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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7313993 | Feeding mechanism for a microtome A feed device (1) for a microtome, in particular for a cryostat microtome, for setting the cut thickness of the specimen (2) to be sectioned, is described. In order to set the cut thickness, either the cutting knife or the specimen holder (3) is... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7121440 | Motor-driven stapler having a driver and a cylinder unit that vertically reciprocates A stapler having a driver unit vertically separated from its clincher unit, which has a clincher base with a clincher. The clincher base is disposed to vertically reciprocate, and sheets inserted between the base and driver unit are clamped between the base and the ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7111378 | Fastener closing Apparatus for closing a fastener includes a first member adapted to engage and bend a fastener toward a closed position, a second member defining a recessed fastener guide adapted to engage and bend the fastener toward the closed position, the recessed fastener guid... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6915937 | Tool with nosepiece for bending fastener upon installation and fastener therefor A fastener driving tool having a reciprocating driver blade and a nosepiece, and being configured for sequentially feeding fasteners to the nosepiece for engagement by the driver blade for subsequent driving into a workpiece, each fastener defining a plane, further ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6896168 | Framing point driver system A framing point driver system for efficiently driving various framing points into a picture frame. The framing point driver system includes a lever unit, a turret member with a plurality of receiver apertures rotatably attached to the lever unit, a shaft member exte... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6698642 | Wire retainer casing The present invention relates to a wire retainer of a stapler that is applicable for stapling objects with different staple size, and such stapler comprises a groove bracket being disposed at the bottom edge between two side casings for accommodating the ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6550659 | Apparatus for manufacturing industrial component holder assemblies An apparatus for manufacturing a component holder assembly includes a frame, a plurality of stapler assemblies, which are supported by the frame, and a support surface. The stapler assemblies are aligned along a common axis for ejecting staples along the ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6398096 | Hydraulic drive mechanism for a joining tool A hydraulic drive mechanism to actuate a tool for joining at least two work-pieces of ductile material such as by self-piercing riveting or clinching. The drive mechanism comprises a punch drive for actuating a punch and a clamp drive for actuating a clam... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6237827 | Stapler and method for the attachment of steel framing A staple driving tool and a method for clamping and stapling together two or more steel workpiece layers as in light gauge steel framing for residential and commercial buildings, truss assembly, and the like. The stapling tool has a guide body and a jaw a... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6134775 | Device for applying nailing plates to the ends of railroad ties and nailing plate dispenser therefor A device for applying nailing plates to the ends of wooden ties includes a plate feeder for applying nailing plates to the generally vertically-oriented ends of a wooden tie horizontally disposed therein. The plate feeder includes a frame on each side for... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5996876 | Stapling device A stapling device has a holddown element, a staple forming member, and a staple driving means, which are guided linearly and are movable perpendicular to the upper side of a sheet stack to be stapled. A first pressure spring with a lower spring force is associ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5862971 | Stapling apparatus A stapling apparatus (1) has a stationary stapling head (9) and a counterbearing(13), fastened to a slider(4) and equipped with a clinching apparatus (14), that is fastened to slider (4). The slider (4) has parallel clamping surfaces (4d, 4e), associated ... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5839639 | Collapsible anvil assembly and applicator instrument A collapsible anvil assembly and applicator instrument for use with a surgical stapler. The collapsible anvil assembly includes an anvil shaft and a plurality of anvil segments, having staple clinching buckets thereon, flexibly affixed to the anvil shaft ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5775566 | Machine for the attachment of buttons, rivets or the like, preferably to articles of clothing A machine for the attachment of buttons, rivets or the like, preferably to articles of clothing, which buttons, rivets or the like consist of an upper portion and a lower portion, a material held between an upper clamping jaw and a lower clamping jaw bein... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5644836 | Device for belt connectors An apparatus for securing a U-shaped clip to the end of a belt with a staple has a die having a seat shaped to fit a belt end over which is fitted the clip, a presser head displaceable transversely toward and away from the die and having a passage holding... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5435476 | Vehicle for fabricating frames for buildings An apparatus to assemble prefabricated walls and joist panels for homes, apartments, commercial buildings, etc. Apparatus is self-loading and can place and fasten 2×3, 2×4, 3×4, 4×4, and 4×6 cross members between parallel plates on the fly, having te... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5330086 | Electromotive stapler An electromotive stapler according is provided with a paper holder, which is linked with a striking block, to press the neighborhood of the place where the staple is driven, whereby binding of many sheets of paper is possible without consuming much power ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5263627 | Machine for attaching buttons, rivets or the like, preferably to articles of clothing A machine (1) for attaching buttons, rivets or the like, preferably to articles of clothing, which buttons, rivets or the like consist of an upper part (124, 125) and a lower part (67, 68) which are fed to an upper tool (9) and lower tool (10) from magazi... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5248074 | Five axis riveter and system Riveting apparatus for operation on a workpiece having opposite sides and supported vertically on a horizontal surface comprising a frame having a pair of spaced apart sides movable along the supporting surface and straddling the workpiece, first and seco... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5170924 | Fastening apparatus for securing belt fasteners to a conveyor belt A belt fastener apparatus and comb assembly is mounted and operable on a frame. The fastener apparatus is particularly applicable to wire loop-type fasteners and includes a locating pin to positively locate the punch and anvil arrangement to inhibit index... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5065930 | Spiral feed fastener An automatic fastening machine where strips of covered fasteners (11) are fed from a reel 16 of fasteners into the rear of the fastening machine along a guide means (12) as needed. A fastener advancing means (13) intermittently urges the strip of fastener... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4830256 | Stapler actuation In a stapling system with a power driven stapler unit for stapling sheets together by clamping the sheets together with a clamper and driving a staple into the sheets with a staple driver while the sheets are clamped, and clinching the legs of the staple ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4817965 | Device for assembling, by clipping, moldings incorporating several rabbets The invention relates to a device for assembling mouldings incorporating several rabbets, which comprises a table for positioning the mouldings, slides supporting this table, rendered fast with two columns which are connected in their lower part by a base... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4718158 | Automatic tagging apparatus and method therefor A method and apparatus for automatically tagging selected layers of multi-layered articles by the operation of a single switch that initiates the sequential stepped operation of a clamp for holding the selected layers in a tagging position while a tag is ... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4705202 | Cartridge plier stapler A hand-held plier type stapler having a first rearward handle to which an anvil is pivotally mounted. The first handle provides a housing for a belt stapler head for forming and driving staples. A second forward handle is connected to the anvil to pull th... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4659001 | Machine for applying articles of hardware to tensioned textile materials A riveting press wherein a vertically movable downwardly yieldable platform supports a selected portion of a textile workpiece between a passive lower tool and a vertically rciprocable upper tool. The upper tool is surrounded by a set of two or more radia... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4657168 | Wood cross-tie end plating machine An end plating machine comprising a frame having an in-feed portion at one side thereof and an out-feed portion at the other side thereof. A stationary platen is provided at opposite ends of the frame below the in-feed and out-feed portions adapted to sup... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4633861 | Surgical stapling instrument with jaw clamping mechanism A surgical stapling instrument suitable for performing a gastrointestinal anastomosis is provided. The stapling instrument incorporates a jaw clamping mechanism which applies clamping forces to its jaw members to resist the forces exerted on the anvil and... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4623084 | Hand-held stapler A hand-held plier type stapler is disclosed. The stapler has a first handle to which an anvil is pivotally mounted. The first handle also houses a stapler head for forming and driving staples. A second handle is rotatably mounted to the first handle. Move... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4572419 | Stapling tool A stapling tool which includes an anvil assembly that is pivotally mounted and which can be positioned to secure items together through which a staple received from a magazine assembly is driven. The tool is trigger-operated and sequentially positions the... | 02/25/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4522329 | Apparatus for pressing-in belt connectors The invention relates to an apparatus for pressing-in belt connectors, the ressing-in lever of which is driven by two elbow lever systems. In such a pressing-in apparatus a control lever (5) is positioned between the two elbow lever systems. The control le... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4513900 | Wood cross-tie end plating machine An end plating machine comprising a frame having an in-feed portion at one side thereof and an out-feed portion at the other side thereof. A stationary platen is provided at opposite ends of the frame below the in-feed and out-feed portions adapted to sup... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4485951 | Heel attaching machine A heel attaching machine is provided with a shoe support in the form of an elongated boot jack which is capable of handling boots as well as conventional low shoes. The machine includes a heel holddown mechanism to clamp the shoe on the support and an arr... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4436234 | Frame fastener A clamp assembly 11 holds two frame elements 2, 3 in a common plane and in angled abutment to form a mitered joint 1. A fastener tool 13 is held with its discharge opening 125 positioned on one side of the location where the mitered joint is to be formed,... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4385428 | Driving apparatus Apparatus and method for driving an object such as a nail covered by a deformable member such as a shingle without damage to the latter. Force is applied by means such as a hammer to a force distributing member in engagement with the deformable member. A ... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4378901 | Apparatus for applying a staple suture The surgical instrument for applying a staple suture comprises a body with a split frame having a .andgate.-shaped member, whose one leg carries a die with a number of recesses. There is provided a detachable rod adapted to interlink the free ends of the ... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4376504 | Machine for attaching buttons having shanks to an article in a correctly buttoned condition A machine for the attachment of buttons provided with shanks to articles provided with buttonholes, having a lower tool which holds a button upper part and moves relative to the lower tool towards the latter. A device is disposed in front of the upper too... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4351465 | Apparatus for end-plating railroad ties Apparatus for pressing nailing plates or the like into opposite ends of elongate members, such as wooden railroad ties, thereby to end-plate the ties. The apparatus comprises a press having upper and lower platens engageable with the top and bottom faces ... | 09/28/1982 |
