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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186554 | Tapered guide bushing for reciprocating driver and tool incorporating same A guide bushing for a reciprocating nailer includes a body having a cylindrical portion and a tapered portion. An aperture extends through the body for receiving a driving rod. The tapered portion of the guide bushing extends from the nailer and is configured to fit... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8136710 | Powered stapling device The present invention relates to an powered stapling device and, more specifically, but not limited to, a powered stapling device for driving staples over a strip of linear material, such as a cable located in an otherwise inaccessible or difficult to reach place. T... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7946464 | Actuator housing having a releasable actuator cartridge for use on hardwood flooring pneumatic nailers An actuator housing (20) for use on a pneumatic nailer (10), the actuator housing comprising a casing (22) defining a cartridge insertion opening (24), and a selectively activated actuator cartridge (50) which is inserted in the ca... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7886950 | Nose assembly for a floor nail gun A nose assembly for a floor nail gun includes: a base having a bottom end that has a base contact surface; a nose plate having an abutting end defining a nose abutting surface, and a contact end having first and second nose contact surfaces; and an urging mechanism ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7882994 | 45 degree adjustable adapter for flooring nailer An adjustable adapter configured to position a fastening tool for driving a fastener into tongue-and-groove flooring material in order to secure the flooring material to a subfloor is disclosed. The adapter comprises a fastening tool mounting plate, a base slidably ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7878383 | Spring loaded set tool for hardwood plank staples A tool for driving a floor staple including an outer tubular body and a rod insertable into the tubular body. The tubular body has an end tip having angled surfaces and an inner bore. The rod is biased with the inner bore. The inner bore has a staple slot allowing a... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7837078 | Plank top set tool for hardwood plank staples A plank top set tool for driving hardwood staples including a body having an underside base surface which contacts a base top and an angled stop surface fitting over the vertical surface leading to the tongue base. Extending at a 45 degree angle through the block is... | 11/23/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7344057 | Nailer with adjustable guide member The nailer comprises a main body, an elongated nail ejection channel in the main body for receiving a nail to be ejected and including a nail outlet leading out of the main body, and a plunger carried within and movable along the nail ejection channel. The nailer al... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7303105 | Arcuate fastener nailing device for hardwood flooring A nailing device used for securing hardwood flooring planks to a subfloor using arcuate fasteners. The nailing device comprises a main body in turn defining a fastener discharge opening. The nailing device also comprises an arcuate fastener ejection channel made in ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299962 | Nail driving apparatus A nail driving apparatus for maintaining alignment of a nail with an object and driving the nail into the object includes an alignment tube being configured for slidably receiving the nail and maintaining a substantially perpendicular alignment of the nail with a su... | 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 |
| 7287681 | Palm nailer A palm nailer includes a main body, a rotating table mounted on the main body, a mounting seat mounted on the rotating table to connect with a nail magazine. The mounting seat and the nail magazine can rotate with the rotating table. A brake lever is pivotally engag... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7255256 | Finish nailer with contoured contact trip foot A fastener driving device for use in driving a fastener into an elongated contoured portion of a workpiece is disclosed. The elongated contoured portion has a surface that is contoured perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the elongated contoured portion. The... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7213735 | Staple-driving gun capable of ensuring attachment of a seal washer to a sleeve A staple-driving gun includes a hollow housing configured with first and second air chambers separated by a partition. A piston unit includes an operating member connected fixedly to a sleeve disposed movably in the first air chamber, and a piston rod disposed movab... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7097087 | Powered stapler A portable hand-held power stapler with an outer housing contoured to fit comfortably within the grip of a hand, said stapler having an improved actuation system comprising a manually operated power switch that will actuate the stapling mechanism when a paper-sensin... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083073 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (103) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop mechanism for fixing the c... | 08/01/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7025242 | Adjustable angle magazine An adjustable angle magazine provides the operator of a nail gun the ability to adjust the position of a housing of the magazine, which stores nails to be driven, relative to a nose casting of the nail gun. This repositioning enables an operator to employ a variety ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7000817 | Nailing gun applicable to oblique rowed nails of different specifications A nailing gun applicable to oblique rowed nails of different specifications includes a nail box having its upper rear side pivotally combined with the head end of a muzzle to form a pivot and its intermediate portion combined with the arc-shaped guiding slot of the ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6938809 | Nail lockout assembly A nail lockout assembly provides a way for an operator of a nail gun to have determined whether the nails being employed are properly aligned to allow for efficient operation of the nail gun. The nail lockout assembly may be employed in a nail loading assembly, such... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932261 | Palm operated nail ejector A nail ejector includes a main body; and a nail magazine mounted on an end of the main body. Thus, the nail ejector is pressed and operated by a user's one palm to eject the nails outward successively. In addition, the nail magazine contains multiple nails which are... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6843402 | Adjustable tool mount A tool mount for a pneumatic tool used in installing tongue and groove flooring or other strip material. The mount has a base with a vertically adjustable tool carrier and an adjustable spacer to position the tool vertically and laterally with respect to the floorin... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6834789 | Pneumatic fastener driving tool for hardwood flooring A pneumatic mallet-blow operated fastener driving tool for securing hardwood planks to a subfloor, which comprises a fastener discharge mechanism in turn comprising a housing having a pressurized main chamber in direct link with a compressed air intake, a selectivel... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6783051 | Point driver A point driver is provided that comprises a body, a selectively operable actuator, a pushplate connected to the actuator, and a head. The head includes a channel disposed between a first section and a second section. At least a segment of the channel follows an arcu... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6779697 | Pneumatic nailer with rotatable and movable magazine A pneumatic nailer includes body for receiving the piston therein and a barrel is rotatably and movably inserted in a connection tube extending from the body. The piston rod is movably inserted in the barrel for ejecting the nail fed in the barrel. A magazine is con... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6755337 | Powered stapler and adjustable base assembly A stapler assembly includes a base and a stapler coupled to the base. The stapler is movable with respect to the base between a first position, wherein the stapler has a first orientation with respect to the base, and a second position, wherein the stapler has a sec... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6704982 | Automatic machine for assembling frames The machine comprises two independent fastening stations. The first station (2), designed to assembly the corners of the frame separately and successively, is provided with two cutting heads (3, 7) for cutting the mouldings (5, 9) forming the co... | 03/16/2004 |
