...that the first rickshaw was invented in 1869 by an American Baptist minister, the Rev. E. Jonathan Scobie, to transport his invalid wife around the streets of Yokohama?
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152039 | Recess filling apparatus A recess filling apparatus forms part of, or is for use with, a tool for driving a multiplicity of fixing elements into a work surface. The apparatus utilizes a dispensing strip defining a multiplicity of chambers containing filler material, each chamber containing ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7963428 | Recess filling apparatus A recess filling apparatus forms part of, or is for use with, a tool for driving a multiplicity of fixing elements into a work surface. The apparatus utilises a dispensing strip defining a multiplicity of chambers containing filler material, each chamber containing ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7789280 | Semi-automatic apparatus for affixing anti-theft device to an article A semi-automatic machine for affixing an anti-theft device, such as an EAS marker, to an article of clothing or the like. The anti-theft device is of the type made up of two elements that are to be snapped together through the article of clothing. Each of the two ki... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7500588 | Tin tag dispensing and nailing tool An improved tin tag dispensing and nailing tool includes an operating member that is adapted for connection with a roofer's nailing gun, which operating member is guided by a pair of spaced vertical guide rods for vertical sliding displacement relative to the tool h... | 03/10/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7344058 | Automatic washer feeder for automatic nailer An automatic washer feeder for an automatic nail gun comprises a washer storage container that stores a coil of washers interconnected together edge-to-edge and a feeding mechanism that uncoils the washers and feeds them one at a time into a position wherein the was... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7249701 | Power actuated gun with fastener feeding track and automatic firing An automated power actuated gun which drives a fastener assembly having a plate frictionally engaging a nail or stud into a hard substrate or surface such as concrete that has attached thereto a fastener feeding assembly. The fastener feeding assembly is formed with... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234623 | Coil-type magazine for nail gun A coil-type magazine for nails has a body and a driving member mounted on the body. The driving member is engaged with a channel of the body and moves along the channel via springs. A spool is connected to the driving member and deviates from a handle of a nail gun.... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232050 | Manually actuated fastener driver with fastener cap reservoir and advancement mechanism The invention provides a manually actuated fastener driver device having a fastener cap reservoir disposed in proximity to the driver of the device and a cap advancement mechanism. Upon each actuation, the device delivers a cap and fastener to a work surface, for ex... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228608 | Methods for applying sliders to reclosable plastic bags Methods are provided for making slider-operated fasteners for use in reclosable plastic bags using at least a double index and dual unit operations. The methods involve forming two preseals, forming two notches within the preseals, applying two sliders into the prev... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7204159 | Fastening member removing force measuring device and holding device The fastening member removing force measuring device according to the present invention includes a holding unit (300) for holding and pressing a fabric (953) around a snap member (921), a restricting unit for restricting the snap member (921 | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200911 | Methods for applying sliders to reclosable plastic bags Methods are provided for making slider-operated fasteners for use in reclosable plastic bags using at least a double index and dual unit operations. The methods involve forming two preseals, forming two notches within the preseals, applying two sliders into the prev... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7140525 | Cap feeding device for roofing guns A cap feeding device for a roofing gun includes a moving member and a pressing member which is pivotably connected to the moving member. Both of which are engaged with the rail unit of the container for receiving stack of caps. A torsion spring is biased between the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131564 | Fastener insertion apparatus Fastener insertion apparatus comprises a nose having a fastener delivery passage and side entry port. Fasteners such as rivets are supplied to the nose via a fastener supply passage and a fastener feeder assembly. A punch reciprocally disposed for movement in the de... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7111767 | Power actuated fastener system An automated power actuated gun having a fastener feeding track with guides for holding a fastener assembly having a plate and attached stud in a firing position. The power actuated gun is attached to the fastener feeding track so as to permit relative movement ther... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093714 | Removable holding member for stacked roofing washers A roofing washers assembly includes a plurality of stacked roofing washers and a positioning roofing washer is located at an end of the stacked roofing washers. An elongate holding member has a removable end piece connected to a first end thereof and the end piece e... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090109 | Staple gun apparatus for attaching tab The invention comprises a staple gun with highly compact accessory apparatus for attaching a planar tab or label to a fixing surface. The accessory has a housing and a positioning and indexing assembly associated with the housing which is operable to feed and hold a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073699 | Fastening tool A fastening tool applies parts, in particular plastic parts, to objects. The plastic parts are supplied in the form of a belt in which the plastic parts are linked together by at least one flexible web. The fastening tool transports the belt by a feed mechanism such... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7043812 | Apparatus and method for button indexing in button attaching machine, and method of adjusting the apparatus A button indexing device used in a button attaching machine for attaching a button to be indexed in a specific orientation on a fabric of garments or the like, including lower mold provided at a button attaching position of the attaching machine, a driving section f... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025241 | Gravity tin tag feeder attachment A device attaches to a roofing nail gun for individually feeding disc-shaped tin tags into centered alignment with the nail gun hammer for safe and accurate center nailing of the tin tag to a host surface. A chute on the device extends from an open top end to a bott... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6968605 | Tagging apparatus and method A tag apparatus and method includes a nail gun with a tag positioning device. The tag positioning device is connected to a nail gun safety probe. Flexible tags are held in a tag magazine. Upon depression of the safety probe, a tag is rotated from its storage positio... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6968939 | Conveyor for elongate components designed with a head and a shank The invention relates to a conveyor for elongate components (12) designed with a head and a shank. The conveyor comprises a feed arrangement (7). The feed arrangement (7) comprises a transfer arrangement (8) with a transfer region (15 | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966389 | Combination staple gun and cap feeding device A combination manual staple gun and a cap feeding device comprises a staple gun having a cap feeding device attached thereto. Interconnected between the staple gun and the cap feeding device is an actuating linkage. The actuating linkage is connected to a movable me... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6932260 | Nailer having positioning effect A nailer includes a gun body, a magazine, a feed plate, a washer barrel, a catch plate, and a locking ring. Thus, the washer is closely positioned between the catch flange of the feed plate and the locking ring, thereby facilitating a user combining the washer with ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918523 | Nailer with improved spacer actuator A nailer includes a nailer body and a spacer actuator design. The spacer actuator design has a container tube and a flexible propelling unit. A liftable cover is screwed into the top of a container tube. In the case of a closing state of the cover, the hollow trough... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6908022 | Washer feeding and positioning attachment for fastener driver A pneumatically operated washer feeding attachment for use with a fastener driver of the type having a driver stroke axis and an exit barrel. A delivery channel has an acceleration chamber at one end for receiving washers one at a time from a magazine, and a retenti... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6837412 | Cap feeding apparatus for a fastener gun A construction tool and method of use for affixing holding cap washers to roofing paper and building wrap tar paper. The tool is a combination of a fastener-driving gun together with a feeding magazine holding a clip of plastic cap washers to be affixed, and the fee... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6779700 | Cap assembly and cap feeder for automatic fastener driver A cap assembly for an automatic cap feeder and fastener driver comprises a plurality of relatively thin, domed metal discs that can be pierced by fasteners discharged from a fastener driver such as a nail gun without bending the nail or jamming the driver, with the ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6659326 | Washer supply device on a power nailer A washer supply device includes a hollow tubular member connected to a side of a power nailer and an opening is defined longitudinally through the tubular member. A washer transferring member is connected to the power nailer a hole is defined through the ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6634537 | Detachable insulation wire-pressing element of a stapling device 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 ope... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6564984 | Loop pin connecting device A loop pin connecting device includes a grip lever rotatably pivoted to the grip section of the device proper, a driving arm rotated by the grip lever, the first pin holder section linearly traveling on the first guide rail by the driving arm, the first f... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6543666 | Combination of cap feeding device and staple gun A The present invention relates to a staple gun with a cap feeding device connected to a nose portion of the barrel of the staple gun. A cap container is located beside and in parallel with the barrel. A transportation member is connected between the cap ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6508392 | Washer supply device for power nailers A washer supply device for power nailers includes a tube receiving a pile of washers therein and the tube communicates a washer transferring device in which a curve slot is defined. A pushing device has a retractable rod which is pivotally connected to an... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6481610 | Nail gun with washer feeding device A nail comprises a washer delivery device attached to the nail outlet of the nail gun having an internal elongate delivery groove for delivering washer to the nail outlet, a washer receiving device provided on top of washer delivery device in communicatio... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6471107 | Nail gun with washer feeding device A washer feeding device attached to a nail gun is provided. The washer feeding device comprises a receiving cylinder having a plurality of washers stacked therein; a pneumatic delivery mechanism for pushing the bottommost washer in the receiving cylinder ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6364191 | Loop fastener dispensing tool A fastener dispensing tool for dispensing individual loop fasteners of the type comprising a flexible filament having a socket at one end and an inserting element at the opposite end. The tool comprises a housing and a hollow, slotted needle extending out... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6273315 | Tin tag dispensing means for roofing guns, and cartridges A tin tag dispensing attachment for roofing guns and the like includes a housing containing a chamber for receiving a cylindrical cartridge containing a stack of disk-shaped tin tags. The cartridge includes a vertical tubular resilient wall containing a l... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6273316 | Fastener feeding system for power actuated gun A fastener feeding mechanism for a power actuated gun (10, 310, 410, 510) having a track (16, 316, 416, 516) for holding a plurality of fasteners (18, 318, 636). Fasteners are biased by a spring (32, 372, 672) down the track towards a holding or latch mec... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6196438 | Fixing machine A fixing machine with a machine frame, a feeding tool attached to the machine frame, and a fixing tool also attached to the machine frame is provided. The fixing tool can be operated for fixing by fixing elements moved into a fixing position on a support.... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6145725 | Fastener driver cap feeder assembly A fastener cap assemblage comprising multiple fastener caps, as used with fasteners such as nails, screws or tacks, held in a fixed relationship to one another and adapted to be held and moved through a guide to a specified position where they may receive... | 11/14/2000 |