Tool for installing demountable-wall clips on wall-board panels
US5267391A · kind A · utility
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14Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/5148
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention is a hand-held tool for use by a construction worker and comprises a top plate, a main drive assembly with a return spring, and a demountable-wall drop tube insert for receiving a belt of clips. The worker places the tool flat along one edge of a wall panel with one hand and mallets an exposed end of the main drive assembly with the other hand. The resulting forward motion of the main drive assembly snags a single clip from the drop tube insert, separates the clip from the belt, and drives a barbed end of the clip squarely into the wall panel.
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