Power tool having angled dry fire lockout
US9649755B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25C5/162
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fastening tool having a lockout mechanism which has a dry fire lockout which achieves a controlled lockout override. The lockout mechanism can be part of a fastening tool magazine, a pusher assembly or a nosepiece contact trip. The lockout mechanism can be an angled lockout, a torsion spring lockout, or a fixed member lockout. The fastening tool can have a method of controlling lockout override using a lockout control angle.
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