US 2018/0043519 A1Published application

Powered fastener driving tool

AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.

InventorsMichael C. Dill, Chung-Yi Lee

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Abstract

A powered fastener driving tool such as a powder-actuated tool including a housing assembly including a side wall having a first outer section, a raised section, and a recessed section, the raised section including a rim that extends in an outermost plane of a side wall of the housing and a spring-loaded slidable power setting switch partially positioned in and partially extending from the housing. The spring-loaded slidable power setting switch includes a depressible button movable from a resting position in which an outer surface of the button extends outwardly beyond the plane in which the outer surface of the rim lies to a depressed position in which the outer surface of the button extends in a same or substantially same plane in which the outer surface of the rim lies.

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Dependent claims

A powered fastener driving tool comprising:

(a) a housing assembly including a main compartment assembly and a handle assembly extending from the main compartment assembly;
the main compartment assembly including a side wall, the side wall including a first outer section, a raised section, and a recessed section, the raised section including a rim having an outer surface that extends in an outermost plane of the side wall of the main compartment assembly;
(b) a power supply assembly positioned in the housing assembly;
(c) a fastener supply assembly configured to receive fasteners and positioned in the housing assembly;
(d) a fastener driving assembly positioned in the housing assembly;
(e) a trigger mechanism assembly supported by the handle assembly;
(f) a workpiece contact element assembly supported by the housing assembly;
and
(g) a spring-loaded slidable power setting switch partially positioned in and partially extending from the main compartment assembly, the spring-loaded slidable power setting switch including a depressible button movable from:
(i) a resting position in which an outer surface of the button extends outwardly beyond the plane in which the outer surface of the rim lies, to (ii) a depressed position in which the outer surface of the button extends in a same or substantially same plane in which the outer surface of the rim lies.

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A powered fastener driving tool comprising:

(a) a housing assembly including a main compartment assembly and a handle assembly extending from the main compartment assembly, the main compartment assembly including a side wall, the side wall including a first outer section, a raised section, and a recessed section, the raised section including an outwardly-extending section, a rim having an outer surface that extends in an outermost plane of the side wall of the main compartment assembly, and an inwardly-extending section, wherein the outwardly-extending section extends from the first outer section to the rim, the inwardly-extending section extends from the rim to the recessed section, and the rim extends from an outermost edge of the outwardly-extending section to an outermost edge of the inwardly-extending section;
(b) a power supply assembly positioned in the housing assembly;
(c) a fastener supply assembly configured to receive fasteners and positioned in the housing assembly;
(d) a fastener driving assembly positioned in the housing assembly;
(e) a trigger mechanism assembly supported by the handle assembly;
(f) a workpiece contact element assembly supported by the housing assembly;
and
(g) a spring-loaded slidable power setting switch partially positioned in and partially extending from the main compartment assembly and including a depressible button, a slider a locking member, a spring, an actuation member, and an assembly pin, the depressible button movable from:
(i) a resting position in which an outer surface of the button extends outwardly beyond the plane in which the outer surface of the rim lies, to (ii) a depressed position in which the outer surface of the button extends in a same or substantially same plane in which the outer surface of the rim lies.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.