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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7036705 | Automated multiple point fastener driving system An automated multiple point fastener driving system is disclosed for driving fasteners into a plurality of structural elements for connecting the elements together while the elements are substantially continuously moving along a path The automated multiple point fas... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6935546 | Box spring stapler apparatus A fastener apparatus is provided for securing a plurality of modules to a frame. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6814272 | Nailing machine A nailing machine for pallets, comprises nailing grippers supported by a beam which is controllably movable in a vertical plane and includes feeding bins for feeding nails to the grippers, with a plurality of gripper holding beams movable in a vertical plane, a cent... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6742245 | Apparatus for assembly of roof panel structures A portable roof panel structure assembly mechanism that may be transported to a construction site and that is used to automatically assemble roof panel structures at the site. The assembly mechanism includes a purlin feeder, subpurlin clamping mechanisms and feeders... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6651859 | Device for mating strips joined at an angle for forming rectangular frames A device for mating strips joined at an angle for forming rectangular frames having a L-shaped element, acting as movable abutment for the strips, has a symmetrical hinged connection to a pair of linkages, pivotally connected to a free end to the supporti... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6212762 | Lumber tagger An apparatus for tagging pieces of lumber including a motor-driven chain for positioning adjacent a lumber conveyor. A stapler is positioned adjacent one end of the chain for affixing a tag to a piece of lumber on the conveyor. A tag feeding attachment ur... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5979733 | Wood tie end planting machine An end plating machine for a wood tie having opposite ends comprising a frame including horizontally spaced-apart first and second end frames with the frame including tie in-feed and out-feed portions. A conveyor is provided for positioning a tie between ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5615122 | Method and apparatus to construct building components A table is provided to assist in the manufacture of building structures such as walls or the like where the building structure has a plurality of metallic studs extending between top and bottom metallic channel shaped framing members. The table includes a... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5014896 | Staple gun for attaching labels A pneumatic label stapling gun including a label feed attachment and a cutting device which rapidly feeds a label into alignment with the staple gun head and severs the label from the remainder of the label roll after stapling. A pair of pneumatic cylinde... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4671442 | Tag dispensing and attaching method and apparatus First and second separately actuatable triggers are mounted to a housing which carries a hollow needle through which a fastener is dispensed. The needle is mounted to the housing for movement between original and extended positions. The article to be tagg... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4513856 | Stick transport apparatus A transport device includes an elongated housing consisting of parallel spaced bars and end blocks. The housing is mounted for rotation on a pair of conveyor chains by support structure including longitudinally projecting shafts and bushings journaled on ... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4489819 | Pneumatic gripper for a nailing machine This invention concerns an apparatus for charging pneumatic gripper heads and maintaining the charge while the heads move between spaced locations.... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4480778 | Heel nailing machine A heel nailing machine having a holddown for the heel which clamps the heel against movement during attachment. The holddown is then moved upwards to lift the heel and attached shoe off the stand. The holddown then swings to one side and the shoe is relea... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4403388 | Automatic pallet-making machine and method A pallet is automatically assembled and nailed together on a horizontally reciprocating carrier. The carrier moves in a forward direction beneath a slat dispenser. A first series of one-way trip dogs mounted on the carrier successively removes the bottom ... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4392599 | Drawer building system having fastening guns A building machine, useful for building drawers and other products, having first and second carriages, sub-carriages moveably mounted on the carriages, a work-piece space between the carriages during building, fastening guns, first and second sets of spac... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4323183 | Tag dispenser for hand-held attacher The tag-dispensing device is designed for use with a hand-held plastic fastener attacher of the type having a needle for penetrating an article to be tagged and through which a fastener is dispensed. The device includes a support to which the attacher is ... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4262404 | Device for joining a suspension or fastening device with a folder or the like A riveting device for joining a suspension or fastening device, particularly a ring mechanism, to a folder, comprises, a holder for positioning a folder in vertical alignment with a fastening device and below riveting means which is capable of moving thro... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4258873 | Machine and method for stapling door fames Machine and method of stapling mitered joint frame members of rectangular cabinet doors and the like characterized by corner abutments or v-blocks for moving the joints together, and while clamped thereat, simultaneously applying a staple across each join... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4203541 | Affixing cushioning pads to floor sleepers Apparatus for affixing spaced cushioning pads to wooden floor sleepers has a positioning channel to hold a sleeper to be padded with lifting means provided to raise the sleeper into working position, cushioning pads are placed at spaced positions along th... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4187969 | Fixed stapler head An apparatus in which a stack of sheets is brought into contact with the clamping surface of a fixed stapler head. After the stack is secured against the clamping surface, a staple is driven therethrough.... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4134672 | Copier finisher for an electrographic reproducing device Copy finisher for assembling uncollated or collated copies produced by an electrographic copies into booklets in an intermediate tray, for stapling the booklets, if desired, and for selectively stacking the booklets in an offset or straight manner in an o... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4093111 | Automated apparatus for joining wood plates in side-by-side relation An automated apparatus for joining a set of a plurality of wood plates in a side-by-side relation to form, for instance, a heading for a barrel, comprises a nail driving means for driving a different given number of nails in different positions into a woo... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4039112 | Apparatus for automatically constructing frame structures Apparatus for automatically constructing prefabricated building stud walls or other frame structures from standard raw materials. Elongate studs are placed transversely at spaced intervals between a pair of elongate wall plates by a reciprocating stud sel... | 08/02/1977 |
