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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066165 | Fastener driving tool 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 engageme... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7575140 | Abutment adjusting device for nail gun An abutment adjusting device for a nail gun has a horizontal sliding rail disposed on a bottom side of a nail cartridge of the nail gun. The sliding rail has multiple positioning grooves. An abutment having a containing groove opening upward is disposed on the slidi... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7565992 | Collapsible protective tip for fastener driver workpiece contact element A collapsible protective tip for a fastener driver workpiece contact element includes a body having an insertion end configured for receiving the workpiece contact element and a substrate contact end, and at least one locator nub projects from the substrate contact ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7419078 | Nailing device 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. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7314156 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311237 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306131 | Stapler with adjustable paper guide A stapler having a housing and a throat defined by the housing and configured to receive a stack of sheets for stapling. The throat separates the housing into a head portion and a base portion. A paper guide is coupled to the stapler, the paper guide being movable b... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7287680 | Nailer with ratchet-provided plunger mechanism A nailer for driving a fastener into a workpiece and comprising a main body defining a fastener ejection channel. A plunger is movably carried by the main body and defines a first end for receiving forceful mallet blows and a second end for engaging the fastener, th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7228997 | Nailing chuck An apparatus nails a plurality of cross members to an underlying stringer to produce a pallet. The carriage moves in a continuous motion without stopping over the cross members until the cross members are nailed to the stringer. The carriage includes at least one na... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228998 | Hammer tacker, and tack therefor A hammer tacker has a strike, a tack-driving piston, a tack-feeding mechanism, and a handle for a user to cause a strike against a target. The piston cycles between drive and retraction strokes. The tack-feeding mechanism cycles between recession and feed strokes to... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222769 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222771 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222770 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222402 | Box spring stapler apparatus A fastening apparatus and method is provided for securing a plurality of modules to a frame. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222766 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210608 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207556 | Sheet finisher having an angularly movable stapler and image forming system including the same A sheet finisher for executing preselected processing with a sheet introduced thereinto from an image forming apparatus and then discharging the sheet is disclosed. The sheet finisher includes a stacking device configured to temporarily stack sheets sequentially del... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207168 | Apparatus and method for inserting staple drivers in a cartridge An improved method and apparatus for inserting surgical staple drivers into a cartridge, including a base, a cartridge-receiving plate having a channel, upper and lower degating plates having a passage through them, a knife with a sharp edge adjacent the passage and... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7191928 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185712 | Fastening tool apparatus and method for operating the engine of fastening tool A pneumatic fastening tool assembly that employs an engine having a sliding sleeve arrangement to control the supply of air to and exhaust from the pneumatic engine. The sliding sleeve arrangement eliminates the need for a conventional main valve and thereby reduces... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7159748 | Stapling device A stapling device (1) with at least two stapling heads (4, 5) attached to a stapling head unit (2) for stapling sheet-like material, in particular paper, cardboard or the like, is provided, wherein the distance between at least two stapling head... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159747 | Method and apparatus for installing a carpeting tack strip The present invention is directed to an apparatus for use in installing tack strips (e.g., as in carpet installation). This apparatus includes a body that has a longitudinal reference axis, first and second longitudinally spaced ends, and a longitudinally oriented b... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140099 | Pallet jig An apparatus for building pallets comprises a jig frame adapted to maintain a plurality of deck boards in deck board locations on top of a plurality of stringers in parallel stringer locations. A gantry frame is mounted above the jig frame and a plurality of nailing... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137540 | Dual mode pneumatic fastener actuation mechanism A contact safety and trigger mechanism for use with a pneumatic fastener in order to permit efficient pneumatic fastener actuation mode selection. A rotating rod is included in a contact safety assembly which is constructed to slide toward/away from a driver housing... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7080767 | Moving mechanism for motor-driven staplers A poisoning groove 16 is formed at a slide guide shaft 4, and a lever 15 of a driver unit 1 is engaged with the positioning groove to position the driver unit. A clincher unit is positioned by engaging a positioning pin 10 of a cli... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066370 | Cassette for stapler A cassette for stapler capable of storing staples with different lengths of needle legs and capable of being manufactured at a low cost, comprising a cassette body formed slender with a channel shaped cross section and having a staple extrusion groove provided at th... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063248 | Stapler moving guide device A stapler moving guide device is disclosed, which can move regardless of a paper conveyer so as to enable multi-stapling at the end of papers and at the same time can move to a side portion at a tilt angle. The stapler moving guide device includes a stapler frame | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055728 | Positioning structure for nailer 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 ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051914 | Fastening apparatus with bearing shoe and positioning plate 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 | 05/30/2006 |
| 7017790 | Positioning device of a nail driver A positioning device of a nail driver comprises a tool body; a positioning unit in a front end of the tool body; the positioning unit having a nail output frame and a guide block formed by two sliding blocks; an nail output opening at a front end of the nail output ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004367 | Safety switch for an electric nailer The present invention relates to a safety switch for an electric nailer including a trigger which can return to original state after being pressed. The safety switch comprises a stop portion and a safety member, the stop portion is formed in the electric nailer. The... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994241 | Power square and stationary nail bridge conveyor system for sheathing pre-framed exterior wall panels The invention discloses a method and apparatus for squaring wall panel assemblies prior to nailing sheathing material thereto. A preformed wall section having a frame and studs has a sheathing member placed thereover and fastened thereto whereby said components form... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974066 | Built-in equipment type stapler In a built-in stapler built into a machine including a driver unit (2) for ejecting staples against sheets of paper to be bound by a motor-driven driver; and a clincher unit (3) for folding legs of the staples, the driver unit and the clincher unit bei... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6954979 | Frame joiner press system A frame joiner press system for efficiently driving a V-nail into two adjacent members of a picture frame. The frame joiner press system includes a base, a plurality of support shafts extending upwardly from the base, a support platform slidably positioned upon the ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6935546 | Box spring stapler apparatus A fastener apparatus is provided for securing a plurality of modules to a frame. ... | 08/30/2005 |
