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Cartridge for a power driven tool

US5493975A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 21, 1995
Grant dateFeb 27, 1996
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Expiry dateFeb 21, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF42B8/04
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cartridge for a powder actuated tool having a cartridge case, a powder propellant, a bushing, and a piston. The piston has a tapered outer diameter that is larger in a rear end of the piston and is compressed inward by the cartridge case. A port extends through the piston and has an entrance to the port at a rear end of the piston with a semi-spherical shape to slow gas flow rate passing through the port and reduce the amount of propellant residue passing through the port. The piston has a main section and a cantilevered section. The cantilevered section has a general ring shape and forms a portion of the outer diameter of the piston.

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