Abstract: A wire guide apparatus for a powered staple gun is adapted to be housed in a low-profile housing at the front end of the staple gun, forward of the safety and staple driver.

Abstract: An adjustable adapter configured to position a fastening tool for driving a fastener into tongue-and-groove flooring material in order to secure the flooring material to a subfloor is disclosed. The adapter comprises a fastening tool mounting plate, a base slidably mounted to the bottom of the mounting plate and a support plate slidably mounted to the top of the mounting plate. A nose plate of the fastening tool is secured to the mounting plate between the mounting plate and the support plate and a safety actuator arm is disposed between the mounting plate and the nose plate. The base and the support plate are movable such that the adapter can be configured to engage the tongue and the top surface of various sizes and configurations of tongue-and-groove flooring materials in order to maintain a desired fastener driving angle and insertion location.

Abstract: A fastener driving tool includes a housing, a nose assembly having a fastener passage configured to allow fasteners to be advanced therethrough, and a safety contact assembly movable in relation to the nose assembly between a disable position and an enable position. A magazine assembly is configured to supply fasteners toward the nose assembly, and a driver is configured to cause a fastener located in the fastener passage to be advanced within the nose assembly. The nose assembly includes (i) a base member defining at least a portion of the fastener passage and has a first recess and a second recess which are spaced apart from each other, (ii) a first protection insert located in the first recess, and (iii) a second protection insert located in the second recess. The base member defines a leading side surface and a trailing side surface. The leading side surface defines an ejection orifice that is aligned with the fastener passage.

Abstract: A device for attaching fasteners has a casing having a grip, a lever supported by the casing rotatably about its upper end and urged forward, a link arm actuated by the rotation of the lever, a piston engaged slidably by the upper end of the link arm, a driving rod slidable with the piston, a hollow needle situated at the leading end of the driving rod and having a slit and a guide formed behind the hollow needle for fitting an assembly of plastic fasteners. A guide attachment which can be changed to another is removably held below the assembly fitting guide for guiding a connecting bar in the assembly in the direction of its ejection.

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.

Abstract: A fastening element magazine strip is disclosed. The magazine strip having a carrier strip made of plastic extending along a longitudinal axis and formed over several carrier segments connected to one another. The carrier segments have at least one guide section with a guide diameter as well as feed-through openings, in which a respective fastening element is positionable. Projections project from the carrier strip to both sides of a plane defined by the carrier strip, and extend from their starting point on the carrier strip up to their free end over a length and feature a first width perpendicular to the length. The projections in the radial direction (as related to the longitudinal axis) project beyond the guide diameter. The projections are configured in at least one direction transverse to their longitudinal extension to be bendable.

Abstract: A floor stapler shoe used in the installation of hardwood floors includes a shoe body and a pair or more antifriction components. The shoe body is designed to receive and connect with a floor stapler. One of the pair of antifriction components contacts a tongue of a floor board when in use, and the other of the pair of antifriction components contacts an upper surface of the floor board when in use. The antifriction components can be a bearing, a pad composed of antifriction material, or both.

Abstract: A hand-operable device of mounting an anchoring pin and inserting the pin into the ground includes a hand-graspable elongate handle having an upper under and a lower end and a magnetic puck assembly fixed to the handle lower end for picking up an anchoring pin and maintaining in an insertion position until the pin is inserted into the ground.

Abstract: A fastener driving tool capable of driving a fastener in a direction orthogonal to a surface of a workpiece. A fastener driving operation is performed upon manipulation of a trigger and pressing a push lever against a surface of the workpiece. The push lever is slidably movable along a nose, and is biased by a spring in a fastener driving direction. The spring is positioned offset from a center of a fastener driving tool. The push lever is slidable in a sliding axis inclined by an angle ?? relative to the center of the fastener driving tool. The push lever is configured to provide an angle defined between the sliding axis and the surface of the workpiece in a range of more than 90 degrees, i.e., 90 degrees plus ??.

Abstract: A wrenching portion provided in an adjuster and employed for assembling is formed at a gripping portion for rotation. The gripping portion is formed in a polygonal shape. In this configuration, the adjuster is decreased in size and weight and its operability of adjusting a driving depth is improved. An undercut portion is removed in a vertical direction and a non-slip rugged portion is provided in only a longitudinal direction so that it can be manufactured in a simple tow-part mold, thereby reducing the production cost.

Abstract: A nailer device having a carriage assembly, a pair of pivotal drive wheels, a nailer assembly and at least one end wheel. The pair of pivotal drive wheels are on the carriage assembly. The at least one end wheel is disposed adjacent an end of the carriage assembly. A drive motor can be associated with at least one of the pair of pivotal drive wheels when the nailer device is operating in an automatic mode. A handle disposed either intermediate of the pivotal drive wheels can be used to move or manually operate the nailer device and move the nailer device to an adjacent row of floorboards to be secured. A pair of adjustable wheels is also provided to adjust the height of the device.

Abstract: A system may install a floor above a sub-floor surface, the floor having a board abutting adjacent boards. The system may include a lowering apparatus, a positioning apparatus, and a securing apparatus. The lowering apparatus may be adapted to receive the board and to lower the board to the floor. The positioning apparatus may be adapted to position the board in contact with one or more of the adjacent boards. The securing apparatus may be adapted to secure the board to the sub-floor surface.

Abstract: The nailer comprises a main body, an elongated nail ejection channel in the main body for receiving a nail to be ejected and including a nail outlet leading out of the main body, and a plunger carried within and movable along the nail ejection channel. The nailer also includes an actuator capable of moving the plunger along an ejection axis in the nail ejection channel for selectively ejecting the nail out through the nail outlet. A first guide member is carried by and movable relative to the main body, for engaging a first reference surface outboard of the nailer, and a first adjuster mechanism capable of adjusting the position of the first guide member relative to the main body is also provided. The position of the nail ejection channel can be adjusted relative to the first reference surface with the first adjuster mechanism when the nailer engages the first reference surface with the first guide member.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for loading a rivet module (10), which can be vertically displaced between a lower placement position and an upper loading position, with blind rivet nuts (100) using a rivet feed (22). The invention is characterized in that next to the rivet placement head (12), a cup (24) for accommodating blind rivet nuts is laterally arranged such that it can be displaced between a position underneath the rivet feed (22) and a position underneath the rivet module (10) that is located in the loading position, whereby the cup (24) is provided with a clamping cylinder.

Abstract: A rib (206c) is formed on a ceiling surface of a tape guide mounted on a driver handle of a binding machine for gardening, and two plate springs (224a, 224b) are mounted on the bottom plate portion of the tape guide. The plate spring (224a), which is situated on the downstream side, is elastically contacted with the rib (206c) to thereby allow the plate spring (224a) and rib (206c) to hold tape (T) between them, while the upstream-side plate spring (224b) is contacted with the tape. When a tape roll is rotated reversely and the tape is thereby pulled back, tension is applied to the tape existing between the rib (206c) and tape roll, and the upstream-side plate spring (224b) is raised up due to the friction of the tape to curve a passage of the tape, which increases the frictional resistance of the tape to thereby be able to prevent the tape (T) against reverse movement.

Abstract: Apparatus for closing a fastener includes a first member adapted to engage and bend a fastener toward a closed position, a second member defining a recessed fastener guide adapted to engage and bend the fastener toward the closed position, the recessed fastener guide being generally aligned with the first member to receive at least a portion of the fastener from the first member, structure for moving the first member, and structure for moving the second member relative to the first member to move the fastener toward the closed position.

Abstract: A stapler for binding a stack of sheets includes a base, a staple driving mechanism coupled to the base, and a sheet locating device coupled to the base. The sheet locating device includes a guide having first and second guide members and is movable with respect to the staple driving mechanism from a first rotational orientation relative to the staple driving mechanism to a second rotational orientation. The stapler can be used to perform a method of stapling wherein a first stack of sheets receives a staple in a first rotational orientation with respect to the guide, and a second stack of sheets receives a staple in a second rotational orientation with respect to the guide by moving the guide between first and second rotational orientations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positioning structure for a nailer capable of adjusting the position of the nailer arbitrarily. In the rail of magazine is slidably provided an adjusting member whose lateral side is disposed an engaging paw against which a spring abuts. The engaging paw is formed in response to the shape of the cavities in the sidewall of the groove of the rail. On a side of the engaging paw opposite the spring is disposed a press key which partially projects out of the adjusting member and is provided for being pressed by the user. This adjusting member can enable the user to adjust the position of the nailer arbitrarily. The position structure can make the operation easy for the user and can be prevented from being mistakenly pressed by the user.

Abstract: The apparatus is intended to drive fasteners (21) for fastening a piece (20) to a support (30). The apparatus has a snout (12) equipped with a bearing shoe (14). The shoe is equipped with lateral positioning one-piece plate (15) on which there are formed a number of distinct lateral bearing surfaces (8, 8?, 8?, 8 82, 83) roughly parallel to the axis of the snout to be applied in particular to an edge of one of the pieces either the support piece or the piece that is to be fastened.

Abstract: A system for installing fasteners into a workpiece. The system includes a fastener orientation system and an installation unit. The fastener orientation system receives the fastener from a fastener delivery tube and retains the fastener in a holding jaw. Specifically, the fastener is retained by a plurality of deformable fingers in the holding jaw. The installation unit is coupled to the fastener orientation system and operable to move laterally with respect to the fastener orientation system to provide a force for securing the fastener in the workpiece.

Abstract: Fastening tool for driving a fastener such as a staple into a substrate a predetermined distance. The tool includes a housing and a driver reciprocally mounted in the housing and moveable with respect to the housing, the driver having a driving surface for engaging a fastener such as a staple. A magazine assembly is associated with the housing for positioning and aligning the fastener in the path of the driver so that when actuated, the driver strikes the fastener and forcibly ejects it from the magazine into the substrate to a predetermined extent so as to adjust or control the holding power of the fastener about the object.

Abstract: A tool mount for a pneumatic tool used in installing tongue and groove flooring or other strip material. The mount has a base with a vertically adjustable tool carrier and an adjustable spacer to position the tool vertically and laterally with respect to the flooring or other strip material.

Abstract: An adapter attached to a fastener driving tool for installing siding on a structure. The adapter has a front face and a back face with an opening formed therebetween. A cavity is formed in the back face and a face plate of the fastener driving tool is received in the cavity. A jaw is formed on the front face of the adapter. The jaw on the adapter is abutted to the lateral ridge on the siding and the adapter is aligned with a selected lateral slot in the siding. The fastener is driven into the lateral slot with the head of the fastener spaced a predetermined distance from the structure.

Abstract: The apparatus is intended to drive fasteners (21) for fastening a piece (20) to a support (30). The apparatus has a snout (12) equipped with a bearing shoe (14). The shoe is equipped with lateral positioning one-piece plate (15) on which there are formed a number of distinct lateral bearing surfaces (8, 8′, 8″, 8 82, 83) roughly parallel to the axis of the snout to be applied in particular to an edge of one of the pieces either the support piece or the piece that is to be fastened.

Abstract: A nail gun and depth control spacer assembly for ejecting nails into a substrate which contains two or more layers of roofing materials one of which is a compressible fibrous layer. The nails penetrate the substrate but are prevented by the depth control spacer from permanently compressing the compressible fibrous layer which springs back to is original thickness after completion of the nailing process. The depth control spacer, attached to the base of the nail gun, is of semi-oval configuration having a pressure sensitive layer and a solid layer, is provided with an oval cavity in its center portion through which the nails are ejected into the substrate.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for fastening an elongated strip such as a felting strip or the like to a roof with the rolling of the apparatus along the roof. Preferably, the machine applies the staples at an acuate angle of about 30° to 40° to the longitudinal axis of the strip and staple gun extends at the acute angle with the user's arm also extending at this acute angle. The staple gun must be enabled by placing it against the roof before an actuation of the trigger will cause a firing of the staple. The strip may be mounted in a reel that is in a substantially vertical plane with a strip guide and point of application of the strip to the roofing felt so that the strip is not twisted in its travel from the reel to the roof. The strip may be severed by a severing device, as when reaching an edge of the roof, and automatic strip advancing device may be actuated to advance a new leading end of the strip for placement beneath the nose of the staple gun.

Abstract: A stapler assembly includes a base and a stapler coupled to the base. The stapler is movable with respect to the base between a first position, wherein the stapler has a first orientation with respect to the base, and a second position, wherein the stapler has a second orientation with respect to the base. The base preferably includes a holster configured to receive the stapler and is pivotable to move the stapler between the first and second positions. A cradle supports the holster. A detent mechanism between the cradle and the holster includes at least two detents corresponding with the first and second stapler positions. Preferably, the stapler is an electric stapler and the base includes an electrical conductor configured to conduct power from a power supply cord to the stapler when the stapler is received in the base.

Abstract: A fastener driving tool includes a driver having a driver shaft extending therefrom, a first extension member operably connected to the driver and a second extension member operably connected to the first extension member. The tool is for use on roof deck panels. The second extension member slidingly engages the first extension member between a loading position and a driving position. A bearing assembly operably connects the first and second extension members. The bearing assembly is formed from a non-metallic, low-friction material. A portion of the bearing assembly is mounted to one of the first and second extension members for sliding engagement with the other extension member and is disposed to prevent direct contact of the first and second extension members with one another. A fastener receiving member is mounted to the second extension member for receiving fasteners when in the loading position and for supporting and releasing the fasteners when in the driving position.

Abstract: An improved structure of a two dimensional positioning nailing machine is disclosed, which has a body, a positioning member and at least one positioning rule, the improved structure characterized in that the positioning member is removably attached on the body, the positioning member in an approximately reversed U shape having a first side portion, a second side portion and a head end; wherein the first side portion has an inner side and an outer side, and the second side portion has an inner side and an outer side, the outer side of the first side portion, the outer side of the second side portion and the head end having at least one positioning slot, the positioning rule capable of being inserted in the positioning slot to adjust a stroke to position distance.

Abstract: To provide a safe fastening element attaching device as well as to improve the operability thereof. The present invention provides a fastening element attaching device for sequentially pushing out the lowest fastening element from an interior of a fastening element group, in which a plurality of fastening elements are formed integrally by a connection bar, comprises a switching mechanism for selectively discharging the foregoing connection bar, which remains after respective fastening elements are pushed out from the foregoing connection bar, from a plurality of places of the main portion of the device. Therefore, the safety of the fastening element attaching device is increased as well as the operability thereof is improved.

Abstract: A nailing machine includes a nose member disposed in the leading end portion of a main body of the nailing machine for driving the leading nail of stick-shaped connected nails supplied thereto, and a magazine mounted in an opening formed in the side surface of the nose member for sequentially supplying the connected nails to the nose member. When the magazine is fit to the nose member, an elastic member is pressed in into a clearance provided between the nose member and the magazine.

Abstract: A detachable insulation wire-pressing element of a stapling device is disclosed. The wire-pressing element has a wire-pressing section at the center of the element and the bottom face of the wire-pressing section is provided with a wire slot having an opening facing downward the two sides of the wire-pressing section are respectively provided with a corresponding nailing hole, and the nailing hole is corresponding to a staple-impacting plate of the stapling device, thereby a wire-pressing element is formed. When the front edge of the wire-pressing element is aligned with the front edge of the stapling device the nailing holes are corresponding to the staple-impacting plate of the stapling device, and thereby a staple row utilized in the stapling device and by aligning the wire-pressing element with the front edge of the stapling device, the wire-pressing element can be used to secure insulation wires. The wire-pressing element can be utilized in stapling device for outdoors and indoors.

Abstract: A system for dispensing a fastener from a reel of fastener stock so as to secure a product onto a display card includes a module for dispensing the fastener, a counterbalance for supporting the module, a mounting stand for supporting the counterbalance, a reel holder for supporting the reel of fastener stock and an anvil for supporting the product and display card. The module includes a hollowed needle, a retractable needle guard assembly disposed over the needle, a feed mechanism for advancing the fastener into the needle, a severing mechanism for severing the fastener from the fastener stock, and an ejection mechanism for ejecting the fastener through the needle. The retractable needle guard assembly is capable of being disposed between a protective position and a retracted position and includes a fixedly mounted needle guard and a movable needle guard which is slidably mounted on the fixedly mounted needle guard.

Abstract: An automated apparatus for feeding and positioning strips in machines for making rectangular frames which are equipped with four stapling units for joining, by steel staples, the strips that form the frames, wherein the strips are picked from corresponding conveyor belts and are transferred and positioned correctly in the stapling units by four motorized carriages which are provided with rotating arms fitted with clamps for gripping the individual strips and move on their respective guides, which are parallel to the conveyor belts that feed the strips for a first couple of the carriages and are perpendicular to the conveyor belts for a second couple of the carriages.

Abstract: An improved structure of a two dimensional positioning nailing machine is disclosed, which has a body, a positioning member and at least one positioning rule, the improved structure characterized in that the positioning member is removably attached on the body, the positioning member in an approximately reversed U shape having a first side portion, a second side portion and a head end; wherein the first side portion has an inner side and an outer side, and the second side portion has an inner side and an outer side, the outer side of the first side portion, the outer side of the second side portion and the head end having at least one positioning slot, the positioning rule capable of being inserted in the positioning slot to adjust a stroke to position distance.

Abstract: A system for coupling two or more items with a plastic fastener includes a device for dispensing the plastic fastener and an anvil adapted to support the two or more items to be coupled by the plastic fastener. In one embodiment, the anvil comprises a support block and a plurality of tufts of filaments fixed to the support block. The support block is constructed of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and includes a flat top surface. A plurality of holes are formed into the top surface, each hole being circular in lateral cross-section with a diameter of approximately 0.098 inches. Each hole formed in the top surface of the support block is adapted to receive a corresponding tuft of filaments. Each filament is constructed of nylon and is circular in lateral cross-section with a diameter of approximately 0.018 inches.

Abstract: A detachable insulation wire-pressing element of a stapling device is disclosed. The wire-pressing element has a wire-pressing section at the center of the element and the bottom face of the wire-pressing section is provided with a wire slot having an opening facing downward the two sides of the wire-pressing section are respectively provided with a corresponding nailing hole, and the nailing hole is corresponding to a staple-impacting plate of the stapling device, thereby a wire-pressing element is formed. When the front edge of the wire-pressing element is aligned with the front edge of the stapling device the nailing holes are corresponding to the staple-impacting plate of the stapling device, and thereby a staple row utilized in the stapling device and by aligning the wire-pressing element with the front edge of the stapling device, the wire-pressing element can be used to secure insulation wires. The wire-pressing element can be utilized in stapling device for outdoors and indoors.

Abstract: A delivery tool is provided for driving fastening devices, for example, U-shaped fastening devices which mount tubing to a surface. The delivery tool has a pivoting structure, including a driving member and a base member. The delivery tool includes a movable ram which is axially guided within the base member to maintain an orientation perpendicular to the surface to drive the fastening devices in a straight manner. A pneumatic impact mechanism is housed within the driving member to assist the ram. The impact mechanism has a concave force delivery member shaped to contact the ram at a generally radial orientation relative thereto, thereby optimally delivering the impact forces to the ram regardless of the angular position of the driving member relative to the base member.

Abstract: A stapler device for stapling corners of objects such as boxes and frame together. The stapler device includes an elongate support member having a generally flat bottom side, a top side, a front end and a back end; and also includes a lever assembly having a front end and a back end and being hingedly attached to the elongate support member; and further includes a staple impact assembly being removably and securely mounted at the front end of the elongate support member.

Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus has a function of stapling sheets together, wherein the sheets are fed from an image forming apparatus one by one after images are formed on the sheets. The sheet processing apparatus includes a stapler to staple the sheets together, a sheet guide which guides the sheets along a sheet transporting path from the image forming apparatus to a position at which the sheets are stapled by the stapler, and a reference surface against which edges of the sheets are butted to stop movement of the sheets. The sheets are guided along the sheet transporting path by the sheet guide and the edges of the sheets are butted against the reference surface at a same position relative to a sheet conveying direction, irrespective of whether the sheet processing apparatus is in a stapling mode in which the stapler staples the sheets or a non-stapling mode in which the stapler does not staple the sheets, and irrespective of sizes of the sheets.

Abstract: A reactor plate assembly which serves as an anvil for a plastic fastener dispensing device comprises a reactor plate and a brush assembly mounted on the reactor plate. The reactor plate includes a top surface, a bottom surface and an opening therethrough. The brush assembly includes a high density polyethylene mounting block having a top surface, a bottom surface and a recess formed in the top surface. The brush assembly also includes and a plurality of nylon brush filaments which are coupled to and extend out from the recess in the mounting block. The brush assembly is mounted on the bottom surface of the reactor plate by screws so that a portion of the plurality of filaments protrudes into the opening in said reactor plate with the free ends of plurality of filaments being flush with the top surface of the reactor plate.

Abstract: An apparatus for inserting, in the molding of picture-frames, metal staples adapted to retain laminar backing elements for pictures, photographs and the like, comprising a beam which is arranged horizontally above the surface that supports the molding, two fixing tools which are guided on the beam transversely to two opposite sides of the molding, an actuation for adjusting the distance between the fixing tools along the beam as a function of the distance between the sides, and a further actuation for vertically actuating the fixing tools into the position for applying metallic staples in the sides.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing rectangular frames composed of strips which are assembled by way of mutual joining elements which are driven into them by stapling machines so as to straddle the joints formed by mating the strips at right angles, which comprises: a horizontal beam which is supported so that it is rotatable centrally about a vertical axis so as to form two arms which lie diametrically with respect to the vertical axis, each arm being provided with sliding guides for respective carriages; two levers, which are articulated to each one of the carriages about axes which are parallel to the vertical axis; a grip element for a respective one of the strips that constitute the frame being mounted on each one of the levers; elements for actuating the grip elements, the levers, the carriages and the beam so that in a first position of the beam, the grip elements are located in a position for picking up the strips to be assembled; in a second position, the levers are rotated so that the strips picked up by

Abstract: A device to improve attaching wires to a substrateby with a staple gun is disclosed. An elongated nose piece extends down from the front of the tool body and locks in position to hold the tool bottom a preset distance away from the substrate. The nose piece includes a recess to provide clearance for the wire as the nose piece is pressed against the substrate. The wire guide improves the operation of stapling wires by preventing the staple from crushing the wire and by aligning the tool over the wire so that the staple points are inserted a safe distance to each side of the wire. The present invention is an improvement over the prior art staple gun wire guides since it is a permanent part of the tool. It is slidably fixed to a vertical track at the front end of the tool. It does not increase the bulk of the tool front end and cannot be misplaced. In one embodiment the wire guide is internal to the tool in sliding contact with the plunger.

Abstract: Apparatus for attaching tag pins prevents oscillation of a tag pin group several times as long as an ordinary tag pin group. The apparatus is formed by coupling heads and lateral bars through filaments into a product while separating the tag pins one by one from the tag pin group. The tag pin group is provided in a comb form in a long coupling bar through a coupling portion. A first tag pin group support guide of hook shape is rotatably supported on the top of the main body of the apparatus for attaching pins, and a second tag pin group support guide for preventing lateral swing of the tag pin group is disposed behind the first tag pin group support guide.

Abstract: A twin line-guide adapter easily affixed to the lower narrow front face of popular hand-held stapling guns. The two independent spring-loaded line-guides stabilize flexible, loose, linear entities such as wires, cables, cords or braids. This restraint is accomplished automatically by either line-guide extending or retracting, compensating for the tipping or slipping of the stapling gun, preventing damage to the linear entity from either leg of the driven staple. Each or both line-guides can be quickly thumbed to hold-up detent position or equally fast, shifted down for line-guide function. Both up on detent provides for immediate flat-entity stapling with neither wear on, nor interference by, the adapter.

Abstract: A nail driving apparatus including a handle having a first and second end and a rod member having a first end permanently secured to a second end of the handle and a second end forming a striking surface, where the handle and the rod member are secured together so as to form a longitudinal axis. The apparatus further includes an elongated guide tube having a first end and a second end, where the rod member is slidably disposed within the guide tube. The handle further includes a tapered annular ring located about the rod member. The annular ring is operative for receiving the first end of the guide tube within the handle, and for temporarily securing the guide tube to the handle.

Abstract: An apparatus for final assembly of framed artwork includes a conveyor for translating a plurality of art frames past a robot arm assembly. A fastener driver module is supported by the robot arm assembly, the module including a support plate and a magazine secured to the support plate by a pivot assembly at the upper end of the magazine, with the freely pivoting lower end of the magazine depending from the support plate. A pneumatic actuator extends laterally from the support plate to rotate the lower end of the magazine to impinge on the art frame, and another pneumatic actuator supported on the magazine is coupled through a lever arrangement to a driver blade extending through the lower end of the magazine. The driver blade engages the lowermost fastener in the magazine and ejects it forcefully, driving it into the interior opening of the frame on the table.

Abstract: An adjustable twin stapler device has a base, a platform disposed on the base, a cover covering the platform, a first electric stapler disposed between the platform and the cover, a second electric stapler disposed between the platform and the cover, an electric circuit board, and an adjusting device disposed between the base and the platform. A push plate is disposed on the cover. The platform has a bottom plate. A first and a second columns are disposed on the bottom plate. The electric circuit board is disposed on the first and the second columns.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for basting layers of flexible materials together such as for quilt making includes a spacing member, such as a grid, having openings therein is disposed on a support surface. A backing member or first flexible member is operatively secured to the support surface and a second member disposed over the first flexible member. Other layers are then placed over the second flexible member and, in the case of quilt making, there would typically be just three layers. A basting gun having a hollow needle is then utilized by pushing the hollow needle through all of the layers of flexible material and into one of the openings in the spacing member. Then the basting tool is utilized to force the first end of the plastic fastener through the hollow needle so that this first end of the plastic fastener is on one end of the flexible members and the second end of the plastic fastener is on the other side of the flexible members whereby the flexible members are held together by the plastic fastener.