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US 4,903,831 AGranted
Automatic nailer system
OwnerTerry E. Francisinventor
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The present invention provides an automatic nailer system for use in the joinery industry. The system includes a strip including a plurality of plastic ferrules which receive a complementary plurality of nails. Each ferrule is provided with a step which is adapted to co-operate with a surface of a substrate to form a groove for receiving a flange on a trim, each ferrule also having the thicker part thereof tapered to assist in fitting the trim. The ferrules are arranged in a longitudinal row and are connected to each other by at least one severable plastic web. The system further includes an automatic nailer specially adapted to drive the nails individually into a substrate while at the same time severing its associated ferrule from the next adjacent ferrule. Preferably, the automatic nailer includes a cartridge for feeding a plurality of strips into the automatic nailer.
A strip, for use with an automatic nailer, comprising a plurality of plastic ferrules, arranged in a longitudinal row, for receiving a complementary plurality of nails, each ferrule being attached to adjacent ferrules by at least one severable plastic web, each ferrule provided with means whereby a trim can be fixed onto a substrate onto which the ferrule has been attached, the fixing means including a step in the ferrule which is adapted to co-operate with a surface of the substrate to form a groove for receiving a flange on the trim and the thicker part of the stepped ferrule is tapered to assist in fitting the trim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.