Peg driver
AssigneeTechtronic Cordless GP
InventorKoon For Chung
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Abstract
A peg driver for use with a peg has a base, a driver shaft, and a driver arm. The base is at least partially defined by a driver channel having an outlet and defines a channel axis. The driver shaft has a first end and a second end. The driver shaft defines a shaft channel open to the driver channel. The first end of the driver shaft is at least partially positioned within and moveable axially along the driver shaft between an at rest position and an actuated position. The driver arm is moveable with respect to the driver shaft between a retracted position and a deployed position. The driver arm is configured to move from the retracted position to the deployed position as the driver shaft moves from the rest position to the actuated position.
Claims20
A peg driver for use with a peg having a hook member and defining a peg axis, the peg driver comprising:
- a base at least partially defining a driver channel having an outlet, wherein the driver channel defines a channel axis extending through the outlet and the driver channel;
- a driver shaft having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the driver shaft defines a shaft channel open to the driver channel, and wherein the first end of the driver shaft is at least partially positioned within the driver channel and is movable axially along the channel axis between a rest position and an actuated position;
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- a driver arm movably coupled to the driver shaft proximate to the first end thereof,
- wherein the driver arm is movable together with the driver shaft axially along the channel axis, and the driver arm is movable with respect to the driver shaft between a retracted position, in which the driver arm obstructs the shaft channel by a first amount, and a deployed position, in which the driver arm obstructs the shaft channel by a second amount greater than the first amount, and
- wherein the driver arm is configured to move from the retracted position to the deployed position as the driver shaft moves from the rest position to the actuated position.
A peg driver for driving a peg into a support surface, the peg driver comprising:
- a base defining a driver channel with an inlet and an outlet;
- a hollow driver shaft coupled to the base and movable between a rest position and an actuated position, the hollow driver shaft being open to the inlet and defining a first end at least partially positioned within the base;
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- a driver arm movably coupled with the driver shaft proximate to the first end thereof, wherein the driver arm is movable with respect to the driver shaft between a retracted position coinciding with the rest position of the hollow driver shaft, in which the driver arm permits passage of the peg through the hollow driver shaft to a loaded position between the driver arm and the outlet, and a deployed position coinciding with the actuated position of the hollow driver shaft, in which the driver arm is configured to engage the peg and drive the peg from the loaded position into the support surface.
A peg driver for driving a peg into a support surface, the peg driver comprising:
- a base defining a driver channel with an inlet and an outlet, wherein the driver channel defines a channel axis;
- a hollow driver shaft coupled to the base and movable between a rest position and an actuated position, the hollow driver shaft being open to the inlet and defining a first end at least partially positioned within the base;
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- a driver arm movably coupled with the driver shaft proximate to the first end of the driver shaft, the driver arm defining a driver surface configured to engage the peg,
- wherein the driver arm is movable with respect to the driver shaft between a retracted position coinciding with the rest position of the hollow driver shaft, in which the driver arm permits passage of the peg through the hollow driver shaft to a loaded position between the driver arm and the outlet, and a deployed position coinciding with the actuated position of the hollow driver shaft, in which the driver surface is perpendicular to the channel axis and configured to engage the peg and drive the peg through the outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.