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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7690545 | Hand-operated stapler A hand-operated stapler comprises an arm, a sliding belt and a blocking member, wherein the arm comprises a front end which acts as an effort, a rear end which acts as a fulcrum, and a load portion in between the front end and the rear end of the arm; and the rear e... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7334716 | Stapler capable of cutting staple legs one after another A stapler includes a base, a cover, two clips, a feeding device and a bending and cutting device. The cover is installed on the base. The clips connect the cover with the base. The feeding device feeds staples. The security device ensures normal movement of the cove... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318545 | Stapler with a staple-supporting device A stapler with a staple-supporting device has a base, a cover, a holding bracket and a pushing device. The base, the cover and the holding bracket are mounted pivotally together. The cover has a staple spade and the holding bracket has a corresponding staple outlet.... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314155 | Modular magazine for fastener-driving tool A modular magazine assembly in a fastener-driving tool having a nosepiece includes a first magazine housing portion secured to the tool and at least partially defining a chamber for fasteners. An extension portion is configured for releasable attachment to the first... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7299959 | Urged magazine for a fastener driving tool A magazine cover is integrally molded with a return-preventing claw part to be engaged with a fastener loaded into a guide part. The return-preventing claw part is so constructed as to include: a return preventing surface that abuts against the fastener to prevent t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7195141 | Stapler with bending arms which cut the staple legs against a pad A stapler has a base section and a stapling unit. The stapling unit is pivotally attached to the base section, and the base section is pivotally attached to a baseplate. In an initial position, the base section is fixed relative to the baseplate through a releasable... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7159749 | Stapler capable of cutting staple legs A stapler includes a base, a cover put movably on the base, a feeding device for feeding staples, and a bending and cutting device provided between the base and the cover for bending and cutting the legs of each staple. The cutting device includes a seat provided on... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7134586 | Fastener driving device A fastener driving device is disclosed. The device includes a fastener depletion sensing system that is constructed and arranged to allow normal operation of a power system contained within the device so long as a supply of fasteners provided by a magazine assembly ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124926 | Stapler capable of cutting staple legs A stapler includes a base, a cover coupled to the base, a driver for driving a leading staple from a supply of staples into a workpiece, a handle constructed and arranged to actuate the driver and move the cover towards the base, and a cutting assembly. The cutting ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118020 | Stapler A stapler is provided for stapling decorative staples into a sheet media, where the decorative staples have an indicia platform and a plurality of prongs. The stapler includes a base and a cartridge assembly pivotably mounted to the base. The cartridge assembly has ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108165 | Stapler capable of cutting staple legs one after another A stapler includes a base, a cover installed on the base, a feeding device for feeding staples, a connecting device for connecting the base, the cover and the feeding device with one another, and a bending and cutting device installed between the base and the cover ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7080768 | 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... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059507 | Apparatus for driving fasteners, with safety shoe Apparatus for driving fasteners includes a barrel, a fastener guide which retreats as the apparatus is pressed against a substrate, a feed magazine, receiving a loader of fasteners, and a safety element configured to allow a fastener to be driven only after the fast... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044351 | Modular magazine of fixing element for pneumatic gun An improved modular magazine of fixing elements for a pneumatic gun (100) comprises an elongated casing (2), which is parallelepiped shaped and internally hollow, fit to be removably coupled to the pneumatic gun (100). The casing (2) has,... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7021515 | Stapler with bending arms which cut the staple legs against a pad A stapler has a base section and a stapling unit. The stapling unit is pivotally attached to the base section, and the base section is pivotally attached to a baseplate. In an initial position, the base section is fixed relative to the baseplate through a releasable... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014091 | Stapler apparatus A stapler apparatus includes a fixed frame, a movable frame pivotably mounted to the fixed frame, a staple driving device, and a staple bending device to bend the staples. A drive mechanism reciprocally moves the movable frame with respect to the fixed frame to clam... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011243 | Stapler apparatus A stapler apparatus includes right and left side frames each opposing the other, a reciprocally moving staple driving member arranged between the side frames, a cam member interlocked to the staple driving member to reciprocally move the staple driving member and a ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6918525 | Spring energized desktop stapler A desktop stapler uses a spring to store energy to install staples by impact blow. The force required to fasten papers together is reduced. A very compact mechanism is used, including a dual coil power spring with a nested lever. A multi function base provides a slo... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6872535 | Three-dimensional array of supports for solid-phase parallel synthesis and method of use A three-dimensional (3D) array of solid-phase supports is adapted to provide parallel synthesis of a library of molecules with 3D diversity. Individual locations in the 3D array may be assigned to selected molecules in the library such that molecules may be synthesi... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6679414 | Interchangeable magazine for a tool The present invention provides a tool for driving a fastener from a detachable magazine. The tool includes a tool housing having a proximal end and a distal end and a power source enclosed by the housing. A nosepiece is attached to the housing and has a c... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6647836 | Lockable telescoping screwdriver A driver attachment (12) for a collated screwstrip (13) carrying screws (16) in which a slide body (20) is slidable in a housing (18) parallel a longitudinal axis (52) about which a drive shaft (34) is rotatable. The slide body (20) receives a screwstrip ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6189759 | Fastener driving device with enhanced magazine latch assembly A fastener driving device comprising a magazine assembly including a rearward nosepiece portion cooperable with a fixed forward nosepiece portion to define a fastener guiding portion of a fastener drive track of the device. Cooperating guide structure dis... | 02/20/2001 |
| 5244139 | Magazine for loading fasteners in underpinning machines A magazine for V-nails for use in underpinning of picture frames receives a strip of V-nails secured together by heat-bonded non-adhesive synthetic plastic material through an opening of greater width than the V-nails. A pusher has a downwardly projecting... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5197647 | Fastener-driving tool with improved feeding mechanism A fastener-driving tool comprising a nosepiece, a mechanism for driving a fastener from the nosepiece into a workpiece, and a mechanism for feeding an elongate strip of collated fasteners, such as, for example, nails having heads. An elongate track admits... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5076481 | Stapler for driving metal staples A stapler for driving metal staples which are fed through a guide channel to an ejecting channel under the action of a pusher member moved by resilient means on a pair of walls located inside the stapler frame, on said walls there being positioned a strip... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4927067 | Stapling machine The present invention relates to a stapling machine which comprises: a stapling magazine for receiving staples which has a staple discharge opening at one end and a cover, pivotally mounted to the magazine at the other end. The cover is pivotally movable ... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4858811 | Power actuated tool with magazine feed A fastener driving tool for driving a nail or anchor, the tool disposed for feeding of a cartridge strip of explosive cartridges through the tool, which upon ignition drive a plurality of magazined fasteners into a surface; the tool incorporating a handle... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4821938 | Powder-actuated fastener driving tool A powder-actuated fastener-driving tool of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,655,380, modified to include a safety system for preventing accidental discharge of the tool, a fastener storage and feed assembly, and a simpler firing pin assembly. The saf... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4809898 | Explosive charge operated tool for fastening elements An explosive powder charge operated tool for driving nails includes a housing with a muzzle part mounted in and projecting axially outwardly from the housing. By moving the muzzle part rearwardly into the housing, the tool is in the ready-to-fire conditio... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4732309 | Staple magazine A magazine for a stapler capable of storing and feeding staples of different widths. A channel having parallel sides is divided by a central staple support into two parallel spaces. One of the spaces is wide enough to confine one leg of a U-shaped staple ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4706864 | Fastener implanting machine for ground erosion covers A foot-operated machine for implanting fastener elements in the ground through an erosion cover on the ground. The machine has a hollow vertical column slidably receiving a vertically reciprocable driver connected to a foot pedal on the outside of the col... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4688710 | Modular tool having interchangeable handle and magazine units A modular tool functions to drive nails or staples. The tool uses a common air motor and housing and has interchangeable magazines and handle assemblies for nails and staples, respectively. Improvements in the air motor cylinder sleeve, the firing valve, ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4667865 | Staple magazine for multiple width staples A magazine for a stapler capable of storing and feeding staples of different widths. A channel having parallel sides is divided by a central staple support into two parallel spaces. One of the spaces is wide enough to confine one leg of a U-shaped staple ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4650105 | Mini-stapler A guide rail is provided along the length of the inside of a channel shaped frame which staples are loaded in. A staple pushing member, namely, a slider is provided which can move on this guide rail. One end of a tension coil spring is fitted to one side ... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4624401 | Device for driving fastening elements A device for driving fastening elements, such as nails, staples and the like, includes a magazine extending transversely from a driving unit. A follower is located within the magazine for supplying fastening elements to the driving unit. For filling the m... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4597517 | Magazine interlock for a fastener driving device A pneumatic fastener driving tool of the hand held gun type having means for positively insuring against accidental firing when the fastener magazine is empty or detached, or when the nosepiece is not pressed against a workpiece. The means comprises a lin... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4574993 | Electric stapler with sliding magazine cover A stapler wherein a staple pushing blade which can be moved up and down from and into a staple guide clearance from which a staple is forced out toward a staple bending groove, and a solenoid having a plunger for moving the staple pushing blade in the ver... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4573621 | Electro-magnetic tacker An electro-magnetic tacker, which can carry out a limited number of driving strokes when its main switch is actuated, has a staple magazine pivotal between a blocking position and an operating position. In the operating position of the staple magazine, a ... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4552297 | Rotatable reloading apparatus for a stapler A reloading apparatus for automatically supplying staples to a stapler. A supply of staples is retained on a plurality of rails which are fixed to a cylindrical support member which is rotatably mounted on a common frame with the stapler. The staples are ... | 11/12/1985 |
