Including Supply Magazine For Constantly Urged Members Patents (Class 227/120)
  • Patent number: 7828184
    Abstract: A miniature spring-actuated stapler includes a tapered, flat power spring to store energy and eject staples. The power spring pivots at a rear of the stapler housing and includes three co-extensive arms terminating near the striker. As the L-shaped handle of the stapler is pressed, it acts on the center arm of the power spring to deflect it downward while the outer arms deflect upward. The arms are integral at a rear end and the outer arms are linked to the striker at the front. A tapered, flat reset spring disposed generally parallel to the power spring is used to reset the internal action. The housing includes open top and rear areas with the handle providing the enclosure thereof. A base assembly is slidably attached at a bottom of the stapler with an open position exposing a staple-loading chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: WorkTools, Inc.
    Inventor: Joel S. Marks
  • Publication number: 20100276468
    Abstract: A marker installation system comprises a marker comprising a shaft having a bottom end and a top end, and including an insertion portion, a mast portion, and an engagement portion located between the insertion portion and the mast portion. The engagement portion is configured to resist further insertion of the shaft into the ground beyond the insertion portion. The system includes a marker installation apparatus including a magazine assembly defining a magazine space in which the marker is positioned. The magazine space has a push position in the magazine space for receiving the marker. The apparatus includes a push assembly mounted on the magazine assembly to engage the engagement portion of the marker when the marker is located in the push position. The push assembly pushes the marker from the push position of the magazine assembly when the push assembly is actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventor: Paul M. Carrette
  • Patent number: 7823759
    Abstract: This invention provides a spring powered stapler comprising a power spring having a front and a rear end, the rear end of the power spring being limited from moving frontward, a middle section between the front and rear end of the power spring being bent down while the front and rear end of the power spring maintaining in upper positions for storing energy in the power spring, and the front end of the power spring moving rearward as a result of the middle section of the power spring being bent down, and a lock plate, while not moving, holding up the front end of the power spring before the rearward movement of the front end of the power spring exceeding a predetermined distance and releasing the front end of the power spring after the rearward movement of the front end of the power spring exceeding the predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Inventor: Peigen Jiang
  • Publication number: 20100264190
    Abstract: An effort-saving stapler comprises a base member defining a coupled member; a magazine assembly having a first end pivotally connected to the coupled member and a second end; a linkage assembly which has a first end and a second end including a pair of first slide grooves defined at the first end thereof, a pair of channels defined at the second end thereof, a pair of second slide grooves defined between the first and second ends thereof and a firing member slideably coupled to the channel and being able to drive the second end of the magazine assembly; a lever arm which has a first end slideably coupled to the first slide grooves of the linkage assembly and a second end including a pair of third slide grooves between the first and second ends thereof, with the second and third slide grooves slideably joined together and selectively engaged with the coupled member of the base assembly, and with the lever arm pivotally coupled to the coupled member between the first end of the lever arm and the third slide gro
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Eric Tsai, Ching-Li Wang
  • Patent number: 7815089
    Abstract: A fastener gun includes a housing having a plunger and a power spring for driving a fastener into a workpiece, and a trigger arm pivotally attached to the housing at a trigger pivot. One end of the trigger arm lifts the plunger to bias the power spring when the trigger arm pivots in a first direction toward the housing. A member contacting the trigger arm is provided that moves away from the trigger pivot as the handle moves toward the housing, so that force is applied at different locations on the trigger arm when the handle is squeezed, increasing the mechanical advantage of using the fastener gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Arrow Fastener Co., LLC.
    Inventor: Ilya Shor
  • Patent number: 7815087
    Abstract: A nail gun includes a body, a handle, a nail ejection member, and a nail magazine unit. The nail magazine unit includes two parallel cranks connected pivotally to the nail ejection member, and a link having two ends connected respectively and pivotally to free ends of the cranks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Rexon Industrial Corp. Ltd.
    Inventor: Jia-Liang Jian
  • Patent number: 7810688
    Abstract: A nail gun switch mechanism includes a gun body and a trigger. A safety slidable bar has a bottom part which extends outside of a hitting mouth at a bottom of the gun body. The trigger has a trigger lever being pivotably disposed therein. A top part of the safety slidable bar extends near to an end of the trigger and a swing arm is pivotably disposed on the top part of the safety slidable bar. The swing arm includes an arm part extending from a pivotal center of the swing arm and a push part extending from the arm part toward outside. The push part is configured to be switched to a first or a second swing position and thus driven by the safety slidable bar to touch the trigger lever so as to operate the nail gun in a sequential or a contact actuation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignees: De Poan Pneumatic Corp., Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Tsung Wu, Steven Wynne Cole, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7810689
    Abstract: A stapler that can push staples into a surface of a paper bundle regardless of thickness of the paper bundle is provided. An exemplary embodiment of the stapler includes a vertical movement section for causing an operating handle to vertically descend together with a staple mounting magazine by pressing the operating handle while keeping the operating handle at a predetermined angle, a post-vertical movement rotating section for causing the operating handle to rotate after the staple mounting magazine vertically descends to come into contact with the paper bundle placed on a horizontal base, and a vertical position fixing section for fixing a vertical position of the staple mounting magazine by starting the rotation of the operating handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Sebek Limited
    Inventor: Michihito Kumayama
  • Publication number: 20100252607
    Abstract: An automatic nailing assembly includes lower and upper skeletal frames for attachment to a pneumatic nailer; front and rear wheels mounted on the bottom frame; a linkage defined by pulleys or sprockets mounted on the frames interconnected by an endless belt or chain and driven by the rear wheel; a cam wheel for rotation by the pulley or sprocket on the upper frame; and a lever operated by the cam wheel to actuate a trigger for causing nails to be ejected at intervals from the nailer as the assembly rolls along a workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventor: Matthew Forrest
  • Patent number: 7802710
    Abstract: A nail pusher includes a handle, a guide tube mounted in the handle and having a nail guide slot, a nail magazine mounted on the handle, a plurality of nails mounted in the nail magazine, a push member movably mounted in the nail magazine to push each of the nails through the nail guide slot into the guide tube, and a thrusting rod mounted on the handle and movable in the guide tube to thrust one of the nails outwardly from the guide tube. Thus, the push member is pushed to introduce each of the nails into the guide tube successively, and the nails are ejected outwardly from the guide tube successively, so that the nail pusher can push and eject the nails successively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Yeun Chang Hardware Tool Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ying-Feng Hung
  • Publication number: 20100224666
    Abstract: Vibration or the impact of a tool main body may be blocked by the support of a battery holder via elastic materials in a floating state at the rear end portion side in a feed direction of a driven-members-housing magazine and by the attachment of a battery pack to this battery holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenichi Miyata
  • Patent number: 7789281
    Abstract: An electric fastener driver having a compact size and simple construction. A driver segment provided with a rack is movably disposed in a housing. A flywheel is driven by a motor. A drive shaft is concentric with and integral with the flywheel. A coil spring is fixed to the drive shaft. A driven rotor is coaxial with the drive shaft and has one end portion serving as a spring seat portion positioned within the coil spring. A pinion is disposed at the driven rotor and is meshedly engaged with the rack. An urging section is disposed within the driven rotor. A ball is movably disposed in a through-hole formed in the driven rotor for urging an end portion of the coil spring by the urging section. A solenoid controls a protruding amount of the ball from the surface of the driven rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Tanimoto, Chikai Yoshimizu, Hiroyuki Oda, Toshihito Sakaba, Shinki Ohtsu, Takashi Ueda, Yoshihiro Nakano
  • Publication number: 20100219226
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a nailing machine including: a housing; an ejection section in the housing; an activation lever provided in the ejection section to be movable inside a traveling course; a magazine holding nails; a feeder urging the nails to feed the nails; and an engagement member engaged with the feeder so that, when an amount of remaining nails becomes to a predetermined number, the engagement member is moved toward a first direction to protrude into the traveling course; wherein one of the activation lever and the engagement member includes a slope portion so that the engagement member is further moved toward the first direction through the sliding contact therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Hitachi koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshitaka AKIBA
  • Patent number: 7784661
    Abstract: An electric stapler includes a stapler main body and a driver assembly which is attachable and detachable with respect to the stapler main body. The driver assembly includes a forming portion having a forming plate for forming a staple into a U shape, a driver portion having a driver plate for striking the U-shaped staple into papers, a slide block portion which slidably guides the driver portion, and a slide guide case portion. The slide block portion, the driver portion and the forming portion are integrally incorporated in the slide guide case portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: MAX Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuaki Yagi
  • Publication number: 20100213233
    Abstract: A nose piece for inserting fixing elements into predefined seats in a work piece includes a drive channel for receiving a lower end of a drive rod. The drive rod is movable from an initial upper position, through a first intermediate position, to a lower position when acted on from above on by a drive force. A lower face of the nose piece is adapted to receive a first fixing element. At least one finger is biased toward a side wall of the nose piece. When the drive rod exerts a force on an actuator, the actuator moves the finger from a closed position, in which a lower portion of the finger is disposed under an outer portion of the flange of the first fixing element, to an open position, in which the lower portion of the finger is disposed away from under the outer portion of the flange of the first fixing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventor: Sung Hsiang Liu
  • Publication number: 20100206933
    Abstract: A combustion powered nail gun includes a combustion sleeve moveable between a sealed position and an open position; a trigger switch having a first hook portion; a safety lever pivotally mounted in a housing and provided with a second hook biasable to be engaged with the first hook portion; and a restriction member connected to and moveable along with the combustion sleeve in a way that when the combustion sleeve is in the open position, the restriction member is stopped at the safety lever in which the second hook portion is engaged with the first hook portion so as to lock the trigger switch, and when the combustion sleeve is in the sealed position, the restriction member is spaced away from the safety lever to enable the second hook portion to be biasable away from the first hook portion so as to unlock the trigger switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: BASSO INDUSTRY CORP.
    Inventors: Jian-Rung Wu, Ting Huang, Chien-Kuo Po, Tsung-Min Hsu
  • Publication number: 20100200634
    Abstract: A collation comprises a plurality of sleeves for supporting and carrying a plurality of fasteners through a magazine, wherein each of the plurality of sleeves have a front and a predetermined length of between about ¼ and about 0.4 inch, each of the plurality of fasteners have a predetermined length of between about ¾ inch and about 1½ inch and a tip located at a predetermined position from about 0.05 inch behind the sleeve front to about ¼ inch beyond the sleeve front, frangible bridges integrally connecting the plurality of sleeves together in a serial array and facilitating the separation of a leading one of the plurality of sleeves from remaining ones of the plurality of serially arranged sleeves when a drive member of the fastener driving tool drives a leading one of the fasteners disposed within the leading one of the sleeves, and a plurality of protrusions from the sleeves for engaging the rails in the magazine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Bruce F. Wywialowski, Richard Urban
  • Patent number: 7770771
    Abstract: A stapler includes an adjustable firing apparatus for using staples/nails in various sizes that simplifies operation of switching between different staples/nails. The adjustable firing apparatus of the stapler includes an adjusting mechanism and a rotation engaged member having first and second engaged portions. An actuating mechanism can be used to adjust the distance between the adjusting mechanism and the front of a magazine assembly of the stapler to be adapted to use staples/nails in various sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Apex Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eric Tsai
  • Publication number: 20100193564
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for adjusting the handle position of a pneumatic fastener handle. The pneumatic fastener includes a base, a main body, and a magazine for carrying fastening members. The main body and magazine are fixed to the base. A pneumatic inlet is mounted onto the main body. A handle assembly is mounted on the main body of the pneumatic fastener. The handle assembly includes a housing having a hollow recessed area. The housing can have an aperture through a lateral side configured to receive a retaining member. A handle extends partially within the housing and is configured to move between at least a first position and a second position, different from the first position. When the handle is in a desired position, the retaining member secures the handle in place within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: John E. Buck, Michael Kunz, John Castelino, Glen V. Steinbrunner, Jorge Silveira, David C. Boyle, Mahdi Chowdhury
  • Publication number: 20100193563
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: MAX KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiichi HARAMIISHI, Nobuaki Yagi, Katsunori Manabe
  • Patent number: 7766204
    Abstract: A hand-held drive-in tool driving fastening elements (60), e.g., nails in a workpiece (U) includes a magazine (61) projecting sidewise from the muzzle part (15) and having a spring-biased transporting slide (63) for displacing the fastening elements (60) in the magazine guide channel (62), a safety device (25) including a press-on member (14) secured on the tool muzzle part (15) of the tool, and a device (40) actuatable by the press-on member (14) for positioning of the transporting slide (63) and for displacing the transporting slide (63) against a biasing force of the transporting spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Spasov, Matthias Blessing, Hans Gschwend, Ulrich Schiestl
  • Patent number: 7766206
    Abstract: A hand-held setting tool for driving fastening elements in a workpiece includes a drive-in ram (12) displaceable in the guide (15) in which a receptacle (16) for the fastening elements (23) is located and which has a feeding opening (17) for the fastening elements (23) and located in a region of the receptacle (16), and a displacement device (30) for displacing the fastening elements (23) into the receptacle (16) and controlled by the drive-in ram (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Emanuel Kurth, Urs Mueller, Marc Putzi, Tilo Dittrich
  • Patent number: 7762443
    Abstract: When gas is explosively burnt within a combustion chamber, a striking piston is impulsively driven to drive out a fastener from a nose portion. A gas tube is provided between the combustion chamber and a feed cylinder which accommodates a feed piston that reciprocally moves a feed claw engaged with and disengaged from connected fasteners to a nail feed direction for feeding to the nose portion side and an evacuation direction in opposite thereto. A check valve having a restriction hole is disposed on the way of the gas tube so as to be opened and closed. The check valve is normally urged by a spring to a closed direction and opens against the force of the spring by the gas pressure from the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Tamura, Katsuhiko Murayama
  • Publication number: 20100181362
    Abstract: An apparatus for installing a hidden fastener in the course of attaching a plank to a joist includes a power tool with a retainer for holding the hidden fastener. The hidden fastener is placed on the retainer so that an attachment opening formed through the hidden fastener is in registration with a bore formed in the retainer for receiving a securing member. The power tool is used to position the hidden fastener in engagement with the plank, and to drive a securing member from the bore of the retainer through the attachment opening of the hidden fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Tiger Claw, Inc.
    Inventors: David Martel, Jonathan Gardner
  • Patent number: 7757921
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a driving machine including: a driver blade for striking a fastener formed into an U-shape; a nose in which a launching passage is formed; and a magazine for feeding the fastener into the launching passage, wherein the magazine has a feeder for urging the multiple fasteners toward the launching passage, and the feeder has first and second convex sections each making contact with and urging respective needle of the U-shaped fastener; the nose has a blade guide for slidably guiding the driver blade; and the blade guide has first and concave sections for accommodating the first and second convex sections, the first and second concave sections being disposed alternately in the sliding direction of the driver blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ishizawa, Masashi Nishida
  • Publication number: 20100176179
    Abstract: To provide interlinked staples which are made possible to be fed accurately in the inside of a stapler and a staple cartridge which houses these interlinked staples. The interlinked staples 1a are constituted by interlinking a plurality of staples 2a each of which has an elongated and straight-formed shape. The vicinities of the edge portions in the longitudinal direction of the each staple 2a are formed in trapezoidal shapes, and the widths are tapered toward the tips thereof. Also, adhesion portions 31 coated with adhesive agent are provided on the rear surfaces of the vicinities of both the edge portions in the longitudinal direction of the each staple 2a. Also, there are provided elliptical feeding holes 32 at predetermined positions from both the edge portions of the side by which each staple 2a is interlinked. A portion between two feeding holes 32 is made to be a slit portion 33 and the respective staples 2a are cut off perfectly thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Aoki
  • Publication number: 20100176175
    Abstract: In a feed piston/cylinder mechanism 7 for feeding a feed claw 23 that engages with and disengages from connected nails accommodated within a magazine to a nose portion 6, the feed claw 23 is biased in a feeding direction by a bias member 27 and is retracted the feed claw in a backward direction by high-pressure combustion gas. A valve 40 is provided in a path 27 which guides the high-pressure combustion gas to the feed piston/cylinder mechanism 7 and communicates the path with the atmosphere. The feed piston/cylinder mechanism 7 is controlled by opening/closing the valve 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Junichi Tamura, Katsuhiko Murayama, Masakazu Konishi
  • Patent number: 7753243
    Abstract: A fastening tool can include a housing and a motor assembly in the housing. The motor assembly can include an output member and a motor for translating the output member. A contact trip assembly can include a contact trip slidably disposed relative to the housing between an advanced position and a retracted position. The contact trip assembly can be operable to activate a contact trip switch in the retracted position. A lock-out mechanism can include a paddle rotatably fixed relative to the housing between a disengaged position wherein the contact trip is permitted to slide between the advanced and retracted position and an engaged position wherein the contact trip abuts the paddle thereby precluding movement of the contact trip to the advanced position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Lee M Brendel, Larry E Gregory, John E Buck, James J Kenney
  • Patent number: 7753244
    Abstract: To upgrade the practicability of the feed of a nail connecting body in a magazine by using a spring. The magazine (4) is provided with (a) a rectilinear loading part (13) which loads the nail connecting body N; and (b) a feed member (34) which is loaded on this rectilinear loading part (13) so that it can slide easily. The feed member (34) is provided with (c) a slider (35) which makes up the main body; and (d) a feed pawl (43). The feed pawl (43) is attached to the slider (35) by the pin (42) so that it can turn freely and so that it can latch onto and be detached from the nail connecting body N and it is energized by the dual purpose compression torsion spring (46) at a latching position. The feel pawl (43) can be latched onto any nail n of the nail connecting body N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Japan Power Fastening Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeo Nagata
  • Patent number: 7748587
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Max Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiichi Haramiishi, Nobuaki Yagi, Katsunori Manabe
  • Patent number: 7748588
    Abstract: A magazine includes guide portions formed at a pair of side walls to be opposed to each other for introducing to guide a portion of a nail shaft portion, an opening portion formed on a base end side of a nose portion relative to the guide portion of one of the side walls, a first attaching portion formed on a front end side of the nose portion relative to the guide portion of the one side wall, a second attaching portion formed on the base end side of the nose portion relative to the guide portion of the other side wall, and a notched portion formed on the front end side of the nose portion relative to the guide portion of the other side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Osuga, Eiichi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20100163595
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a feed apparatus, a feed channel and a setting device, that is used in connection with these specific apparatuses. The feed apparatus uses either a strip magazine 10 or a rotary magazine 20. The feeding of the fastening elements proceeds stepwise using a movable slide 30, where with use of the rotary magazine 20 a simultaneous loading and unloading of the rotary magazine 20 at different positions is guaranteed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Torsten Draht
  • Patent number: 7743956
    Abstract: A table including a clincher mechanism is provided to be supported pivotably by a rear portion of a main body frame, the table is integrally formed with a wing piece 9 projected along the main body frame, a locking device is formed between the wing piece of the table and the main body frame, and by engaging the locking device with the wing piece, a pivoting force in an opening direction of the table is hampered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Yagi, Katsunori Manabe, Kiichi Haramiishi
  • Publication number: 20100155451
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventor: Michael P. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20100140313
    Abstract: A switching adapter for enabling individual settings with a hand-held setting tool (10) includes a retaining section (61) for releasably mounting the switching adapter (60) on the fastening elements magazine (40) of the setting tool (10), and an actuation section (62) for displacing the detection element (31) of the setting tool from its a locking position to its release position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Mario Zahner, Rolf Erhardt
  • Patent number: 7731071
    Abstract: A staple leg guide for use with desktop staplers having a channel shape, with two downward extending fingers that support the underside of the staple legs as the staple is driven into a stack of sheet media to reduce kinking and improper penetration of the stack by the staple leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Accentra, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. Melgaard, Joel S. Marks, Warren Yan
  • Publication number: 20100133313
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro NAKANO, Hiroyuki ODA
  • Publication number: 20100133314
    Abstract: Stapler (1) comprising a body (2) and a magazine (3) which in its rear portion is connected pivotably via a connecting pin (6) to said body in such a way that said magazine in its forward portion can be moved in a direction (P) into and out of the body, the body (2) having integral bushings (9, 10) which have connecting surfaces (11, 12) whose longitudinal extent (D) is greater than the thickness (T) of the body material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Jan Ebbesson, Björn Söderholm
  • Patent number: 7726534
    Abstract: A magazine includes a feeding tray having a nail path to allow passage of one nail strip and a loading space in spatial communication with the nail path and that is adapted for accommodating a plurality of stacked nail strips, a tray cover coupled to the feeding tray, and a first pusher unit connected detachably to the feeding tray and adapted to press against an uppermost one of the nail strips so as to push a lowermost one of the nail strips into the nail path, and a second pusher unit. When the lowermost one of the nail strips is moved into the nail path, it is pushed toward the nail outlet by the second pusher unit. The tray cover is slidable to uncover at least one of the nail path, thereby permitting an additional nail strip to be placed into the nail path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Inventors: Kun-Chuan Chou, Chi-Cheng Chou
  • Patent number: 7726533
    Abstract: A magazine for a fastening tool drives one or more fasteners into a workpiece. The magazine generally includes an outer case and an inner rail movable relative to the outer case. The inner rail is extendable from the outer case to permit adding 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 and disposed over the bar. The pusher block is operable to rock about the pusher bearing as the pusher block is sliding through the inner rail to urge the one or more fasteners toward the front end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventor: Andrzej R. Wojcicki
  • Patent number: 7721929
    Abstract: An opening portion (104) is formed at a rear face of a staple cartridge (103), a slide door (106) is provided at the opening portion (104), and the slide door (106) is maintained at a closing position by a tension coil spring (107). When the slide door (106) is pushed down, also a pressing plate (109) is moved down by being pushed by the slide door, the opening portion (104) is opened and a staple pack (121) can be inserted into the cartridge. A staple can be refilled to an electric stapler (101) in a state of mounting the staple cartridge (103), and time and labor of attaching and detaching the staple cartridge is dispensed with.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toru Yoshie
  • Patent number: 7703649
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention a collation comprises a plurality of sleeves for supporting and carrying a plurality of fasteners through a magazine, wherein each of the plurality of sleeves have a front and a predetermined length of between about ¼ and about 0.4 inch, each of the plurality of fasteners have a predetermined length of between about ¾ inch and about 1½ inch and a tip located at a predetermined position from about 0.05 inch behind the sleeve front to about ¼ inch beyond the sleeve front, frangible bridges integrally connecting the plurality of sleeves together in a serial array and facilitating the separation of a leading one of the plurality of sleeves from remaining ones of the plurality of serially arranged sleeves when a drive member of the fastener driving tool drives a leading one of the fasteners disposed within the leading one of the sleeves, and a plurality of protrusions from the sleeves for engaging the rails in the magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce F. Wywialowski, Richard Urban
  • Patent number: 7703650
    Abstract: From top to bottom of an inner wall of a case in which stacked stapled sheets each composed of linear staples connected in parallel are accommodated, horizontal nonreturn projections are successively arranged. A nonreturn lug is attached to a staple pushing plate pushing the staple sheets by a spring, and the nonreturn lug is engaged with the nonreturn projections of the case. The nonreturn lug and the nonreturn projections are shaped to permit a descent of the staple pushing plate and inhibit an ascent thereof. In addition, a height of an apex of each of the nonreturn projections is reduced step-wise or with no step from top to bottom of the inner wall of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiichi Haramiishi, Koji Morii
  • Patent number: 7703652
    Abstract: A paper tool includes a base having a front end and a rear end and a drive arm pivotally coupled to the base about a first pivot axis. The drive arm includes a front portion proximate the front end of the base and a rear portion proximate the rear end of the base. The stapler also includes a handle pivotally coupled to the base and a drive member supported by the handle rearwardly of the first pivot axis such that, when the handle pivots relative to the base, the drive member engages the rear portion of the drive arm to pivot the drive arm about the first pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: ACCO Brands USA LLC
    Inventor: Zhe Shen
  • Patent number: 7699201
    Abstract: A fastening tool with a magazine assembly for holding and dispensing collated fasteners. The magazine assembly includes a canister and a door that is hingedly coupled to a nosepiece. The canister includes a stationary portion and a movable portion that may be moved relative to the stationary portion to permit access to an interior of the canister, e.g., for loading the fasteners into the canister. The door cannot be moved from a closed position to an open position and vice versa without first opening the canister. A method for loading a magazine is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Todd A Hagan, Glen V Steinbrunner, James R Niblett, Andrzej Wojcicki, C. Kerwin Braddock
  • Publication number: 20100089964
    Abstract: Disclosed in a stapling device that is sound, safe, convenient and not easy to get lost and that is applicable to staples of multiple specifications. A casing has a rear end to which an adjustor is set. The adjustor has a fitting portion that is comprised of two or more than two fitting blocks each having an engaging face that is spaced from a central axis of the adjustor by a different distance. A rear end of the casing is provided with a depress-to-fix member corresponding to the adjustor. The depress-to-fix member forms a fitting slot. This arrangement allows selective change engagement between the fitting slot and different fitting blocks thereby changing the set position of a rear guide plate and realizing change of gap size of a staple outlet opening for being applicable to staples of different specifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Ton-Yi Chen, Yuan-Shun Lee
  • Publication number: 20100084452
    Abstract: A nail gun includes a body having a nose connected thereto and a path is defined in the nose. A magazine is engaged with an opening defined through a wall of the nose so as to provide nails into the path. Each nail includes a head and a shank. A plurality of grooves are defined axially in an inner periphery of the path. A strike rod is movably received in the path and has ridges extending radially from an outer periphery of the strike rod. The ridges are slidably engaged with the grooves in the path. A diameter of a circle formed by outer surfaces of the ridges is not less than an outer diameter of the head of the nail, so that when the strike rod hits the head of the nail and head of the nail is not deformed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventor: YI-KUAN LEE
  • Publication number: 20100078461
    Abstract: A stapler gun comprises a main body, a magazine assembly, a seat assembly, a coil spring and a pressing assembly. The magazine assembly is coupled to the main body and includes a slider rail and a nail holder. The seat assembly is slideably disposed along the slider rail. The coil spring includes first and second ends, with the first end of the coil spring is wound in the seat assembly, and with the second end of the coil spring fixed to the slider rail. The pressing assembly is pivotally connected to the seat assembly and abuts with the nail holder. After feeding a plurality of C type nails on the nail holder, the pressing assembly is abutted against the rear one nail of the C type nails for restricting the C type nails on the nail holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventor: Roger Shen
  • Patent number: 7681771
    Abstract: A stapler movable between a rest position and a stapling position and having a front end and a rear end. The stapler includes a base, a staple magazine coupled to the base and configured to hold staples, and a driver blade operable to drive staples out of the staple magazine during stapling operations. The stapler further includes an elastic member coupled to the driver blade and operable to move the driver blade during stapling operations. The elastic member utilizes potential energy to move the driver blade during stapling operations. The driver blade is positioned above the staple magazine when the stapler is in the rest position and the magazine is extendable from the front end of the stapler to allow a user to load staples in the magazine. The stapler is configured such that only the potential energy of the elastic member can operate the driver blade during stapling operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: ACCO Brands USA LLC
    Inventors: Balaji Kandasamy, Mark Harris, David Kirby, Edward T. Eaton, David J. Papesh, Brian W. Matthews, Yoshiyuki Ebihara, Yuki Hamaguchi
  • Patent number: 7677426
    Abstract: A fastener driving device includes a nose assembly carried by a housing that has a reservoir. The nose assembly has a fastener drive track. At least a portion of the fastener drive track is defined by a movable portion of the nose assembly. A fastener driver is movably mounted in the housing and configured to enter the drive track and drive successive leading fasteners into a workpiece. A head valve is constructed and arranged to be actuated so as to allow the pressurized gas to move the fastener driver through an operating cycle. An actuator is constructed and arranged to actuate the head valve. The actuator includes a trigger valve constructed and arranged to allow passage of the pressurized gas from the reservoir to a chamber above the head valve, and a contact valve operatively connected to the movable portion of the nose assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P.
    Inventors: Adam Tillinghast, Juan Ignacio Aguirre, Prudencio S. Canlas, Jr.