Board fastening tool
US10464196B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25C1/047
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A board fastening tool has a tool body and a driver having contiguous drive elements mounted in the body. A top element is mounted to slide in vertical track when hit from above. A bottom element is mounted to drive a fastener diagonally out of the body and into a board to fix the board to the floor. The top and bottom elements are connected by a spring steel ribbon device sliding in a curved track so that vertical movement of the top element is converted to diagonal movement of the bottom element. The spring steel ribbon device has a pair of spring steel ribbons joined to each other at respective ends thereof and separate from each other over an intermediate region.
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