Cap assembly for covering an air release opening in a housing of a nail driving gun
US6651863B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25C1/047
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cap assembly for a nail driving gun includes a cylindrical body mounted detachably on an open end of a gun housing. The cylindrical body includes a first flange that defines an inner space and that is formed with an external thread engaging threadedly the open end of the housing, and a second flange that is reduced from the first flange, that extends into the housing, and that defines a receiving space in fluid communication with the inner space. A nut is disposed in the inner space. A cover with an air outlet is fastened to the nut through a bolt to cover the inner space. A sealing member is movably and sealingly disposed in the housing for sealing the receiving space during a nail impelling operation.
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