. The stapler further includes a handle frame at an upper part of the operation frame pivotally attached to the support element such that a rear end part of the operation frame is located above the main shaft. An intermediate element is pivotally attached at one end to the handle frame. The other end of the intermediate element is pivotally attached to the operation frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2004Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Plus Stationary CorporationInventor: Takeshi Matsukawa
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Patent number: 7140525Abstract: A cap feeding device for a roofing gun includes a moving member and a pressing member which is pivotably connected to the moving member. Both of which are engaged with the rail unit of the container for receiving stack of caps. A torsion spring is biased between the two respective connection portions of the moving member and the pressing member. A coil spring has one end connected to the moving member and the other end of the coil spring is fixed to a bottom of the rail unit so that the moving member is movable along the rail unit. The caps can be directly pressed into the container and the user simply pulls the moving member upward till the pressing member pops outward to press on the top of the stack of the caps.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2004Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Apach Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Arthur Ho