Fastener positioning apparatus for a fastener driving tool

A hand held fastener driving tool for driving fasteners into a work piece comprising:

• a) a power head for providing the necessary striking force for driving said fasteners into said work piece,
• b) a handle attached to said power head for holding said tool in its operational position with respect to said work piece,
• c) a fastener supply magazine having a first end attached to the free end of said handle and a second end attached to said power head,
• d) a driver plate attached to the second end of said fastener supply magazine, said driver plate having vertical guide means therein for slidingly receiving a fastener driving driver therein, said fastener driver being driven by said power head, said driver plate having an opening therein whereby said fasteners may pass therethrough and become aligned with said fastener driver for being driven into said work piece,
• e) a face plate attached to said driver plate whereby said face plate and said vertical guide means, in said driver plate, cooperate to form a conduit through which said fastener driver operationally reciprocates as said fastener driver drives said fasteners through said conduit and into said work piece,
• f) a magnet positioned within said face plate whereby the magnetic field of said magnet draws said fastener thereagainst and in alignment with said fastener driver prior to being driven into said work piece by said fastener driver.

A hand held fastener driving tool for driving straight line fasteners into a work piece comprising:

• a) a power head for providing the necessary striking force for driving said fasteners into said work piece,
• b) a handle attached to said power head for holding said tool in its operational position with respect to said work piece,
• c) a fastener supply magazine having a first end attached to the free end of said handle and a second end attached to said power head,
• d) a driver plate attached to the second end of said fastener supply magazine, said driver plate having at least one U shaped vertical guide channel therein for slidingly receiving a fastener driving driver therein, said fastener driver being driven by said power head, said driver plate having a vertical elongated opening therein whereby said fasteners may pass therethrough and become aligned with said fastener driver before being driven into said work piece,
• e) a face plate attached to said driver plate whereby said face plate and said vertical guide channel, in said driver plate, cooperate to form a conduit through which said fastener driver operationally reciprocates as said fastener driver drives said fasteners into said work piece,
• f) a magnet positioned within said face plate whereby the magnetic field of said magnet draws said fastener thereagainst and in alignment with said fastener driver prior to being driven into said work piece by said fastener driver.

A hand held fastener driving tool for driving straight line fasteners into a work piece said tool comprising:

• a) a power head for providing the necessary striking force for driving said fasteners into said work piece,
• b) a handle for holding said tool in its operational position with respect to said work piece, said handle having a first and second end, said first end attached to said power head,
• c) a fastener supply magazine having a first and second end thereof, said first end of said supply magazine attached to the second end of said handle and said second end of said supply magazine attached to said power head, said fastener supply magazine including a pair of parallel guide rails forming a slot therebetween for receiving a soldier-course strip of said straight line fasteners therein,
• d) a driver plate attached to the second end of said fastener supply magazine, said driver plate having at least one U shaped vertical guide channel therein for slidingly receiving a fastener driving driver therein, said fastener driver being driven by said power head, said driver plate having a vertical elongated opening therein, aligned with the slot between said parallel guide rails, whereby said fastener strip may pass therethrough whereby the leading fastener of said fastener strip may become aligned with said fastener driver,
• e) a face plate attached to said driver plate whereby said face plate and said vertical guide channel, in said driver plate, cooperate to form a conduit through which said fastener driver operationally reciprocates as said fastener driver drives said fasteners into said work piece,
• f) an aperture within said face plate aligned with said vertical elongated opening within said driver plate,
• g) a magnet positioned within said aperture of said face plate whereby the magnetic field of said magnet draws the lead fastener of said fastener strip against said face plate and into vertical alignment with said fastener driver prior to being driven into said work piece by said fastener driver.

A fastener driving tool for driving fasteners into a work piece comprising:

• a) a magazine for supplying a soldier course strip of said fasteners,
• b) a driving head attached to the end of said magazine, said driving head having an opening therein whereby said strip of fasteners may pass from said magazine into said driving head,
• c) a magnet, positioned within said driving head, opposite said opening whereby the lead fastener of said strip is drawn against said magnet,
• d) a staple driving rod slidably positioned within said driving head for reciprocal motion with respect to said magazine, said driving rod reciprocating through a forward and a reverse stroke whereby said driving rod, upon its forward stroke, strips said lead fastener from said strip of fasteners thereby driving said fastener into said work piece.

In a fastener driving tool for driving fasteners into a work piece comprising:

• a) a magazine for supplying a soldier course strip of said fasteners,
• b) a driving head attached to the end of said magazine, said driving head having an opening therein whereby said strip of fasteners may pass from said magazine into said driving head,
• c) a staple driving rod slidably positioned within said driving head for reciprocal motion with respect to said magazine, said driving rod reciprocating through a forward and a reverse stroke whereby said driving rod, upon its forward stroke, strips said lead fastener from said strip of fasteners thereby driving said fastener into said work piece,
• the improvement comprising a magnet positioned within said driving head, opposite said opening, whereby the lead fastener of said fastener strip is drawn against said magnet prior to being driven into said work piece.