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US 2022/0069266 A1Published application
Combustion-powered fastener driving tool fuel cell adapter
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsNinad C. Maniar, Michael S. Popovich, Alex D. Makeyev
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a combustion-powered fastener driving tool fuel cell adapter for a fuel cell for a combustion-powered fastener driving tool, wherein the adapter is configured to reduce the chance of the adapter popping off of a sealing member attached to a fuel cell, wherein the adapter is configured to reduce the chance of the adapter untwisting from the sealing member.
Claims20
A combustion-powered fastener driving tool fuel cell adapter comprising:
- an annular hub including:
- (a) a tubular body having a tubular waist,
- (b) first, second, third, and fourth legs integrally connected to and extending downwardly from the tubular waist, the second leg having an inwardly extending lead-in outer chamfer defined by an outer surface, a bottom edge, a first side surface, and a second side surface of the second leg, the fourth leg having an inwardly extending lead-in outer chamfer defined by an outer surface, a bottom edge, a first side surface, and a second side surface of the fourth leg,
- (c) a first reinforcement member integrally connected to and extending inwardly from the first leg,
- (d) a second reinforcement member integrally connected to and extending inwardly from the third leg,
- (e) a first locking member integrally connected to and extending outwardly from the first leg, and
- (f) a second locking member integrally connected to and extending outwardly from the third leg;
- an annular locking flange integrally connected to and extending radially outwardly from the hub;
- an annular collar integrally connected to and longitudinally extending upwardly from the hub;
- and
- a flexible suspension integrally connecting the collar to the hub.
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A combustion-powered fastener driving tool fuel cell adapter comprising:
- an annular hub including:
- (a) a tubular body having a tubular waist,
- (b) first, second, third, and fourth legs integrally connected to and extending downwardly from the tubular waist,
- (c) a first reinforcement member integrally connected to and extending inwardly from the first leg,
- (d) a second reinforcement member integrally connected to and extending inwardly from the third leg,
- (e) a first locking member integrally connected to and extending outwardly from the first leg, and
- (f) a second locking member integrally connected to and extending outwardly from the third leg;
- an annular locking flange integrally connected to and extending radially outwardly from the hub, wherein the locking flange is configured to minimize upward and downward flexing;
- an annular collar integrally connected to and longitudinally extending upwardly from the hub;
- and
- a flexible suspension integrally connecting the collar to the hub.
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A combustion-powered fastener driving tool fuel cell adapter comprising:
- an annular hub including:
- (a) a tubular body having a tubular waist,
- (b) first, second, third, and fourth legs integrally connected to and extending downwardly from the tubular waist, the second leg having an inwardly extending lead-in outer chamfer defined by an outer surface, a bottom edge, a first side surface, and a second side surface of the second leg, the fourth leg having an inwardly extending lead-in outer chamfer defined by an outer surface, a bottom edge, a first side surface, and a second side surface of the fourth leg,
- (c) a first semi-cylindrical reinforcement member integrally connected to and extending inwardly from the first leg,
- (d) a second semi-cylindrical reinforcement member integrally connected to and extending inwardly from the third leg,
- (e) a first locking member integrally connected to and extending outwardly from the first leg, and
- (f) a second locking member integrally connected to and extending outwardly from the third leg,
- wherein the first leg and the third leg each do not have an inwardly extending lead-in outer chamfer, and wherein the second leg and the fourth leg each do not include an inwardly extending reinforcement rib;
- an annular locking flange integrally connected to and extending radially outwardly from the hub, wherein the locking flange includes:
- (a) an inner annular section integrally connected to and extending radially outwardly from the hub;
- and (b) an outer annular section integrally connected to and extending radially outwardly from the entire inner annular section, wherein the locking flange is configured to minimize upwardly and downward flexing;
- an annular collar integrally connected to and longitudinally extending upwardly from the hub;
- and
- a flexible suspension integrally connecting the collar to the hub.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.