US 2022/0176529 A1 · FASTENER-DRIVING TOOL INCLUDING A REVERSION TRIGGER WITH A DAMPER

Abstract

A fastener-driving tool is provided and includes a housing and a workpiece-contacting element movably connected to the housing, where the workpiece-contacting element is movable between a rest position and an activated position. A trigger is movably connected to the housing such that the trigger is movable between a rest position and an activated position. The tool further includes an actuation lever movably connected to the trigger and movable between a rest position and an activated position. A damper mechanism is associated with the actuation lever and is configured to control a rate of movement of the actuation lever between the activated position and the rest position.

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Dependent claims

A method of operating a fastener-driving tool to drive a fastener in either one of a sequential-actuation mode and a contact-actuation mode, the fastener-driving tool including a first part movable between a first part rest position and a first part activated position and a mechanism operatively connected to the first part, the method comprising:

responsive to the first part being in the first part rest position, causing the fastener-driving tool be in the sequential-actuation mode;
and
responsive to the first part being in the first part activated position, causing the fastener-driving tool be in the contact-actuation mode and causing the mechanism to control a rate of movement of the first part from the first part activated position to the first part rest position.