Abstract: Hammer tacker (1) for driving staples (7) into a workpiece, which tacker comprises a body (2) and a magazine (5) which is pivotably connected by connecting element (6) to the body in such a way that at the front edge of the tacker the magazine can move into and out of the body, and which magazine is provided with an endpiece (9) containing an elongate staple rail (10) which in the longitudinal direction of the magazine is slidably fitted to the magazine and is secured to the magazine by securing elements (13,14) and which, when fitted, leaves a gap (23) between its front edge (16) and the tacker's front edge (22), whereby the securing elements (13,14) take the form of a hook (13) integral with the staple rail/magazine (10, 5) and an aperture (14) on the magazine/staple rail (5, 10) and lockingly engage with one another when the staple strip is fitted to the magazine.

Abstract: A stapler includes a base member, a magazine for receiving a plurality of staples, and a drive member including a driver blade movable relative to the magazine for ejecting staples from the magazine one at a time. The stapler further includes an input member pivotally coupled to the drive member. The input member is configured to receive an input force and transmit the input force to the drive member for driving movement of the drive member relative to the magazine. The stapler further includes means for pivoting one of the drive member and the input member about a pivot axis such that the pivot axis moves relative to the base member along an arcuate path.

Abstract: A manually swingable hammer-type stapling tool having an elongate housing having a striker movably mounted thereon. A staple driving blade is mounted on the housing and movable relative to the striker along a staple discharge path when the striker impacts against a surface. A staple magazine is carried on the housing for containing a clip of staples so that a leading staple of the clip is disposed in a staple discharge path below the driving blade. A cap supply and feeding arrangement is mounted on the housing for positioning a cap in a discharge position wherein it is disposed below the leading staple, which arrangement includes a cap magazine containing a significant number of individual caps and inertia energy activated feeding mechanism for advancing a leading cap into the discharge position.

Abstract: An electric stapler includes a staple sheet storage portion for storing a stack of staple sheets, a magazine storage portion disposed on a rear side of the staple sheet storage portion to store a staple magazine, a first staple feed mechanism operable to pull out a staple sheet from the staple magazine and to feed the staple sheet to the staple sheet storage portion, and a second staple feed mechanism operable to pull out the staple sheet from the staple sheet storage portion and to feed the staple sheet to a driver unit. According to this configuration, a continuous binding processing beyond a capacity of the staple magazine becomes possible by suitably replacing the staple magazine.

Abstract: A fastening tool includes a housing assembly having a nosepiece and a magazine assembly that is coupled to the housing assembly. The magazine assembly includes a canister, a door structure, a feed pawl and a follower structure. The canister is configured to hold a plurality of collated fasteners and has a first canister portion and a second canister portion that is movable relative to the first canister portion between a closed position and an open position. The fastening tool further includes a coil feeder assembly having an indexing pawl. The indexing pawl advances a fastener into operative engagement with the feed pawl upon movement of the second canister portion from the open position to the closed position. The movement of the indexing pawl may be effectuated by an electric actuator.

Abstract: A method for operating a driving tool that can be employed for driving fasteners, such as nails.

Abstract: A safety structure of a nail gun includes a trigger set including a trigger and a plate. The trigger is pivoted on a main frame to be moved toward a trigger device. The plate is pivoted on the trigger between the trigger and the trigger device. A linkage is pivoted on the main frame to press a free end of the plate. A spring urges the linkage to move back the linkage when the linkage is moved away from the trigger. A tappet is pivoted on the main frame to be moved by the linkage. An arm is on the muzzle for reciprocation, which has an extending portion extending to a front of the trigger. A cover is pivoted on the extending portion of the arm and covers the tappet and the linkage. The linkage leans on the cover so that the cover is moved by the linkage.

Abstract: A magazine bar having an entry and an exit for guiding a line of clips from a clip supply arranged above a separating window of a closure apparatus to the substantially vertically arranged separating window. The magazine bar has a first deflection configuration such that the line of clips can be introduced into the entry from below. A further embodiment is a clip feed arrangement having such a magazine bar.

Abstract: A jam-resistant tacker apparatus is invented, comprising a slit for engagement with an upper pin at the upper ends of a plurality of pin guides mounted to a magazine cover and forming a seating recess for receiving the upper pin at a predetermined position of the magazine so that the forward and backward movement range of the pin guides is increased, and by providing a spring having less elasticity than the spring of a pusher at the upper rear ends of the plurality of pin guides so that a tacker pin and the pusher can be guided while remaining in close contact. The present tacker apparatus is able to prevent of the problem of jammed tacker pins, by applying a horizontal elasticity for stably guiding the tacker pin horizontally in addition to an upward elasticity for moving the tacker pin upward.

Abstract: A method of urging one or more fasteners toward a nosepiece of a fastening tool generally includes placing one or more fasteners into a magazine and moving a pusher block that is pivotally mounted on a pusher bearing toward the one or more fasteners. The method also includes rocking the pusher block about the pusher bearing as the one or more fasteners are fed sequentially into the nosepiece to maintain a pushing surface of the pusher block in substantial abutment with a surface of a last fastener of the one or more fasteners.

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.

Abstract: A staple refill which can be stored in a refill storing section in such a manner that the leading one of the sheet-like joined staples wound in roll form is on the upper side and which is adapted to lessen the load on a feeding mechanism for feeding the leading one of the sheet of joined staples in a stapler main body. The staple refill is removably attached to a cartridge installed in a stapler main body. A refill includes a storing section for storing a sheet of joined staples wound in roll form, a discharge port for discharging the sheet of joined staples, and a lead-out passage for leading out the leading part of the sheet of joined staples into the discharge port. The lead-out passage is upwardly bent from the discharge port toward the interior of the storing section, so that the leading part positioned on the upper side of the sheet of joined staples is lead out to the discharge port.

Abstract: An idle driving operation preventing device (40) includes an engaging member (45) disposed on a pusher (31). The engaging member (45) can engage a stopper member (47) coupled to an operation member (5a), so that the movement of the operation member (5a) for driving the fastener (n) can be inhibited. The engaging member (45) is biased by a biasing force that is smaller than a biasing force applied to the pusher (31).

Abstract: A driver structure configured to drive a U-character shaped staple including a pair of leg portions configured to pass through a bundle of papers and a crown for connecting the leg portions, the driver structure including a blade edge disposed to be in contact with the staple, first projecting parts provided at opposite end portions of the blade edge and disposed to be in contact with a corner between the crown and each of the leg portions for pressing the leg portions perpendicularly when the pair of leg portions pass through the papers, and second projecting parts provided on the blade edge in vicinity of the first projecting parts and configured to hold the crown in vicinity of the pair of leg portions when the pair of leg portions pass through the bundle of papers, each of the second projecting parts having a corner portion to engage with the crown.

Abstract: A nail-driving device has a housing, a trigger unit, a safety unit, a connecting unit and a magazine. The safety unit has first and second safety members in the housing. The connecting unit is connected pivotally to the second safety member, and has a retaining portion disposed movably between the first and second safety members. The magazine has a pusher for pushing nails therein. When the retaining portion is in a retaining position, a force is applicable to the first safety member to move the second safety member to pivot a trigger arm for a nail-driving operation when the trigger unit is actuated. When the nails thereof are exhausted, the pusher moves to a retention releasing position to pivot the connecting unit and remove the retaining portion from the retaining position to allow for relative movement of the first and second safety members to prevent the nail-driving operation.

Abstract: A device for applying insulated fasteners to a substrate is disclosed. The device comprises a housing that includes a fastener recess and an ejection recess, and the fastener recess is configured to accommodate insulated fasteners. The device further comprises a powered actuator that includes an ejection member that moves over a range of positions. The ejection member permits one of the insulated fasteners to enter the ejection recess in a retracted position, and the ejection member forces the one of the insulated fasteners to leave the ejection recess in an extended position. A power connector operatively connects the powered actuator to a power source to provide power to move the ejection member. A manual actuator is operatively disposed between the power source and the powered actuator to selectively provide power from the power source to the powered actuator.

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.

Abstract: In order to provide a stapler in which a large volume of paper can be fastened together with a small magnitude of force in a stable fashion, there is provided a stapler 1 having a base portion 2 which comprises a rotatable clinching portion 10, a magazine portion 3 which is pivotally attached to rotate to a position on the base portion 2 thereabove which lies in the vicinity of a rear end thereof by a spindle 25, a push-down portion 5 which is pivotally attached to rotate to a position on the base portion 2 which lies in the vicinity of the rear end thereof in such a manner as to be disposed above the magazine portion 3 and which has a driving blade 46 in the vicinity of a front end thereof, and a handle member 6 which is pivotally attached to rotate to a handle support member 7 which is fixed to the base portion 2 in a position on the handle member 6 which lies in the vicinity of a front end thereof and which is adapted to be brought into contact with the vicinity of a front end of an upper portion of the pu

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided 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 disposing means is provided to dispose the second guide portion at a plurality of positions relative to the first guide portion.

Abstract: 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 down to a desktop surface to guide paper sheets atop the base, easy access for lifting the stapler off a desk while in its 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.

Abstract: A stapling device includes a housing and a cover pivotally attached to a base member, a staple drive plate received in the housing for staple driving purpose, a spring device attached to the housing for biasing the staple drive plate, and a lever attached in the housing with the pivot pin having one end engageable with the spring device for moving the end portion of the spring device and the staple drive plate upwardly relative to the housing, and the lever is disengageable from the end portion of the spring device when the staple drive plate is moved to an upper portion of the passage of the housing and to be moved and driven by the spring device.

Abstract: A fastening tool can include a housing comprising a nosepiece and a handle. The handle can define a first longitudinal axis. A magazine can be connected to the housing for storing a fastener. The magazine can define a second longitudinal axis that is substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis and a fastener channel for receiving a fastener. The magazine can be movable relative to the housing between an alignment position wherein the distal tip of the fastener engages a workpiece and an activation position wherein the magazine moves toward the housing upon movement of the handle toward the workpiece. A driving mechanism can be disposed within the housing for driving the fastener into a workpiece. A trigger assembly can be coupled to the housing for activating the driving mechanism upon actuation of a primary trigger and movement of the magazine into the activation position.

Abstract: In a staple case provided with a staple pull-out opening and a lower face opening, a roll staple is contained, so that the staple case can be directly installed in a staple cartridge. When the staple cartridge is loaded in an electric stapler, a staple-feeding roller is in contact with the roll staple. As the staple-feeding roller rotationally drives the roll staple, a leading edge of the roll staple is fed to a leading edge of a guide portion of the staple cartridge through the staple pull-out opening.

Abstract: A magazine includes a base having nail slots defined therein and a cover is slidably mounted to the base. A first end member and a second end member are respectively connected to the first and second ends of the cover. A plurality of rods extend through the first end member, the nail slots and the second end member. Each rod has a biasing member and a pushing member which is biased by the biasing member so as to push the nails in the nail slots. A plurality of bolts extend through the second end member and contact against the second end of the cover so that when rotating the bolts to move the second end member away from the second end of the cover, the rods are straightened. The pushing members on the rods push the nails of different lengths to be arranged in order in the magazine.

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 nail magazine includes: a magazine body defining a nail channel extending in a longitudinal direction, a rear opening for access into the nail channel, and a side opening for access into the nail channel; a cover mounted on and slidable relative to the magazine body and formed with an inner recess in spatial communication with the nail channel through the side opening; and a nail-driving unit including a slider mounted on the cover and slidable relative to the cover in the longitudinal direction, and a nail-pushing element mounted on the slider and movable relative to the slider in a transverse direction relative to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A nail gun includes a body, a handle, a nail ejection member, a magazine member connected pivotally to the nail ejection member, and a connecting rod having an upper end connected pivotally to an end of the handle. One of the connecting rod and the magazine member is connectable with a selected one of first and second positioning portions of the other of the connecting rod and the magazine member to allow the magazine member to change between horizontal and inclined positions. In the horizontal position, a free end of the magazine member is spaced apart from the end of the handle. In the inclined position, the free end of the magazine member is adjacent to the end of the handle, and the connecting rod abuts against the magazine member along a full length thereof.

Abstract: This invention provides a safety apparatus for a stapler, the safety apparatus comprises a first plate having a hook and a first opening, wherein when the first plate is in a first position, the hook engages a driving blade for preventing the same from driving out a staple, a second plate substantially parallel to the first plate and having a second opening, a pin having a first and second end, and a first spring urging the pin downward with the first end of the pin protruding from a bottom of a housing body of the stapler and the second end of the pin below the second plate, wherein when the housing body is pressed against an object, the first end of the pin is pushed into the housing body, and the second end of the pin is inserted into both the first and second openings.

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.

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.

Abstract: A driving tool is provided with a magazine 5, a striking mechanism for driving out a fastener, a contact mechanism for activating the operation of a trigger. A first idle driving preventive lever 17 is rotatable in a horizontal direction and capable of entering into and exiting form a fastener supply path 12 of a magazine. The contact mechanism includes a lower arm 21 which can be projected beyond a leading end of a nose part, an intermediate member 22 interlocking with the lower arm 21 and interlocking with the first idle driving preventive lever 17, and an upper arm 23 interlocking with a trigger. The intermediate member 22 includes a second idle driving preventive lever 32 which can engage with and disengage from the upper arm 23. The intermediate member 22 and lower arm 21 are urged downward. When the first idle driving preventive lever 17 enters into the magazine to rotate and the intermediate member 22 rotates, an engagement between a second idle driving preventive lever 32 and upper arm 23 is canceled.

Abstract: A contact top 8 is arranged at a lower end of a wear plate 6 provided on a lower side of a tool main body 1. The contact top 8 is attached to and detached from a front end of a contact arm 12 provided at a vicinity of an injection port. An engaging groove 26 is formed at a side portion of the contact top 8. The contact top 8 is made to be movable such that the engaging groove 26 comes out from and goes into a lower end of a side portion of a driver guide 5. A front end portion 17 of the contact arm 12 is made to be able to be brought into contact with and separate from the contact top 8. In a state of maximally moving the front end portion 17 to the lower side, the contact arm 12 is capable of being attached to and detached from the engaging groove 26 of the contact top 8 exposed from a lower end between a wear plate 6 and the driver guide 5.

Abstract: A nailing machine is provided with a nailing machine body 1 in which a contact arm 16 is arranged so as to slide along a nose portion 10, and a plurality of contact noses 2 (3) having different inside diameters. The contact noses 2(3) can be mounted to and dismounted from a lower end of the contact arm 16, and nails having different diameters can be used by exchanging the contact noses 2 (3). The inside diameter of the nose portion 10 is so formed as to fit to a large nail 21 having the largest head diameter among the nails to be used. A diameter of a driver 5 is so formed as to fit to the contact nose 2 (3) for a small nail 22 having the smallest head diameter. A conical pipe portion 25 which is upwardly enlarged in diameter for guiding a nail tip is formed in an upper part of the contact nose 2(3). An upper end of this conical pipe portion 25 is so formed as to have a larger diameter than that of the nose portion 10.

Abstract: A staple storage cassette, comprising a staple assembly slidably installed on a cassette rail member across a pair of guide rails vertically formed parallel with each other, a feeder slidably brought into contact with the rear end part of the staple assembly, and a cassette cover member forming a passage in which staples and the feeder are inserted. A stopper is installed and a blade guide hole is formed at the front end part of the cassette cover member, and engagement recessed parts engaged with the elastically engaged claw pieces of the feeder in one direction are continuously formed in the inner surface of the cassette cover member in the longitudinal direction so that the feeder can be moved in the forward direction only.

Abstract: Staple magazine (7) for mounting to a stapler (1) used to staple together a workpiece (6), primarily a sheaf of papers, the said staple magazine comprising a container (8), in which elongated staple blanks (10) in the form of a strip (11) are stored, and a staple forming arrangement (9) comprising a forming punch (19), which bends the elongated staple blanks into the shape of a staple over a forming block (48), and a drive punch (20) with which the staple blanks which have been bent into staple shape for stapling the workpiece are driven into the said workpiece, the staple blanks stored in strip form being fed by a feeder plate (51) to a forming block (48) along a feed path (44) incorporated in the container, and the forming punch and drive punch being driven in a reciprocating bending and drive movement (P) by a drive arrangement (13-16) incorporated in the stapler, the container (8) and the staple forming arrangement (9) being connected to each other by means of releasable connecting devices (22, 23, 34, 35

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved stapling device. It can be frustrating to attempt to interconnect pieces of paper with a stapler and find that the attempt fails without prior warning, because the staple magazine is empty. The present invention provides a conveniently located visual representation of the number of staples remaining in the staple magazine.

Abstract: A stapler device and a method of stapling an article. The stapler has a striker and a spring for driving the striker to apply a staple. During the stapling cycle, the striker and spring are cocked and loaded prior to being release to apply the staple. While the stapler is in the cocked and loaded position the stapling cycle is automatically interrupted to maintain the spring and the striker in the cocked and loaded position. The stapler device may be then moved to a second location before the interruption is discontinued by an actuator. Once the stapling cycle is continued, the cocked and loaded striker and spring are released to apply a staple. The device is also selectively capable of a second mode of operation wherein the stapling cycle is not interrupted.

Abstract: A stapler that can push staples into a surface of a paper bundle regardless of thickness of the paper bundle is provided. A stapler including vertical movement means (24) for causing an operating handle (12) to vertically descend together with a staple mounting magazine (13) by pressing the operating handle (12) while keeping the operating handle at a predetermined angle, post-vertical movement rotating means (18, 27) for causing the operating handle (12) to rotate after the staple mounting magazine (13) vertically descends to come into contact with the paper bundle placed on a horizontal base, and vertical position fixing means (21, 22, 28) for fixing a vertical position of the staple mounting magazine (13) by starting the rotation of the operating handle (12) has been constructed.

Abstract: A fastening element attaching device is provided which has a simple configuration but even if the fastening element group 12? having a short length is used, and even when the used connection bar 11 is accidentally remained inside the closed passage 3, the remaining connection bar 11 can be easily picked up and take out from the closed passage 3. A fastening element attaching device 10 is configured so that a remaining connection bar 11 which is formed after when at least some of said respective fastening elements 12 among the fastening element group 12? have been detached therefrom, is discharged from a discharging orifice 6 provided at the most end portion 4 of a main body 2 of the device 10 through a closed passage 3, wherein, the fastening element attaching device 10 is further provided with a temporary pick-up portion establishing mechanism 5 arranged on at least one portion of the closed passage 3 so that the remaining connection bar 11 remained inside the closed passage 3 can be picked up.

Abstract: A nail gun includes a handle, a magazine assembly, and a fastener. The handle includes a pin joint base for receiving a position pin, with a head portion. One end of the magazine assembly couples with a gun body of the nail gun. The magazine assembly includes a coupling base, which includes a slotted pin aperture. The slotted pin aperture has an end portion and a slotted block portion intercommunicated with each other, the head portion of the position pin passing through the end portion and being embedded at the slotted block portion. The fastener is disposed between the magazine assembly and the coupling base, which has an external stopper and an inner stopper. The fastener can swing to the slotted block portion, which drives the external and the inner stoppers to block the head portion of the position pin, and drives the external stopper to be disposed between the end portion and the slotted block portion.

Abstract: A magazining device (2) for a power tool (4) for driving in fastening elements includes a guide member (6) mountable on the power tool (4) coaxially with the drive-in axis (A), a receiving device (8) projecting from the guide member (6) and having a free receiving cross-section (30) for receiving a support strip (32) with the fastening elements (34), a transporting slide (40) spring-biased along a transporting slide guide (50), which is provided in the receiving device (8), in a direction toward the outlet opening (28) of the receiving cross-section (30) and having a bearing element (44) which extends, in a transporting position of the transporting slide (4), into the receiving cross-section (3) for transporting the fastening elements (34) in a direction toward the drive-in axis (A), with the transporting slide (40) having an open position in which the bearing element (44) opens the receiving cross-section (30) in a direction of a lead-in opening (58), and an element for retaining the transporting slide (40)

Abstract: A fastening tool includes a housing assembly having a nosepiece and a magazine assembly that is coupled to the housing assembly. The magazine assembly includes a canister, a door structure, a feed pawl and a follower structure. The canister is configured to hold a plurality of collated fasteners and has a first canister portion and a second canister portion that is movable relative to the first canister portion between a closed position and an open position. The fastening tool further includes a coil feeder assembly having an indexing pawl. The indexing pawl advances a fastener into operative engagement with the feed pawl upon movement of the second canister portion from the open position to the closed position.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved electric stapler structure, structured to include a housing and a staple slot fixing piece. A driving arm is located at one side within a mount corresponding to staple pushing pieces of the staple slot fixing piece. The staple pushing pieces are used to cause a spring piece of a pressure piece to squeeze a staple. Furthermore, a central bearing base is located at another side of the mount, so that when a stop piece of a hook ring separates from an inverted hook portion of the central bearing base, then a groove and buffering of a stop portion is used to block a protruding piece of a blocking piece, thereby preventing the central bearing base from flicking out in a split second due to the elastic force of a pull piece spring, and thus safeguarding safety of the user during use.

Abstract: The apparatus comprises of a barrel and means (3, 5) of driving a fastening element in the barrel, a handle (9) which includes means (25, 33) for receiving a removable feed magazine (4) for fastening elements, in which the forward part (3) of the apparatus is arranged to cooperate with a feed end (55) of the magazine (4) and to ensure that a fastening element is transferred from the magazine (4) into the barrel (1), with the free end (33) of the handle (9) away from the barrel being arranged so that the other loading end (54) of the magazine (4) may be secured thereto. The free end (33) of the handle (9) carries a fixing rod (47) for the aforementioned loading end (54) of the magazine (4), with the rod (47) being fitted so that it pivots and alters the relative position of the free end of the handle (33) and of the loading end (54) of the magazine. There is compensation for all dimensional tolerances thanks to this invention.

Abstract: A stapler of the invention has: an enclosing unit for enclosing a plurality of staples; a clinch unit for bending a pair of inserting portions; a projecting unit for projecting the staples from the enclosing unit, allowing the inserting portions to insert a binding object, bending the inserting portions in cooperation with the clinch unit, and binding the binding object; and a feeding unit for feeding the staple to a position where the staple is projected by the projecting unit while being come into contact with a pressing portion and the pair of inserting portions of the staple.

Abstract: A nail gun includes a moveable cylinder, an air collecting chamber and a main passage. An air passage includes a trigger valve; an air-in passage formed in the trigger valve connecting between an air collecting chamber and a main passage; an air-out passage formed in the trigger valve connecting between the main passage and external atmosphere; a stopper ring formed at an outside surface of the cylinder and slidably attached in the gun body; an air tank formed at a stopper ring; and a main chamber formed at a bottom portion of the stopper ring. The main chamber is capable of collecting the high pressure air via the air-in passage to actuate the cylinder to move up while the valve bar is pressed, and exhausting the high pressure air via the air-out passage to actuate the cylinder to move down for reposition while the valve bar is released.

Abstract: A magazine for a fastener driver includes an inner magazine including a first magazine wall and opposing sidewalls together defining a magazine chamber, and an outer magazine including a second magazine wall slidably engaged relative to the inner magazine to provide access to the chamber. The inner and outer magazines are configured so that at least one strip of fasteners is loadable into the magazine chamber upon the second magazine wall sliding relative to the inner magazine to provide the access.

Abstract: A stapler (1) for stapling together a workpiece (7), primarily a sheaf of papers, in which the stapler comprises a stapling unit (3) and an anvil (2), which interacts with the stapling unit and on which the workpiece is placed, and against which stapling is performed, which stapling unit and an anvil are, by means of a drive means (4), driven relative to each other in a reciprocating stapling movement (P), during which movement stapling takes place, wherein the stapling unit comprises a frame (8) and a staple cassette (9) which houses staple blanks (32) and which is exchangeable, and which is detachably connected to the frame by attachment devices (10), wherein the staple blanks are fed one by one to an outlet channel (56) by a feeding device (13) incorporated in the stapler, through which outlet channel a staple (35) which has been fed and formed into staple shape during the stapling movement is driven, by a blade-shaped driver (45) incorporated in the stapler, to staple the workpiece, which driver is driven

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: 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.