Fastener driving tool including a nosepiece assembly and a nose positioner
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsAnthony M. Versino, Daniel Pinkerton
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Abstract
A fastener driving tool including a nose positioner that enables an operator of the tool to consistently and repeatedly accurately position the tool in desired positions relative to an edge of a workpiece and to hold the tool in each of such desired positions prior to and during the firing processes. In various embodiments, the nose positioner is removably attachable to a barrel of the fastener driving tool. Various embodiments relate to the nose positioner itself and thus provide a nose positioner for a fastener driving tool.
Claims18
A fastener driving tool comprising
- a housing;
- a nosepiece assembly connected to and supported by the housing, the nosepiece assembly including a workpiece contact element including a barrel;
- and
- a nose positioner including:
- a barrel connector attached to the barrel,
- a rotational bearing connected to and supported by the barrel connector,
- a probe supporter connected to and supported by the rotational bearing, and
- a probe connected to and supported by the probe supporter,
- wherein the rotational bearing enables the probe supporter and the probe to rotate relative to the barrel connector and the barrel.
A fastener driving tool nose positioner comprising
- a barrel connector configured to be removably attached to a barrel of a workpiece contact element of a fastener driving tool;
- a rotational bearing connected to and supported by the barrel connector;
- a probe supporter connected to and supported by the rotational bearing;
- and
- a probe connected to and supported by the probe supporter,
- wherein the rotational bearing enables the probe supporter and the probe to rotate relative to the barrel connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.