Pneumatic fastener driver

A fastener driver comprising:

• a housing including a handle portion;
• a trigger mounted to the handle portion;
• a magazine coupled to the housing and configured to receive fasteners;
• a nosepiece through which consecutive fasteners from the magazine are driven by a drive blade;
• and
• a dry-fire lockout mechanism including
• a latch pivotably coupled to the magazine, and
• a link oriented parallel to the drive blade and coupled to the trigger for movement with the trigger,
• wherein the latch is pivotable between a first position, in which the latch is disengaged from the link, and a second position, in which the latch is engaged with the link and inhibits movement of the link, and therefore the trigger, in response to the trigger being depressed, and
• wherein the latch moves from the first position to the second position in response to a number of fasteners remaining in the magazine being less than a predetermined value.

A fastener driver comprising:

• a housing including a handle portion;
• a trigger mounted to the handle portion, the trigger including an arm extending therefrom;
• a magazine coupled to the housing and configured to receive fasteners;
• a nosepiece through which consecutive fasteners from the magazine are driven by a drive blade;
• and
• a dry-fire lockout mechanism including
• a latch pivotably coupled to the magazine, and
• a link coupled to the arm for movement with the trigger,
• wherein the latch is pivotable between a first position, in which the latch is disengaged from the link, and a second position, in which the latch is engaged with the link and inhibits movement of the link, and therefore the trigger, in response to the trigger being depressed, and
• wherein the latch moves from the first position to the second position in response to a number of fasteners remaining in the magazine being less than a predetermined value.