"I hate what they've done to my child...I would never let my own children watch it. "
Vladimir Zworykin, television pioneer ; Talking about an invention in which he played a critical role.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146789 | Hammer tacker A hammer tacker of the present invention includes a handle, a magazine, a striker, an actuator, a transmission mechanism and an abutting element. The handle is formed with a head at one end thereof and defines a receiving chamber therein. The magazine is disposed in... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8127974 | Electrical motor driven nail gun The new invention is a portable tool, specifically directed electric motor driven nail gun. It has a nail push system, also a motor. The motor uses a flywheel as a speed reduction mechanism, the main characteristic is that the drive unit of the driving mechanism is ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123099 | Cam and clutch configuration for a power tool A power tool with a flywheel, an activation arm, a driver, a cam and a clutch. The activation arm can have a first arm, a second arm, which can be pivotally mounted to the first arm, and a roller that can be coupled to the second arm. The driver can be disposed betw... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8011549 | Flywheel configuration for a power tool A driving tool with a flywheel, a driver, an actuator and a roller that is moveable between an unactuated position and an actuated position. Positioning of the roller in the actuated position forces an engagement surface on the driver into contact with a rotating ed... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7975892 | Magazine front end retaining structure for hammer tacker A magazine front end retaining structure for hammer tacker includes a case body head cap connected to a front end of a case body of a tacker case of the hammer tacker; a retaining push member pivotally mounted to a front opening of the case body head cap; an outer s... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7637408 | Driving tool having a two-part flywheel It is an object of the present invention to increase durability of a driving tool. A representative driving tool comprises an elongated operating member that drives in a driving material and a drive mechanism that drives the operating member. The drive mechanism com... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7575142 | Clutch mechanism for electrical nail gun A clutch mechanism arranged in a housing of an electrical nail gun includes a sliding base, a driver driven by electricity, a swing base pivotally mounted on the housing, and an electric driver attached to the housing and being adjacent to an end side of the swing b... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7556184 | Profile lifter for a nailer A driving tool that includes a frame, a motor assembly and a resilient member. The motor assembly is coupled to the frame and includes an electric motor, a flywheel driven by the electric motor, a pinch roller and a driver disposed between the flywheel and the pinch... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7537147 | Hammer tacker Hammer tacker (1) for driving staples (7) into a workpiece, which tacker comprises a body (2) and a magazine (5) which is pivotably connected by connecting element (6) to the body in such a way that at the front edge of the tacker ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537146 | Hand-held drive-in power tool A hand-held drive-in power tool for driving in fastening elements includes a drive-in ram displaceable in a guide located in the tool housing, a drive for driving the drive-in ram and including at least one preloaded drive spring, a tensioning device for preloading ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7506788 | Transmission mechanism for electrical nail gun A transmission mechanism for an electrical nail gun includes a rotary transmission unit and a linear transmission unit in a housing of the electrical nail gun. The rotary transmission unit includes a motor driven by electricity, a flywheel driven by the motor and ex... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7331403 | Lock-out for activation arm mechanism in a power tool A power tool, such as a nailer, having a driver, a flywheel and an activation arm for selectively driving the driver into contact with the flywheel to transfer energy therebetween to cause the driver to translate. The power tool includes a bar that may be moved so a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325711 | Electrically operated drive-in tool A drive-in tool drives in fastening elements and includes a driving ram and a drive unit. The driving ram is displaceably supported in a guide. The drive unit has a drive flywheel and a return device. The drive flywheel is set in rotation by an electric motor, and t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325712 | Electrical drive-in tool having two component flywheel An electrical drive-in tool includes a driving ram (13) displaceable in a guide (12), and a motor-driven drive flywheel (32) for driving the driving ram (13) and having a first component forming at least a circumferentially arranged rim a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322506 | Electric driving tool with driver propelled by flywheel inertia A tool with a driver, which is translatable along a driver axis, and a motor assembly having an electric motor, a flywheel, a roller and an actuator. The electric motor is selectively operable for driving the flywheel. The actuator is selectively operable for transl... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7204403 | Activation arm configuration for a power tool A driving tool, such as a nailer, with a flywheel, a driver and an activation arm assembly that is configured to drive the driver into contact with the flywheel to permit energy to be transmitted between the flywheel and the driver so that the driver will translate ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201303 | Cordless fastener driving tool The present invention teaches a unique drive mechanism for use in a hand held fastener driving tool. The driving mechanism comprises a pair of opposing cams coaxially positioned upon a common shaft. One of the cams is motor driven and rotatable about the common shaf... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7165305 | Activation arm assembly method A method for assembling an activation arm assembly for a power tool, such as a fastening tool or nailer. The method includes the mounting of various components of the activation arm assembly on pivot pins and positioning of a pair of arm members to load a spring tha... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7137541 | Fastening tool with mode selector switch A fastening tool having a contact trip switch, a trigger switch, a driver, a motor assembly and a controller. The controller is configured to selectively operate the motor assembly in response to inputs received from the contact trip switch and the trigger switch. T... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6796475 | Speed controller for flywheel operated hand tool A speed controller operates a DC-powered fastener drive assembly to efficiently drive fasteners from a DC power supply, thereby achieving a fully portable hand tool. In particular, the speed controller accelerates a flywheel with a DC motor to a target speed appropr... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6550660 | Hammer-type stapler with tab feeder A manually operated hammer-type stapler for attaching a material to a surface with a tabbed staple includes a staple driver having a staple drive blade moveable along a blade pathway between a raised position to a lowered position; a striker at the distal... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6386418 | Palm stapler Described is a hand-held stapler that can be supported in the palm of a user's hand, so that both of the user's hands are available to position and hold items before and during stapling. The stapler includes an egg-shaped or domed stapler head conforming ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6179194 | Cartridge fed stapler A cartridge fed stapler that is fed with a cartridge containing a plurality of staples. The cartridge fed stapler includes a head and a handle. The head is for holding a staple driving mechanism and is hollow. The head has a front wall, a back wall, a top... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6012623 | Hammer-type stapler with canted drive track A hammer-type stapler in which the staple driving element and the staple drive track defining structure are constructed and arranged with respect to the frame structure to move through a drive stroke incident to an operator grasping a handle portion and m... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5975401 | Hammer-type stapler with relatively movable driver and magazine A hammer-type stapler in which the staple driving element and the staple drive track defining structure are constructed and arranged with respect to the frame structure to move through a drive stroke incident to an operator grasping a handle portion and m... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5852840 | Knife and tacking device A device for cutting sealing paper and tacking such paper during a roofing procedure. The inventive device includes a tacking assembly for dispensing tacks or staples in response to an impacting thereof against a surface. A cutting blade extends from the ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5443196 | Fastener applicator A fastener applicator, for example for cable clips, uses the kinetic energy of a flywheel rotated by a prime mover, preferably a battery driven electric motor, to drive a striker for firing a fastener into a support. An actuator which strikes the striker ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5199627 | Self powered magazine hammer A hammer including a magazine for holding and feeding fasteners such as nails including hydraulic means for driving the fasteners. The hammer head is movable to the rearward with respect to the body and the handle upon impacting a work surface driving one... | 04/06/1993 |
| 4508329 | High speed duplicator with stapler and staple loading arrangement A staple loading arrangement for feeding sticks of staples in a stapler magazine under a constant, uniform force imposed upon a staple follower in the magazine to present individual staples to a stapling position whereat sheets are stapled and including a... | 04/02/1985 |