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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413027 | Impact power tool with a precision controlled drive system An improved impact power tool for carving and engraving an article comprises an air delivery system operable to communicate with a pressurized air source; a drive assembly operable to receive air from the pressurized air source via the air delivery system; a hand he... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410008 | Ground rod driver A ground rod driver that uses an industry standard connecting plate to physically attach the driver to Skid Steer type equipment. The driver has a hydraulic, impact driving hammer connected to an alignment beam that enables vertical movement of the hammer. Operation... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7228917 | Remote trigger actuating mechanism for power tool A new and improved remote trigger actuating mechanism for a power tool comprises an elongated handle or pole which is provided with a handgrip upon a rear end portion, while a mounting bracket, into which a forward end portion of the elongated handle or pole is fixe... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7198188 | Hardwood flooring nailer having an adjustable double handle A hardwood flooring nailer destined to be loaded with at least one fastener, the nailer comprising a main rigid frame, and a fastener discharge mechanism attached to the main frame and which can be activated for allowing the nailer to discharge a fastener. The naile... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7040362 | Log splitter A log splitter comprising: a base; a lever having one end portion hingably attached to the base; a wedge slidably attached to a hinged end portion of the lever, to slidably reciprocate along the lever when the lever is swung; a log support for a cut log; and, an upp... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6945140 | Automatic screwfeeder An automatic screwfeeder is adapted for use with a hand drill. The automatic screwfeeder operates to transfer uncollated screws from a screw holder into a staged position. A driving bit sequentially engages individual fasteners and drives them into a workpiece. The ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6622596 | Spring loaded drive gun A drive tool which does not require any upper-body force from an operator to install a fastener. The drive tool includes a top portion which is engageable with a drive source and a lower portion which is engageable with a fastener. The drive tool includes... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6585141 | Adjustable-length end piece for a fastener drive tool An adjustable end piece engagable with a drive tool and configured to deliver fasteners from the drive tool to a work piece. Assembly of the adjustable end piece can be varied by varying the assembly of the end piece components and thus varying the length... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6571885 | Survey flag positioning method and apparatus A device for placing survey flags, and similar devices having stems, is operated so that the stem is locked or otherwise held to an elongated shaft or similar aligning device. Pressure on the shaft or aligning device forces a portion of the flag stem into... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6530435 | Apparatus for a hand-held pneumatic impact tool An apparatus for a hand-held pneumatic impact tool for use in fine hand working operations includes a handpiece, a foot-operated flow control valve with exhaust and two hand operated flow control valves. The handpiece includes a housing having a cavity an... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6450388 | Railroad tie plug gun A manually operated tool is provided for driving elongated plugs into railroad ties. An elongated driver housing, including an upper end and a lower end defines an elongated barrel. A handle is secured to the housing adjacent to the upper end. A reciproca... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6296064 | Axially loaded drive tool A drive tool having a top portion which is engageable with a drive source and a lower portion engageable with a fastener. The drive tool includes an axial load assist mechanism configured to urge the lower portion and upper portion of the tool away from e... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6053259 | Knapsack type working machine A knapsack type working machine has a first frame and a second frame. A prime mover for driving a working instrument is carried on the first frame. The second frame has a back pad and shoulder straps. The first frame and the second frame are separable fro... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5562168 | Impact hammer and driving tool An impact hammer support 10 to be used in conjunction with an impact hammer 11 to aid in inserting a spike or fastener 12 into a wooden sleeper or cross tie 13. The support has a guide bushing 15 to slidably receive the driving tool 14. Attached to the bu... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5461992 | Deep root tree and shrub fertilizer stake drivers A deep root tree and shrub fertilizer stake driver comprising an elongated tube having a hollow circular configuration and having an upper end and a lower end, a plurality of axial slots formed in the tube extending upwardly from the lower end thereof and... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5020605 | Post driver and methodology A post driver includes a sleeve for supporting a post as the post is driven into the ground and a driver for driving the post into the ground while the post is supported by the sleeve. The sleeve defines a channel that is dimensioned and arranged to recei... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4828418 | Mouth held device A mouth-held device is described that can be used by individuals having limited or no use of the hands. The device comprises a V-shaped plastic member having a shaft attached. The V-shaped plastic member must be able to soften at or near the boiling point... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4817735 | Foot powered ice auger An ice auger driven manually by foot power through the instrumentality of a foot driven ratchet drive rotatably affixed to a set of bevel gears permanently mounted in a framework affixed to a stable base. An assymetrically shaped auger shaft with a rotata... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4810137 | Double-use electrical drill A double-use electric drill including a frame and an electric hand drill that is secured thereto in either a first or a second orientation. In the first orientation, the frame is utilized as a hip or shoulder stock assembly when the drill is being used as... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4736804 | Overhead drill jig An adjustable drill jig for drilling holes in an overhead work surface such as a ceiling by an operator standing on the floor. The device is portable and easily moved from one work area to another by one person. It may readily be adjusted from the floor t... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4402369 | Pneumatic tool A percussive-action pneumatic tool comprising a handle-carrying frame having successively accommodated therein a shock-absorber and a housing with the percussion mechanism therein, connected through a gas distribution system to a compressed air source. Th... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4116284 | Earth drills An earth auger arrangement wherein a power source is mounted on wheels for moving the power source over the earth's surface with means connected to the power source for relaying power to a transmission with which an auger is connected. Handle means are co... | 09/26/1978 |
