Bypass type follower assembly having a latch mechanism on the follower claw
US8074855B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25C1/005
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A follower mechanism of the bypass type comprises a follower body which is normally spring-biased in the forward direction so as to, in turn, normally bias a strip supply of nail-type fasteners in the forward direction toward a discharge path along which the leading one of the nail-type fasteners will he driven and discharged out from the fastener-driving tool. A follower claw is normally spring-biased, around the pivotal axis of a pivot pin mounted upon the follower body, to a position at which the follower claw can engage the trailing one of the nail-type fasteners so as to bias the supply strip of nail-type fasteners in the forward direction. A latch-hook is integrally provided upon the follower claw for engaging an undercut region of the fastener-driving tool magazine end cap in order to retain the entire follower mechanism at a rearwardly retracted position within the magazine assembly of the fastener-driving machine.
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