Tool for actuating a pair of fastener ejecting guns

A tool for driving a pair of fasteners in two different directions, comprising:

• a front support member having a substantially planar contour, said front support member having a bottom surface portion with a first notch formed therein, said first notch being defined by a first pair of inclined wall surfaces formed in said bottom surface portion of said front support member, said first notch being bordered on opposing sides thereof by a pair of mounting portions;
• a rear support member having a substantially planar contour, said rear support member having a bottom surface portion with a second notch formed therein, said second notch being defined by a second pair of inclined wall surfaces formed in said bottom surface portion of said rear support member, said rear support member being disposed in longitudinally spaced parallel relation with respect to said front support member;
• first means for ejecting fasteners having a longitudinal axis and being coupled between said front and rear support members, said first fastener ejecting means being affixed to a first of said pair of mounting portions and oriented for discharging fasteners in a first direction, said first direction being substantially orthogonal to a respective one of said first pair of inclined wall surfaces bordered by said first mounting portion, said first fastener ejecting means including first means for triggering ejection of a fastener;
• second means for ejecting fasteners coupled between said front and rear support members and having a longitudinal axis disposed in substantially parallel relation with said longitudinal axis of said first fastener ejecting means, said second fastener ejecting means being affixed to a second of said pair of mounting portions and oriented for discharging fasteners in a second direction, said second direction being substantially orthogonal to a respective one of said first pair of inclined wall surfaces bordered by said second mounting portion, said second fastener ejecting means including second means for triggering ejection of a fastener;
• a handle member extending between said front and rear support members and having a longitudinal axis disposed in substantially parallel relation with said longitudinal axes of both said first and second fastener ejecting means, said first and second notches together defining a guide for alignment of said first and second fastener ejecting means with a workpiece;
• trigger actuating means pivotally coupled and rotatively displaceable with respect to said handle member for substantially simultaneous displacement of both said first and second means for triggering ejection of a fastener therewith responsive to said rotative displacement of said trigger actuating means;
• and,
• air distribution means coupled in fluid communication with a respective air inlet port of each of said first and second fastener ejecting means for delivering air thereto, said air distribution means including:
• a. an air inlet coupling secured to said rear support member through a first opening formed therein, said rear support member having a pair of second openings formed through opposing sides thereof, each of said second openings being disposed in aligned relation with said air inlet port of a respective one of said first and second fastener ejecting means, said second support member having a fluid passageway formed therein extending between each of said pair of second openings and said first opening;
• and,
• b. a pair of fluid coupling members, each of said fluid coupling members being threadedly engaged with an air inlet port of a respective one of said first and second fastener ejecting means through a respective one of said pair of second openings for both securement to said second support member and providing fluid communication between a respective air inlet port and said air inlet coupling.