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AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsStephen P. Moore, Murray Z. Weinger, Daniel J. Birk, Hanxin Zhao, Ricardo Segura, Ryan L Francis
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A fastener-driving tool includes a housing and a workpiece-contacting element movable between a rest position and an activated position. The tool also includes a trigger connected to the housing and movable between a rest position and an activated position, a control valve including an actuating pin, an actuation lever movably connected to the trigger and movable between a rest position and an actuating position adjacent to the actuating pin, and a trigger control mechanism associated with the actuation lever and configured for moving and holding the actuation lever in the actuating position. In a powered mode, the trigger control mechanism causes the-actuation lever to move and remain in the actuating position such that the tool is actuated each time the workpiece-contacting element contacts a workpiece and moves to the activated position causing the actuation lever to contact the actuating pin and initiate an actuation of the tool.
A method of operating a fastener-driving tool including a housing, a processor supported by the housing, a trigger supported by the housing and movable from a rest position to an activating position, an electromagnet supported by the housing, and a workpiece-contact element supported by the housing and movable from an extended position to a retracted position, said method comprising:
A method of operating a fastener-driving tool including a housing, a processor supported by the housing, a trigger supported by the housing and movable from a rest position to an activating position, an electromagnet supported by the housing, and a workpiece-contact element supported by the housing and movable from an extended position to a retracted position, said method comprising:
A method of operating a fastener-driving tool including a housing, a processor supported by the housing, a trigger supported by the housing and movable from a rest position to an activating position, and a workpiece-contact element supported by the housing and movable from an extended position to a retracted position, said method comprising:
A method of operating a fastener-driving tool including a housing, a processor supported by the housing, a trigger supported by the housing and movable from a rest position to an activating position, and a workpiece-contact element supported by the housing and movable from an extended position to a retracted position, said method comprising:
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