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US 12,385,531 B2Granted
Pipe clamp, pipe clamp driver and anti-backdrive mechanism
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsMike Schmittdiel, Patel Sandip, Dylan Parker, Michael Justis, Dustin L. Demarr, Kathleen Miller
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Abstract
A power tool including a housing and a motor housed in the housing. There is a spring engine housed in the housing and a driver blade driven by the spring engine. Additionally, the power tool holds a pipe clamp configured to be driven into a workpiece by the driver blade.
Claims29
A power tool, comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor housed in the housing;
- a transmission driven by the motor;
- a drive shaft turned by the transmission;
- a spring engine housed in the housing at an end of the drive shaft opposite the transmission and the drive shaft is linearly disposed between the spring engine and the transmission;
- a driver blade driven by the spring engine;
- and
- a pipe clamp configured to be driven into a workpiece by the driver blade.
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A pipe clamp driver, comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor housed in the housing and driving a drive shaft;
- a wheel driven by the drive shaft;
- a carriage driven by the wheel;
- a spring drive, the spring drive comprising a spring;
- and
- a driver blade operatively connected to the carriage and configured to drive a pipe clamp;
- wherein the drive shaft is linearly disposed between the motor and the wheel,
- wherein the carriage compresses the spring;
- and
- wherein the carriage is driven by the spring to drive the driver blade, whereby the driver blade drives the pipe clamp.
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A pipe clamp driver, comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor housed in the housing and driving a drive shaft;
- a drive wheel driven by the drive shaft;
- a holder;
- a locking member secured to the holder in a non-rotatable manner;
- a carriage driven by the wheel;
- a spring drive, the spring drive comprising a spring;
- a driver blade operatively connected to the carriage and configured to drive a pipe clamp;
- wherein the carriage compresses the spring;
- wherein the carriage is driven by the spring to drive the driver blade, whereby the driver blade drives the pipe clamp;
- wherein the drive wheel has a first lock;
- wherein the locking member has a second lock;
- and
- wherein the first lock and second lock cooperate to prevent backdrive of the drive wheel.
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A pipe clamp driver system comprising:
- a pipe clamp driver, the pipe clamp driver comprising a driver blade with a flat front surface, wherein the flat front surface has a width of at least 20 millimeters;
- and
- a pipe clamp, the pipe clamp comprising:
- a pipe clamp body, the pipe clamp body including a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion spaced apart from the first receiving portion;
- a staple, the staple including a first leg, a second leg, and a crown connecting the first leg and the second leg;
- wherein the first leg is disposed in the first receiving portion and the second leg is disposed in the second receiving portion;
- wherein the pipe clamp is driven by the flat front surface of the driver blade.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.