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US 2008/0290128 A1Published application
Collapsible protective tip for fastener driver workpiece contact element
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorRobert S. Buetow
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Abstract
A collapsible protective tip for a fastener driver workpiece contact element includes a body having an insertion end configured for receiving the workpiece contact element and a substrate contact end, and at least one locator nub projects from the substrate contact end.
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A tip for a fastener driver workpiece contact element, comprising:
- a body having an insertion end configured for receiving the workpiece contact element and a substrate contact end, said substrate contact end defining a plane;
- at least one locator nub projecting from said substrate contact end, and configured to be collapsible along an axis perpendicular to said plane.
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A tip for a rod-shaped fastener driver workpiece contact element, comprising:
- a body having an insertion end configured for receiving the rod-shaped workpiece contact element, and a substrate contact end including a substrate contact surface defining a plane, said insertion end including a cavity configured to matingly receive the workpiece contact element and including a locking formation configured for gripping the workpiece contact element;
- a pair of spaced pod formations on said body generally adjacent said substrate contact surface, said pod formations defining a fastener driving location therebetween;
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- at least one locator nub projecting from each said substrate contact end, and configured to be collapsible along an axis perpendicular to the plane of the substrate contact end.
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A tip for a fastener driver workpiece contact element having at least one rod-like end, comprising:
- a generally tubular body having an insertion end configured for receiving a corresponding one of the ends of the workpiece contact element and a substrate contact end, said insertion end configured with at least one locking formation provided on an inner surface of the insertion end;
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- at least one axially collapsible locator nub projecting from said substrate contact end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.