Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7942299 | Hand tool with belt or rafter hook A tool that includes a housing, a motor assembly, a hook structure and a detent. The motor assembly has an output member and is at least partially housed in the housing. The detent has a first portion, which is engaged to the housing, and a second portion that is en... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7850055 | Assembly having gasket resistant to side loading by pressurized fluid An assembly that includes first and second housing members, a gasket and a plurality of bolts that exert a clamp force to clamp the gasket between the first and second housing members. The gasket includes a plurality of tab members that engage the interior of one or... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7828185 | Electrical hand power tool with battery pack The invention relates to a hand power tool (2), having a housing (6), an electric motor accommodated in the housing (6), and a battery pack (4), releasably locked to the housing (6), for supplying the electric motor with electric c... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7617960 | Tool mounting device and method of mounting a tool A device and method for temporarily mounting a tool to a member such as an upright board without the need for any prior attachments to the board. A member securing element attached to the tool is secured to the upright board when gripping surfaces engage opposite si... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7562801 | Stapler with guide A stapler includes a housing having a hand grip portion constructed and arranged to be manually grasped by an operator, a staple drive track disposed in the housing, a staple feed track leading to the staple drive track configured to guide staples toward the drive t... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7431103 | Trigger assembly for nailer A contact trip assembly for a power nailer, wherein a contact member includes a curved portion that loops rearwardly towards a handle of the nailer. Also provided is an adjustment assembly including an adjustment plate and a pinion gear, a trigger that is slidably e... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7407073 | Nail guide A nail-guiding device comprising a sleeve having a linear passage therethrough, the linear passage having a first end at least partially covered by a flexible membrane with an opening, the membrane operative to engage and hold the nail, and a piston slideably engage... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407071 | Setting tool A setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component includes piston stop device for braking the setting piston, and is located at an end region of the hollow chamber of the piston guide in which the setting piston is displaceable, and has a d... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7398905 | Anti-misfit structure for a nail cartridge The present invention provides an anti-misfit structure for a nail cartridge, which resolves the problems of a typical nail cartridge. For example, when a short collated nail is mistakenly inserted, it is likely lead to different triggering strength, and easier swin... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398904 | Fastening element guide device for a power drive-in tool A fastening element guide device for a power drive-in tool includes a coupling section (14) having a chamber (17) for receiving a matching coupling section (41) of power drive-in tool (40) at least one locking member (21, 22) displ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7392922 | In-can fuel cell metering valve A fuel cell for use with a combustion tool for delivery of a predetermined amount of fuel with each stem actuation is provided and includes a housing defining an open end enclosed by a closure. A main valve stem has an outlet, disposed in operational relationship to... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7373682 | Tapeler A combination device incorporating stapling and tape dispensing functions. The combination device has a conventional stapler comprising stapling and staple-forming legs, and a roll-shaped tape dispenser disposed within a cavity defined on an upper surface of the sta... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7341173 | Exhaust gas diffuser and filter system for a pneumatic nail gun The exhaust gas diffuser and filter system for a pneumatic nail gun provides for the diffusion and filtering of exhaust gas, which is typically pressurized air, generated by the pneumatic nail gun during usage thereof. The system includes a diffuser plate adapted fo... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328494 | Driving tool having piston and driver blade A method for fixing a driver blade to a piston of a fastener driving tool having a housing, a cylinder, a piston having a piston body and a boss with a groove, extending in the axial direction, and a driver blade having a pair of protrusions. The method includes pos... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322505 | Nail gun provided with duster function A pneumatically powered nail gun having a duster mechanism which is also pneumatically powered with the same pneumatic source. The nail gun includes a main body having a lower end and defines therein a compressed air chamber. A cylinder piston arrangement is dispose... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320422 | Fastener tool The fastener tool includes a nosepiece, a nosepiece cover pivotally attached to the nosepiece, a latch pivotally attached to the nosepiece cover, a latch wire pivotally attached to the latch for engaging at least one hook disposed on the nosepiece, wherein the latch... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316341 | Adjustable exhaust assembly for pneumatic fasteners An adjustable exhaust assembly for a pneumatic fastener includes a base, which includes a base plate and a protrusion protruding from the base plate. The protrusion is centrally hollow and includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The base plate includes an in... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311235 | Electric stapler with pencil sharpener An electric pencil sharpener is accommodated in a front part of a lower housing. An electric stapler is accommodated in an upper housing including a shared surface that is used as a top face of the lower housing, as its bottom face. A power transformer for supplying... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303104 | Power generator of nail drive A power generator of a nail drive comprises a body; a cylinder in the body; a plug in the cylinder; a plug in the cylinder; and a magnetic element on the plug. The movement of the plug will drive the magnetic element to pass through the induction coil so that the in... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299961 | Device for controlled depth riveting An adjustable depth control device for a fastener driving tool has an attachment member which is used to couple the adjustable depth control device to the fastener driving tool. An adjustment member is coupled to the attachment member to adjust and control a driving... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290694 | Stapler with detachable accessory A stapler and detachable accessory combination includes a stapler having a base with an accessory storage chamber. A detachable accessory defines an operating end, a non-operating end, and a grasping portion intermediate the operating and non-operating ends. The det... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278561 | Oil free head valve for pneumatic nailers and staplers The present invention provides a head valve assembly for a pneumatic fastener including a piston assembly reciprocated within a cylinder assembly for driving a fastener and a housing having an end cap for at least partially enclosing the head valve assembly. The hea... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273159 | Cordless power tool system with improved power output An ergonomically efficient cordless power tool system having desired power-to-weight ratios may be configured by reducing weight in one or more constituent weight groups of a given cordless power tool system, while maintaining or improving the total power output of ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273160 | Nailer magazine A nailer magazine includes a stationary part stably mounted on a bottom of a striking portion of a body of the nailer and a sliding part mounted to the stationary part and slideable along the stationary part in a longitudinal direction. A feeding device is mounted b... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258261 | Nail gun extension and actuating apparatus A nail gun extension and actuating apparatus includes an elongated pole that has a bottom end and a top end. A coupler is attached to the pole and is positioned adjacent to the top end. The coupler is configured to releasably secure a nail gun to the pole so that a ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255256 | Finish nailer with contoured contact trip foot A fastener driving device for use in driving a fastener into an elongated contoured portion of a workpiece is disclosed. The elongated contoured portion has a surface that is contoured perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the elongated contoured portion. The... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243832 | Spring-powered stapler A hand operated stapling tool, which uses the energy stored in a spring to install staples by an impact blow, is disclosed. A housing body is preferably cast or molded. A handle is pivotally attached to the rear end of the housing body, pressing down the handle stor... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240817 | Residual staple amount detection device of electric stapler In an electric stapler which is attachably and detachably provided with a staple cartridge 2 attached and detached to and from a magazine portion of a stapler main body 1 and in which in the staple cartridge 2, sheet-like staples a each constitu... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231990 | Limit structure for a hook of a pneumatic tool The limit structure for the hook of the pneumatic tool, and the area that is preset on the pneumatic tool has a cylinder hook assembly part that can be covered by a loop cover of the hook. A ring groove is placed on the circumferential area of the hook assembly part... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225960 | Locking device for magazine of staplers A locking device for preventing the movable plate from disengaging from the fixed portion of the magazine includes a substantially V-shaped lever which includes an operation end, a contact end and a pivotable end which is located between the operation end and the co... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225959 | Portable, battery-powered air compressor for a pneumatic tool system A portable pneumatic fastening tool has an onboard compressor assembly to alleviate the need for an external air compressor. The onboard compressor assembly includes a motor and a compressor mounted to the tool body. The motor can be powered by a detachable battery ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222768 | Spring energized desktop stapler A desktop stapler includes an automatic opening staple track whereby when the stapler is opened by pivoting the body about the base, the track is de-latched by ribs of the base, and the track slides out from a chamber within the body. The stapler includes a track al... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222767 | Nail gun with an adjustable clip assembly A pneumatic tool has a body, a handle, a clip, a biasing member and a cap. The handle is formed on and extends from the body and has a free end and an annular shank extending from the free end. The clip is rotatably and slidably mounted on the shank and has a collar... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213734 | Pneumatic tool drive system The invention relates to a pneumatic tool drive system, comprising a portable pressure source, a valve assembly, a regulating assembly, and a pneumatic assembly. The pneumatic assembly can be any conventional pneumatic device. The pneumatic assembly may be a pneumat... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210881 | Sleeved stop for a drill bit A stop for use with an electric drill bit, the stop having at least one threaded sleeve for positioning the stop relative to a surface into which the drill bit will extend. The stop may have both an inner and an outer sleeve. The sleeves are mounted coaxially, one i... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210607 | Anti-slip shingle grip for fastening tool A fastening tool with a housing assembly, a magazine assembly and a deflectable finger. The housing assembly includes a nosepiece. The magazine assembly, which is coupled to the housing assembly, is configured hold a plurality of fasteners and sequentially feed the ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7200256 | Pin protrusion measurement probe A system for pin protrusion measurement of a fastener includes a pin protrusion measurement probe having an electronic camera and a probe socket. The probe socket fits over a nut of the fastener and establishes a fixed, stable position of the pin protrusion measurem... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182238 | Sheet staple feeding mechanism A feeding mechanism for sheet staple comprises a reciprocating member (12) which is provided under a cartridge in which stacked sheet staples are contained and which is reciprocated forwardly and backwardly in response to up and down movements of a driver for... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175065 | Nailing gun with a dust-blowing device A nailing gun with a dust-blowing device, the dust-blowing device is attached to a side of the nailing gun and has an actuating device operated by pushing forward to actuate the dust-blowing device. Therefore, operation of the nailing gun with the dust-blowing devic... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168603 | Hydrogen powered fastener driving tool with onboard generator of hydrogen A hydrogen operated fastener driving tool assembly including a hydrogen generator that is an integral part of the driving tool assembly. The hydrogen generator can use chemicals to generate hydrogen or electrolysis. Additionally, the generator may be disposable. Wha... | 01/30/2007 |
