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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162196 | Device for processing a belt strap for storing screws A device for processing a belt strap for storing screws, in which the belt strap has a flat, U-shaped cross section that has a periphery that has a ratio of no more than 11:10 relative to the non-flanged belt. A guide device for the belt strap guides and holds the b... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7699201 | Fastening tool with automatic feeding of wire-collated fasteners A fastening tool with a magazine assembly for holding and dispensing collated fasteners. The magazine assembly includes a canister and a door that is hingedly coupled to a nosepiece. The canister includes a stationary portion and a movable portion that may be moved ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7441683 | 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... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7416100 | Setting tool A hand-held setting tool for driving fastening elements in a workpiece includes a muzzle member (20) axially displaceable relative to the tool housing (11) in a direction of an operational axis (A) of the setting tool (10), a feeding channel ( | 08/26/2008 |
| 7398905 | Anti-misfit structure for a nail cartridge The present invention provides an anti-misfit structure for a nail cartridge, which resolves the problems of a typical nail cartridge. For example, when a short collated nail is mistakenly inserted, it is likely lead to different triggering strength, and easier swin... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7367484 | Automatic fastener loader An automatic fastener loader includes a support member and a feed tube having an end. The feed tube is mounted to the support member. In an exemplary embodiment, a pivotable frame is mounted for oscillation on the support member between a receiving position and a lo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7353975 | Stapler There is provided a stapler in which a cartridge can be mounted on a stapler body in a stable manner without wobbling, and fixing of the cartridge can be released in synchronization with opening operation of a door member. A stapler has a cartridge which is provided... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7296720 | Low staple indicator for a stapler A stapler includes a base, a staple storage chamber coupled with the base, a staple pusher assembly positioned at least partially in the staple storage chamber, and a low staple indicator distinct from the staple pusher assembly and movable between a first position ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7285131 | System for performing anastomosis An anastomosis system for connecting a graft vessel to a target vessel includes an elongated anvil arm for insertion into the target vessel. The anvil arm includes a contact surface that contacts the inner surface of the wall of the target vessel. The anvil arm incl... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7234622 | Stapler, cartridge for stapler, and system having the stapler and cartridge in combination It is a task of the present invention to provide a stapler of a small size, the structure of which is simple, into which a large number of staples can be charged. It is also a task to provide a cartridge, the structure of which is simple, containing the staples and ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7225962 | Nail advancement systems for nail arrays disposed within nailing tool magazines Fastener-advancement systems comprise a multiple lever and linkage mechanically operated system operatively connected to the driver blade member of the fastener driving tool, as well as electro-mechanically operated systems, for advancing a leading fastener of a col... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210879 | Universal holding frame for certain drill accessories A universal holding frame provides convenience and safety for certain drill accessories which all have an elongate drivable shaft and a mounted storage barrel. The universal holding frame maintains the mounted storage barrel against rotation with the shaft of the dr... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7200914 | Apparatus and method for loading a riveting module with blind rivet nuts The invention relates to a device for loading a rivet module (10), which can be vertically displaced between a lower placement position and an upper loading position, with blind rivet nuts (100) using a rivet feed (22). The invention is characte... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7172103 | Fastener magazine of fastening machine A fastener magazine of, e.g., an electric screwdriver into which connected fasteners of various girths can be loaded to improve the versatility. A fastener magazine (5) of a fastening machine has therein a press plate (9) of spring-pressing type oppose... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7137186 | Magazine for wired-collated fasteners with automatic loading A fastening tool includes a housing assembly having a nosepiece and a magazine assembly that is coupled to the housing assembly. The magazine assembly includes a canister, a door structure, a feed pawl and a follower structure. The canister is configured to hold a p... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7076866 | Simultaneous riveting system of flat surfaces for riveters A riveting system for hammering a set of nails along a path having a rotatable upper table with a plurality of riveting mechanisms positioned along a plurality of radii on the upper table and a lower table having a plurality of upset members positioned along a plura... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7048170 | Nail magazine A nail magazine for use in a power nailing hand tool to hold and feed a rolled belt of nails is constructed to include a casing, a magazine shaft vertically disposed inside the casing at the center, the magazine shaft having an upright shaft at the center inside the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7014084 | Stapling apparatus with interconnected feeding and clinching A stapler apparatus of the type using continuous belt-formed staples 200 includes a staple feed claw 25 for advancing the staples 200 sequentially to a stapling position 103, and a drive means 50 for driving the staples 200 ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6988303 | Screw gun The invention relates to a screw gun including a driving unit fitted with a slidable cartridge holder adapted for receiving and indexing a separate cartridge containing a plurality of screws. The invention further relates to the replaceable cartridge containing the ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6978920 | Box nailing machine A box nailing machine includes: a box nailing machine body having a nail driving port from which nails are driven; a handle portion having a handle arm; and a magazine for accommodating nails in it, the forward end portion of which is attached to the nail driving po... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974067 | Magazine for use in nail stapler A nail stapler magazine includes a storing device, a feeding device, a gate and a distinguisher. The storing device is for storing nails and first and second types of staples each including first and second legs. The feeding device is for feeding the nails and the f... | 12/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6941627 | Adaptable fastener installation tool A system for installing fasteners into a workpiece. The system includes a fastener orientation system and an installation unit. The fastener orientation system receives the fastener from a fastener delivery tube and retains the fastener in a holding jaw. Specificall... | 09/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6796454 | Fastening machines Fastener delivery apparatus for automatically selecting and delivering fasteners such as rivets to a setting tool (1). The fasteners are pre-loaded in a package (4) and dispense via at least one fastener delivery tube (6) that interconnects the ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6763991 | Feeding mechanism for connected nails in nailing machine In a nailing machine capable of feeding not only wire-connected nails but also nails connected by a plastic sheet into the nail ejecting opening of a nose portion, the nail shank of one of the wire-connected nails is supplied with shifting the nail shank toward the ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6708861 | Supply mechanism and nail magazine for connected nails in nailing machine A supply mechanism for connected nails in a nailing machine is provided. The nailing machine includes a driver for driving the connected nail and a nose having a nail introduction portion and accommodating the driver. The supply mechanism includes a magazine and a p... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6708821 | Fastener collation strip and debris exhaust mechanism For use in a fastener driving tool, a fastener assembly includes a plurality of fasteners arranged in a row, each fastener including a head and an elongated shank and a carrier including a plurality of connected carrier sleeves for receiving and surrounding a portio... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6705504 | Motor-driven stapler A motor-driven stapler is disclosed which comprises a table (100) arranged as opposed to a staple drive portion for driving a staple and provided movably up and down on a stapler body, and a driver for driving a staple from the staple drive portion to sheets ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6685078 | Setting tool A setting tool including a stud guide (2) located in the tool housing (1), a hopper (3) extending sidewise of the stud guide and having a guide channel extending parallel to a longitudinal extent of the hopper (3) and having two guide regions (4, 5), a di... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6681976 | Rotary device for a rivet setting machine A rotary device for a rivet setting machine for self-punching rivets that includes a rotatable pick-up device (1) having an angle of rotation lock (2), wherein the angle of rotation lock (2) in the open state allows free rotation of the pick-up device (1)... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6679415 | Fastener collation strip having magazine rail-engaging members defining point-contact tip regions A fastener collation strip has pairs of vertically aligned rail-engaging members or projections which have convergent sides disposed within at least two mutually orthogonal planes such that lower and upper tip regions of the rail-engaging members or proje... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6511061 | Fastener injector system and method A fastener injector (18) includes a plurality of tubes (86) operable to transfer a plurality of different sizes and types of fasteners (20) in a desired orientation. The injector also includes a receiver (88) operable to receive the fasteners (20) in the ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6321935 | Clip device for bending a clip plate and clipping a bundle of sheets together with the bent clip plate and method of its use A clip device is provided which is capable of clipping a sheet bundle with more than a predetermined clipping force independent of the thickness of the sheet bundle. This clip device is equipped with a cartridge for housing a plurality of substantially fl... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6264063 | Orientation maintained fastener delivery system and method An orientation maintained fastener delivery system (10) includes an escapement (14), a transfer system (16), and an injector (18). The escapement (14) regulates the flow of fasteners (20) through the orientation maintained fastener delivery system (10). T... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6196414 | Fastener injector system and method A fastener injector (18) includes a plurality of tubes (86) operable to transfer a plurality of different sizes and types of fasteners (20) in a desired orientation. The injector also includes a receiver (88) operable to receive the fasteners (20) in the ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5964393 | Rivet feed apparatus An apparatus for setting up fastener elements having a shaft and a head, e.g. rivets or the like, wherein the shaft length is equal to or less than the head diameter, the setting-up being ahead of a press-bar or hammer of a fastener-driving machine, which... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5908148 | Device for fitting rivets, buttons or the like A device for fitting articles including rivets, buttons and the like, to a fabric, comprising a lower tool serving as an abutment for an article, and a ram executing a riveting stroke. A lower end of the ram joins with an upper tool for impinging upon an ... | 06/01/1999 |
