IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0396905
(2006-04-04)
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등록번호 |
US-7721817
(2010-06-14)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- McGee, David M.
- Canlas, Jr., Prudencio S.
- Palm, William J.
- Tremaine, Laurence W.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P.
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대리인 / 주소 |
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
6 인용 특허 :
22 |
초록
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A fastener driving device includes a housing containing an engine for driving a fastener through a flooring board and into a sub-floor, a nosepiece through which fasteners are driven, a magazine for supplying a plurality of fasteners for the engine to drive, and a shoe mounted for movement relative
A fastener driving device includes a housing containing an engine for driving a fastener through a flooring board and into a sub-floor, a nosepiece through which fasteners are driven, a magazine for supplying a plurality of fasteners for the engine to drive, and a shoe mounted for movement relative to the nosepiece. The shoe locates the engine relative to the flooring board so that the fastener is driven into the flooring board at an angle. The shoe includes a bottom workpiece engaging surface for engaging a top surface of the flooring board, and the nosepiece includes a forward workpiece engaging surface for engaging a front surface of the flooring board. The forward surface extends a distance below the bottom surface. One of the bottom surface and the forward surface is movable with respect to the other to adjust the distance that the forward surface extends below the bottom surface.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A fastener driving device for fastening flooring boards to a sub-floor, each flooring board having a top surface, a tongue, and a front surface connecting the top surface and the tongue, the device comprising: a housing containing an engine for driving a fastener through the
What is claimed is: 1. A fastener driving device for fastening flooring boards to a sub-floor, each flooring board having a top surface, a tongue, and a front surface connecting the top surface and the tongue, the device comprising: a housing containing an engine for driving a fastener through the flooring board and into the sub-floor; a magazine for supplying a plurality of fasteners for the engine to drive; a handle for receiving a user's hand; and a shoe connected to the housing, the shoe being configured to locate the engine relative to the flooring board so that the fastener is driven into the flooring board at an angle, wherein the shoe comprises a bottom workpiece engaging surface for engaging the top surface of the flooring board, and a workpiece engaging surface for engaging the front surface of the flooring board, and wherein the shoe is configured to provide relative movement between the bottom workpiece engaging surface and the forward workpiece engaging surface while the shoe remains connected to the housing to adjust an exposure of the forward workpiece engaging surface to accommodate different thicknesses of the flooring boards, the exposure being the height of the forward workpiece engaging surface that is below a plane that includes the bottom workpiece engaging surface. 2. A fastener driving device according to claim 1, wherein the shoe comprises a fixed portion and a movable portion that is movable relative to the fixed portion. 3. A fastener driving device according to claim 2, wherein the movable portion comprises a wedge shaped body that is movable along a plane at a second angle relative to the bottom workpiece engaging surface. 4. A fastener driving device according to claim 2, wherein the fixed portion of the shoe comprises the forward workpiece engaging surface and the movable portion of the shoe comprises the bottom workpiece engaging surface. 5. A fastener driving device according to claim 2, wherein the shoe further comprises a lock for locking the movable portion relative to the fixed portion. 6. A fastener driving device according to claim 5, wherein the lock comprises a first plurality of teeth located on the fixed portion of the shoe that are configured to engage and a second plurality of teeth located on the movable portion of the shoe to lock the movable portion relative to the fixed portion. 7. A fastener driving device according to claim 6, wherein the second plurality of teeth are located on a member that is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the member being biased in the locked position that locks the movable portion of the shoe relative to the fixed portion of the shoe. 8. A fastener driving device according to claim 7, wherein the first and second pluralities of teeth index a position of the movable portion of the shoe. 9. A fastener driving device according to claim 1, wherein the exposure of the forward workpiece engaging portion is adjustable between a minimum exposure and a maximum exposure, and wherein the minimum exposure is about 0.10 inch. 10. A fastener driving device according to claim 1, wherein the exposure of the forward workpiece engaging portion is adjustable between a minimum exposure and a maximum exposure, and wherein the maximum exposure is about 0.60 inch. 11. A fastener driving device according to claim 1, wherein the engine is manually actuated and converts energy provided by the user into energy that drives the fastener. 12. A fastener driving device according to claim 1, wherein the engine is a pneumatic engine that uses a compressed gas to power the engine. 13. A shoe for coupling with a fastener driving device, the shoe being configured to locate an engine of the fastener driving device relative to a flooring board so that a fastener is driven into the flooring board at an angle, the flooring board comprising a top surface, a tongue, and a front surface that connects the top surface and the tongue, the shoe comprising: a bottom workpiece engaging surface for engaging the top surface of the flooring board; and a forward workpiece engaging surface for engaging the front surface of the flooring board, wherein the shoe is configured to provide relative movement between the bottom workpiece engaging surface and the forward workpiece engaging surface to adjust an exposure of the forward workpiece engaging surface to accommodate different thicknesses of the flooring boards when the shoe is coupled to the fastener driving device, the exposure being the height of the forward workpiece engaging surface that is below a plane that includes the bottom workpiece engaging surface. 14. A shoe according to claim 13, wherein the shoe comprises a fixed portion and a movable portion that is movable relative to the fixed portion. 15. A shoe according to claim 14, wherein the movable portion comprises a wedge shaped body that is movable along a plane at a second angle relative to the bottom workpiece engaging surface. 16. A shoe according to claim 14, wherein the fixed portion of the shoe comprises the forward workpiece engaging surface and the movable portion of the shoe comprises the bottom workpiece engaging surface. 17. A shoe according to claim 16, wherein the shoe further comprises a lock for locking the movable portion relative to the fixed portion. 18. A shoe according to claim 17, wherein the lock comprises a first plurality of teeth located on the fixed portion of the shoe that are configured to engage and a second plurality of teeth located on the movable portion of the shoe to lock the movable portion relative to the fixed portion. 19. A shoe according to claim 18, wherein the second plurality of teeth are located on a member that is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the member being biased in the locked position that locks the movable portion of the shoe relative to the fixed portion of the shoe. 20. A shoe according to claim 19, wherein the first and second pluralities of teeth index a position of the movable portion of the shoe. 21. A shoe according to claim 13, wherein the exposure of the forward workpiece engaging portion is adjustable between a minimum exposure and a maximum exposure, and wherein the minimum exposure is about 0.10 inch. 22. A shoe according to claim 13, wherein the exposure of the forward workpiece engaging portion is adjustable between a minimum exposure and a maximum exposure, and wherein the maximum exposure is about 0.60 inch. 23. A fastener driving device for fastening flooring boards to a sub-floor, each flooring board having a top surface, a tongue, and a front surface connecting the top surface and the tongue, the device comprising: a housing containing an engine for driving a fastener through the flooring board and into the sub-floor; a nosepiece through which fasteners are driven; a magazine for supplying a plurality of fasteners for the engine to drive; a handle for receiving a user's hand; and a shoe mounted for movement relative to said nosepiece, the shoe being configured to locate the engine relative to the flooring board so that the fastener is driven into the front surface or the tongue of the flooring board at a non-zero angle relative to the front surface of the flooring board, wherein the shoe comprises a bottom workpiece engaging surface for engaging the top surface of the flooring board, and the nosepiece comprises a forward workpiece engaging surface for engaging the front surface of the flooring board, the forward workpiece engaging surface extending a distance below said bottom workpiece engaging surface, one of said bottom workpiece engaging surface and said forward workpiece engaging surface being movable with respect to the other to adjust the distance that the forward workpiece engaging surface extends below said bottom workpiece engaging surface. 24. A fastener driving device according to claim 23, wherein the shoe comprises a wedge shaped body that is movable along a plane at a second angle relative to the bottom workpiece engaging surface. 25. A fastener driving device according to claim 24, wherein the second angle is between about 10° and about 30°. 26. A fastener driving device according to claim 25, wherein the second angle is about 15°. 27. A fastener driving device according to claim 23, further comprising a lock for locking the shoe relative to the nosepiece. 28. A fastener driving device according to claim 27, wherein the lock comprises a first plurality of teeth located on the housing that are configured to engage a second plurality of teeth located on the shoe to lock the shoe relative to the housing. 29. A fastener driving device according to claim 28, wherein the second plurality of teeth are located on a member that is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the member being biased in the locked position that locks the shoe relative to the housing. 30. A fastener driving device according to claim 29, wherein the first and second pluralities of teeth index a position of the shoe. 31. A fastener driving device according to claim 23, wherein the distance is adjustable between a minimum distance and a maximum distance. 32. A fastener driving device according to claim 31, wherein the minimum distance is about 0.10 inch. 33. A fastener driving device according to claim 31, wherein the maximum distance is about 0.60 inch. 34. A fastener driving device according to claim 23, wherein the engine is manually actuated and converts energy provided by the user into energy that drives the fastener. 35. A fastener driving device according to claim 23, wherein the engine is a pneumatic engine that uses a compressed gas to power the engine.
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