Abstract: A labor-saving stapler of the present invention includes a base, a press arm, a transmission arm, a connection arm, a magazine, a staple pusher, a moving mechanism, a buckling mechanism and a switching mechanism. The magazine is slidably disposed between the connection arm and the base. The moving means moves the magazine outwardly when the switching mechanism is activated. As such, the magazine can be opened by operating the switching mechanism. When the switching mechanism includes a button or the same, users can open the magazine easily with only one hand.

Abstract: A fastener driving tool including a power source having a reciprocating driver blade, a tool nose associated with the power source for receiving the driver blade for driving fasteners fed into the nose, a magazine constructed and arranged to house a supply of the fasteners and a magazine feeder mechanism associated with the magazine for sequentially feeding fasteners into the nose. The feeder mechanism operates between a retracted position and an advanced position. An electromechanical retention device is operationally associated with the feeder mechanism and is configured for retaining the feeder mechanism in the retracted position until the driver blade is positioned to allow fastener advancement into the nose.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for shooting a nail comprising a barrel, a barrel support, a centering sleeve, a link frame, a cylinder, a piston rod and an outer housing, wherein the barrel is mounted removably in the barrel support. As desired, the barrel may be removed conveniently to facilitate the replacement of the barrel for different application or removal of the nail blocked in the apparatus for shooting a nail. Furthermore, at least two longitudinally elongated slots may be formed in the centering sleeve and penetrate through the wall of the centering sleeve, the steel balls received in the slots are held in the slots via a snap ring so as to embrace the rod body of the piston rod. Therefore, it is ensured that the piston rod is concentric with the barrel when hitting the nail and the hit force of the piston rod will not lose.

Abstract: A spring-energized stapler having a pliers type configuration, wherein papers and like items are fastened at a front end and the stapler is normally gripped and squeezed at a rear end. A compact mechanism and independent handle linkages provide a compact overall shape in a high efficiency action. An upper handle is pivoted at a front, top of a housing with a pressing area spaced at least one half the handle length away from the upper handle pivot. A lower handle includes a multi-segment cam link to a base to provide a minimal gripping distance with a large clamping force at an anvil. A simplified front-loading mechanism provides a compact, low cost assembly. A release latch holder is located behind the striker for a compact front end.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a nailing machine, including: a drive unit that drives a blade to strike a nail; a blade guide that includes a guide groove to guide the blade; a guide plate that is attached on the blade guide to cover the guide groove; and a magazine that is held with respect to the blade guide and that feeds a nail to the guide groove, wherein the nailing machine further includes a blade fixing unit that limits a movement of the blade when the guide plate is detached.

Abstract: A stapler is stacked on top of a roll-type tape dispenser. The tape dispenser top surface and the stapler base bottom surface have complemental three dimensional contours which cause the tape dispenser and stapler longitudinal axes to be in parallel relationship when the surfaces are in abutment, prevent relative displacement of the tape dispenser and the stapler when they are stacked and permit the stapler to be dismounted from the tape dispenser and rested for separate use on a flat surface in a stable condition.

Abstract: A hand-held tool with a backbone, a motor assembly that is mounted to the backbone, and a plastic housing. The motor assembly can include a driver and can be selectively actuatable to translate the driver along an axis. The plastic housing can be coupled to the backbone and can shroud at least a portion of the backbone.

Abstract: A nail positioning member of a nail slot of a nail gun includes a magazine including a horizontal nail slot connected with a perforation for nailing; a nail pushing piece slidably assembled to the nail slot; a plurality of horizontal slot channels parallel to the nail slot; and a plurality of positioning pieces, respectively pivotally assembled to the slot channels to block the head of the nails. The positioning piece forms a protruding portion in a movement path of the nail pushing piece, to be pushed by the nail pushing piece and to drive the positioning piece to oscillate in the direction of the slot channel in order to open the nail slot for placing the nails.

Abstract: The nail driving tool magazine (10) includes a substantially elongate main body (12) adapted to be selectively attached to a nail driving tool (T). The main body includes at least two nail feed rails (14, 16) open at one end for loading the nails (N). The opposite end is connected to a feed chute (22) directing nails to a nailing chamber (21). Guide tracks (35, 36, 45, 46) are disposed adjacent each feed rail. A spring-loaded feed carriage (30, 40) rides in each guide track to advance the nails. A freely pivoting rail selector (24) is disposed in the feed chute to automatically switch to a full rail when the other rail is spent to selectively direct the nails to the nail driving chamber. In this position, the rail selector blocks the spent rail so that it may be reloaded.

Abstract: A ratchet member 23, which is provide with a slope 24 for guiding a tip end of a nail inclined to a rear side of an ejection opening 7 into the ejection openings 7 and 16, and a guide surface 25 for guiding the tip end of a nail to the center of each of the ejection openings 7 and 16, is provided on a rear side of ejection openings 7 and 16 and urged so that a guide surface 25 of the ratchet member 23 enters the ejection openings 7 and 16.

Abstract: A nailing device of the present invention mainly includes a main body, a striker, an actuator, a resilient member, a nail slot, a magazine, a guider, an adjuster and a controlling means. The magazine has a main rail and a sub rail parallel to the main rail, and the main rail is substantially as tall as the sub rail. The adjuster has a protrusive portion having a guiding surface facing the magazine. The guiding surface is vertically formed with two parallel longitudinal grooves and has a bottom end. The longitudinal grooves extend toward the bottom end. The controlling means is for selectively pushing the adjuster to flush the guiding surface with a step surface of the guider.

Abstract: A stapler has a supporting base, a magazine assembly, a trigger assembly, a leg-flatting device and a rail assembly. The magazine assembly and the trigger assembly are connected pivotally to the supporting base. The leg-flatting device is mounted on the supporting base and has a moving base and an anvil element. The moving base is connected operationally to the supporting base and has an anvil hole. The anvil element is mounted moveably in the anvil hole and has a functional segment and a non-functional segment. The rail assembly mounted on and protrudes from the bottom face of the supporting base and has at least one rail bracket protruding from the bottom face of the supporting base. Each one of the at least one rail bracket has a rail in which the non-functional segment of the anvil element is slidably mounted.

Abstract: A fastener driving tool providing a prolonged durability and stabilized fastener driving operation. The tool includes a housing 2, a motor 31 disposed in the housing 2, a plunger 63 disposed in the housing and driven by the motor 31 for driving a nail 1A, a cable member 52 connected to the plunger 63 for pulling the plunger 63 from its bottom dead center where the nail is driven into a workpiece to a top dead center, and a drum 51 driven by the motor for winding the cable member thereover. A cable member is wound over the drum by a length greater than a linear distance between the bottom dead center and the top dead center. The cable member is flexed or deflected due to own weight when the plunger is at the bottom dead center.

Abstract: A fastener driving tool is provided, including a housing substantially enclosing a power source including a reciprocating piston with a driver blade. A nosepiece is associated with the housing and is configured for receiving the driver blade and for sequentially receiving fasteners for engagement with the driver blade for driving into a workpiece. A magazine is configured for retaining a supply of the fasteners and for sequentially feeding the fasteners to the nosepiece, the magazine storing a plurality of elongate strips of the fasteners, and being configured for rotating about a longitudinal axis of the magazine for providing access of fasteners in each fastener strip to the nosepiece.

Abstract: A nail gun comprises a case, a pressing element, and a clamping element. The case defines an inserting slot and a holding slot. Two positioning stops are respectively provided in the inserting slot. The pressing element has two strip supports respectively formed on two lateral sides, each strip support having a first positioning edge and a second positioning edge. Two recesses are defined on the pressing element. Each recess can accommodate a specific cable. The first or second positioning edges can be employed to engage with the positioning stops. The length of the pressing element out of the case can be directly determined by the first or positioning stops as well as the positioning edges to facilitate a design. Through the selection of a pressing element, one gun is sufficient to be applied for a variety of cables to facilitate the operation.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to a stapler that is constructed in a manner such that the handle of the stapler remains at least substantially parallel to the base as the handle is moved downward by a user to actuate a stapling operation. One illustrative embodiment is directed to a stapler movable between a rest position and a staple ejection position that comprises a base, a stapler body, a handle, and a linkage assembly coupled to each of the base and the handle. The stapler body comprises a strike plate, a magazine, and at least one engagement surface coupled to the strike plate. The handle is operable to actuate the strike plate. The linkage assembly comprises at least one linkage member having at least one actuation surface configured to exert a force on the at least one engagement surface as the at least one actuation surface moves along the at least one engagement surface.

Abstract: A fastening tool with a magazine housing, a nail plate in the magazine housing and an actuator disposed between the nail plate and the magazine housing. The actuator extends outwardly from the nail plate so as to be movable by a user to cause the nail plate to move axially with respect to the magazine housing.

Abstract: A magazine includes a storage for receiving and storing a plurality of strips of nails, and a driving device for driving the strips along a feeding plane towards an outlet end for feeding the tool with the nails. The storage stores the nail strips in a side-by-side relationship relative to one another. Each nail strip is stacked in a plane roughly perpendicular to the feeding plane. The magazine further has a transporting device for taking one nail strip out of the plurality of stored nail strips and moving it to a pivoting station where the one nail strip is to be pivoted into the feeding plane. The driving device is arranged for driving the pivoted nail strip from the pivoting station towards the outlet end.

Abstract: An electric driving machine includes a remaining fastener sensor 257 which detects the amount of fasteners (e.g., nails) remaining, in an aligned and held manner, in a magazine 2 and which generates a residual-quantity signal (a signal showing depletion of fasteners) when the amount of remaining fasteners has decreased to a predetermined level or less; a remaining fastener detection circuit 406 which outputs a control signal (a signal of level 0) for controlling control means (299, 283, and other means) in accordance with an input of the residual-quantity signal (a switch-on signal) generated by the remaining fastener sensor 257; and a delay circuit 401 for delaying the remaining signal (the ON signal) generated by the remaining fastener sensor 257 by a predetermined period of time (e.g., 20 milliseconds) and inputs the thus-delayed remaining signal to the remaining fastener detection circuit 256 (406).

Abstract: A dry fire lockout assembly for a fastener driving device includes a bypass feature. A link is movably mounted to an upper contact arm and interconnected with a lower contact arm when the link is in a first orientation. The link includes a dry fire lockout portion. A dry fire lockout portion of a lifter is configured to engage the dry fire lockout portion of the link, when a supply of fasteners in the fastener driving device is less than a predetermined number of fasteners, and move the link against the bias of the biasing member to a second orientation in which the link is not interconnected with the lower contact arm.

Abstract: A hammer tacker of the present invention includes a handle, a magazine, a striker, an actuator, a transmission mechanism and an abutting element. The handle is formed with a head at one end thereof and defines a receiving chamber therein. The magazine is disposed in the receiving chamber to receive nailing units. The striker is linear-slidably disposed in the head to strike the nailing units. The actuator is linear-slidably disposed on the head. The transmission mechanism connects the actuator with the striker for the actuator and the striker to move in opposite directions. The abutting element is pivoted on the actuator. And the actuator moves upward as the abutting element hits an object.

Abstract: A driving machine including: a driver blade for striking a fastener; and a nose portion having formed therein an injection passage which slidably guides the driver blade, and into which the fastener is fed to be injected therefrom, wherein an injection hole from which the fastener is injected is specified at a leading end in an injecting direction of the injection passage, wherein the injection hole being defined by a first guide portion and a second guide portion which is movable relative to the first guide portion so as to change a cross section, perpendicular to the injecting direction, of the injection hole, and wherein a positioning apparatus is provided to dispose the second guide portion at a plurality of positions relative to the first guide portion.

Abstract: A power tool with a flywheel, an activation arm, a driver, a cam and a clutch. The activation arm can have a first arm, a second arm, which can be pivotally mounted to the first arm, and a roller that can be coupled to the second arm. The driver can be disposed between the roller and the flywheel. The cam can be moveable in a predetermined direction for causing the activation arm to rotate about a pivot to drive the roller against the driver so that the driver frictionally engages the flywheel. The clutch can cooperate with the cam to inhibit the cam from moving in a direction opposite the predetermined direction in response to a reaction force that is applied by the driver onto the activation arm.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a fastening device such as, for example, a forward acting stapler, is provided that includes a manually operable latch in order to store the built up potential energy that results from depressing the handle of the fastening device. Upon actuation of the latch, the plunger within the fastening device is released, thereby converting the stored energy of an internal compression spring into kinetic energy and ejecting a fastener (such as, for example, staples, nails or other types of fasteners) from the staple chamber to fasten an object.

Abstract: A tool for applying retaining elements in the form of a pins made from a shape memory effect material to a workpiece includes a body having a discharge passage for the pins, and application means in the form of a solenoid for ejecting pins from the discharge passage. Pins for application are accommodated in a magazine which has a region maintained at lower than ambient temperature by cooling elements. At the cold temperature, the pins are generally straight. Upon heating after application to the workpiece, the pins assume a second memorised configuration in which they are retained within the workpiece. The tool includes a display screen for displaying a count of pins discharged by the solenoid and the temperature maintained by the cooling elements.

Abstract: A addle stapler contains a base including a bottom abutting section formed on a bottom end thereof, a top arm section bently extending from one end of the bottom abutting section, a support section obliquely extending upward from another end of the bottom abutting section; a filling mechanism fixed on an edge of the top arm section of the base to receive at least one type of and one staple, and the staple being forced by pressing the filling mechanism so that it is pushed outward from an outlet of the filling mechanism; a quick removing disassembly mounted on the support section of the base, and including a horizontal slot and at least one positioning projection; a ruler including a scale defined thereon, the scale includes a number of standard scale codes of papers, and the ruler also including at least one orifice.

Abstract: A blocking device for a nail gun includes a push member disposed on a nail pusher in a nail cartridge of the nail gun for moving toward a nail groove base with the nail pusher, a brake member movably installed on the nail pusher for moving toward the nail groove base with the nail pusher, and a rotational fastener pivotably installed on the nail groove base on a moving path of the push member and the brake member. The fastener can be touched to rotate by the push member when there are a small number of remaining nails in the nail cartridge so as to prevent the brake member moving to a position where it blocks an upward movement of the safety bar, and can be released by the push member and rotate back to an original position when there is no remaining nail in the nail cartridge so as to release the brake member to move to a position where it blocks an upward movement of the safety bar and thereby a nail shooting action of the nail gun. The accuracy of the nail shooting blocking is improved.

Abstract: A stapler includes a base and a stapler remover. The base defines a receiving room. The receiving room receives backup staples. The stapler remover is rotatably mounted on the base. The staple remover includes a tilting portion, which is located out of the base. The tilting portion is configured to be arranged in different positions with respect to the base.

Abstract: A nail gun includes a body, a handle connected fixedly to and extending laterally from the body, a nail ejecting member disposed on the body and formed with a nail discharging passage having opposite inlet and outlet ends, a magazine member connected to the nail ejection member, and an elongated nail guiding plate disposed within the nail discharging passage, and a driving member. The nail guiding plate has a pivot end disposed pivotally within the inlet end of the nail discharging passage, a free end disposed within the outlet end of the nail discharging passage, and a driven portion disposed between the pivot end and the free end. The driving member is connected to the driven portion of the nail guiding plate for driving the free end of the nail guiding plate to pivot between first and second positions.

Abstract: A braking and driving mechanism includes a guide plate, a driving rod, a magazine, and a pressing rod. The pressing rod consists of a bar shaped arm with its two opposite ends extending to respectively form a tongue portion and a pushing portion. A pivot portion is formed between the tongue portion and the pushing portion. The pressing rod is pivotably disposed in the magazine via the pivot portion. An elastic member for driving the arm to transversely press a main body of each of the nails is disposed on the pushing portion. If the number of remaining nails in the magazine is equal to a default number the elastic member drives the tongue portion to move to a position where the tongue portion can block the stopping portion such that the movement of the driving rod is braked.

Abstract: A cordless nailer is provided having a magazine assembly with improved features. An improved latch mechanism for clearing nail jams is provided that reduces wear on the latch. A driver retention feature is provided to retain a drive blade from accidentally escaping the nailer. A pusher assembly is provided having a simplified and efficient construction. A pusher retention feature is provided that prevents the driver blade from impacting a nail pusher. A nail retention feature is provided to allow easy loading and unloading of nails into the nailer. Finally, a method of assembling the magazine assembly is provided.

Abstract: A follower mechanism of the bypass type comprises a follower body which is normally spring-biased in the forward direction so as to, in turn, normally bias a strip supply of nail-type fasteners in the forward direction toward a discharge path along which the leading one of the nail-type fasteners will he driven and discharged out from the fastener-driving tool. A follower claw is normally spring-biased, around the pivotal axis of a pivot pin mounted upon the follower body, to a position at which the follower claw can engage the trailing one of the nail-type fasteners so as to bias the supply strip of nail-type fasteners in the forward direction. A latch-hook is integrally provided upon the follower claw for engaging an undercut region of the fastener-driving tool magazine end cap in order to retain the entire follower mechanism at a rearwardly retracted position within the magazine assembly of the fastener-driving machine.

Abstract: A staple gun includes an arm having an elongate hole and a protrusion extends from the first end of the arm. A driving plate has a first hole and a second hole. The protrusion is inserted into the first hole. A strike plate is located beside the driving plate and has a third hole. A resilient plate has a first end extending through the second hole and the third hole. A spring is rested on a top of the first end of the arm. A case includes a fulcrum axle and a fixed axle. The fulcrum axle extends through the elongate hole of the arm and is located behind the driving plate. The fixed axle contacts a top surface of the resilient plate. The effort arm from the fulcrum axle to the front end of the arm is shortened so as to save effort when pivoting the arm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a magazine of a setting device for storing and feeding a plurality of joining elements, particularly of joining elements, such as setting fasteners, to a provisioning module for joining elements and a setting device in combination with the joining elements. The magazine has a base element within the setting device including a storage groove, in which the joining elements can be received in an aligned and jointly moveable manner and one end of the base element ends in a head piece of the setting device. The magazine further includes an advancing mechanism, by which the joining elements can be moved within the storage groove towards the head piece of the setting device, as well as a dispensing mechanism, by which the joining elements can be fed individually from the storage groove to the head piece of the setting device.

Abstract: A refill for staples, which can not be removed from a cartridge unless all sheet-type connected staples in a stapler body are delivered. A refill for staples is installed in a detachable manner in a stapler body, and includes a refill body which holds the sheet-type connected staples, and a pressing member which presses the sheet-type connected staples. A delivery port delivering the sheet-type connected staples and a locking plate provided with a locking section which locks a locked section in the stapler body are formed in the refill body. When the sheet-type connected staples are pressed, the pressing member is engaged with the locking plate not to allow rotation of the locking plate, and, when the sheet-type connected staples are not pressed, the pressing member is disengaged from the locking plate to allow rotation of the locking plate. Thereby, the locking section of the locking plate can be removed from the locked section in the stapler body.

Abstract: A clearance is set between a nail feeder and an outer profile portion so that the nail feeder can turn. A pin as a first restriction member that inhibits movement of the nail feeder to an ejection portion by engaging with the nail feeder and can release the engagement with the rotation of the nail feeder is provided to the outer profile portion. The position at which the nail feeder and a spring engage is set in deviation from the position at which the nail feeder and the pin engage, in a reciprocating direction of the nail feeder and in a vertical direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a stapler with a novel leaf spring actuation mechanism. According to the teaching of the present invention, the stapler comprises a striking plate for dispensing a staple from a staple magazine, a leaf spring engaged with the striking plate for driving the striking plate, and an actuation bar for lifting the leaf spring from a first position to a second position whereby lifting the striking plate from an initial position to a release position in which the leaf spring is released from the actuation bar to drive the striking plate towards the initial position. Preferably, a pair of lugs on the actuation bar pushes up a pair of tabs on the leaf spring when an L-shaped front end of the actuation bar moves upward along a ramp when an external force is applied to the actuation bar during the stapling operation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nail gun with an improved attachable and detachable magazine assembly, comprising: a nail gun, a magazine assembly and an attach and detach mechanism. A handle portion of the nail gun has a joining pillar capable of joining with the attach and detach mechanism for attaching the magazine assembly with the nail gun, wherein the attach and detach mechanism further comprises: a fixing frame, a swinging fastening bar, a fastening member, and an elastic element. When it is desired to attach the joining pillar with the magazine assembly, the swinging fastening bar must be swung out firstly, so as to insert the joining pillar into the fixing frame, and continuously, to swing the swinging fastening bar close to the fixing frame, furthermore, then the fastening notch is able to grip and fix the joining pillar inside the fixing frame, finally, the joining pillar is completely attached with the magazine assembly.

Abstract: A light weight hand-operated stapler which comprises a pressing cap, a plastic head, a metal drive plate, a base and a plastic magazine which is connected to the base via a hanger and connected to the plastic head via a pin, a metal guide head disposed at a front end of the plastic magazine and substantially covering the front wall of the plastic magazine, a first elastic mechanism for pushing the staples down the plastic magazine to reload the stapler, a second elastic member disposed between the pressing cap and the plastic head for pushing the pressing cap up to its original position after stapling, and a third elastic member disposed between the base and the plastic magazine for pushing the plastic magazine up to its original position after stapling.

Abstract: A method for loading coil collated fasteners into a fastening tool. The method includes providing internal access to the fastening tool by moving a door structure and a portion of a canister to load the coil collated fasteners.

Abstract: A stapler selectively uses enhanced leverage to break a glue bond of a staple to separate the staple from a rack of staples in the stapler. The staple does not press a working surface during this operating stage. The extra leverage stage occurs through a minority of total handle travel, preferably via a pivoting lever linked to the striker at one end and the opposite end traversing between inner spaced apart ribs underneath the handle. A remaining non-leveraged handle travel stage ejects a staple out from the stapler body against a working surface. A track supports staples from an underside of the top of the staples. The track includes an outward extending bottom support for at least one staple on the track to prevent rotation of a short rack of staples.

Abstract: A braking mechanism for empty nail cartridge of a nail gun includes a guiding plate, a cover plate, a punch rod, a securing slide rod and a nail cartridge. A nail hole and an end hole are defined in the guiding plate having a connecting groove. A nail pusher and a pushing arm are arranged in the nail cartridge to provide resilient force along a nail firing direction. The pushing arm is pivotably placed on the nail pusher adjacent the brake portion for affording the resilient force. The pushing arm allows the brake portion of the nail pusher to go through the end hole and move into the end hole to block the stopper of the securing sliding rod when the nails are used up. The pushing arm moves into the connecting groove to improve the yield rate of the brake of the empty nail cartridge of the nail gun.

Abstract: Fasteners, such as rivets (60), are fed to a fastener insertion tool (1) via a buffer magazine (5) adjacent to the tool. The buffer is movable with the tool and C-frame (6) between an operative position where fasteners can be inserted into a workpiece and a re-filling position where it is docked at a docking station (13) to reload. Fasteners are delivered to the docking station from a source (14) and held there ready for when the tool docks. Once docked a transfer gate (25, 28) is opened at an interface between the buffer magazine and the docking station and fasteners from the docking station are transferred into the buffer magazine. The quantity of fasteners in the buffer magazine is detected and the last fastener is retained so as to support preceding fasteners loaded into the buffer magazine. Any subsequently loaded fasteners back to the docking station either under gravity, under the influence of a pressurized gas or both.

Abstract: A fastener driving tool includes a flywheel rotated by a drive unit and having a wheel rim formed with teeth, an impact member having a mating toothed unit movable with a carrier frame to engage the teeth so as to be swept thereby to an end-stroke position to enable a striking rod to drive a fastener into a targeted workpiece, and an actuating unit configured to actuate the carrier frame to move from an upper position to a lower position in response to a triggering action of a trigger so as to move the mating toothed unit from an disengaging position to an engaging position.

Abstract: A fastener driving device includes a housing, and a nose assembly carried by the housing. The nose assembly has a fastener drive track. The fastener driving device also includes an engine carried by the housing and configured to drive a fastener out of the drive track and into a workpiece during a drive stroke, a contact trip that includes an electrical actuator constructed and arranged to move a portion of contact trip to sense whether the workpiece is in front of the nose assembly, and a trigger configured to activate the electrical actuator to move the portion of the contact trip.

Abstract: A package packages a variety of point hooks having angled tips, which are to be applied by a nailing machine. The point hooks are arranged side by side in a folded box, which on one of the narrow sides parallel to the point hooks has a slide opening, into which engages a slide of the nailing machine and pushes the point hooks across the box in such a way that respectively one hook is ejected on the opposite narrow side through an outlet into a strike position of the nailing machine.

Abstract: A heavy duty stapler comprises a base member; a magazine member, which has a first end pivotally connected to the base member and a second end opposite to the first end, including a firing device provided at the second end thereof, with a firing portion formed from an end of the firing device; a lever arm, which has first and second end, including first and second pivotal sections defined at the first end thereof and a pressing section defined at the second end thereof opposite to the first and second pivotal sections, with the first pivotal section pivotally connected to the base member; a linkage member having a first end pivotally connected to the second pivotal section of the lever arm and a second end opposite to the first end thereof; and a driven member including a first pivotal portion pivotally connected to the base member, a second pivotal portion pivotally connected to the second end of the linkage member and a driven portion.

Abstract: A hammer tacker of the present invention includes a handle, a magazine, a striker, an actuator, a transmission mechanism and an abutting element. The handle is formed with a head at one end thereof and defines a receiving chamber therein. The magazine is disposed in the receiving chamber to receive nailing units. The striker is linear-slidably disposed in the head to strike the nailing units. The actuator is linear-slidably disposed on the head. The transmission mechanism connects the actuator with the striker for the actuator and the striker to move in opposite directions. The abutting element is pivoted on the actuator. And the actuator moves upward as the abutting element hits an object.

Abstract: A refill for staples, which can not be removed from a cartridge unless all sheet-type connected staples in a stapler body are delivered. A refill for staples is installed in a detachable manner in a stapler body, and includes a refill body which holds the sheet-type connected staples, and a pressing member which presses the sheet-type connected staples. A delivery port delivering the sheet-type connected staples and a locking plate provided with a locking section which locks a locked section in the stapler body are formed in the refill body. When the sheet-type connected staples are pressed, the pressing member is engaged with the locking plate not to allow rotation of the locking plate, and, when the sheet-type connected staples are not pressed, the pressing member is disengaged from the locking plate to allow rotation of the locking plate. Thereby, the locking section of the locking plate can be removed from the locked section in the stapler body.

Abstract: A driving tool that includes a frame, a motor assembly and a resilient member. The motor assembly is coupled to the frame and includes an electric motor, a flywheel driven by the electric motor, a pinch roller and a driver disposed between the flywheel and the pinch roller. The pinch roller is selectively movable from a first position to a second position to drive the driver into engagement with the flywheel. The driver is movable between a returned position and an extended position. The resilient member is coupled to the frame and biases the driver away from the flywheel to reduce or eliminate contact between the flywheel and the driver when the flywheel is at rest, the driver is in the returned position and the pinch roller is in the first position. A method for operating a driving tool is also provided.