No-mar tip for fastening tool
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsDarek Smolinski, Allan F. Miller
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Abstract
A novel work contact or no-mar tip for mounting to a drive probe of a fastening tool having a driver blade for driving a fastener into a workpiece is provided having a pair of wings having resilient contact surfaces for contacting the workpiece, the wings forming a channel for the fastener while allowing for visually locating the position where the fastener will be driven into the workpiece.
Claims19
A one piece work contact tip for mounting to a U-shape drive probe of a fastening tool having a driver blade for driving a fastener into a workpiece, said work contact tip comprising:
- a body including ends, a front side, a rear side opposite said front side, a work contact surface, and a trailing surface opposite said work contact surface;
- a pair of wins connected to said front side of said body at said ends;
- said pair of wings having resilient contact surfaces for contacting said workpiece, said wings forming a channel for said fastener and for visually locating the position where said fastener will be driven into said workpiece;
- a recess located in said trailing surface of said body for retaining said drive probe, and thereby mounting said work contact tip to said drive probe,
- said recess being generally U-shaped to complement and receive the U-shape of said drive probe.
In combination, a drive probe of a fastening tool having a driver blade for driving a pin into a workpiece, and a work contact tip mounted to said drive probe, wherein said work contact tip comprises:
- a generally horseshoe shaped member having a body including ends, a front side, a rear side opposite said front side, a work contact surface, and a trailing surface opposite said work contact surface;
- a pair of wings connected to said front side of said body at said ends;
- said pair of wings having resilient contact surfaces for contacting said workpiece, said wings forming a channel for said pin and for visually locating the position where said pin will be driven into said workpiece, while allowing for visually locating the position where said pin will be driven into said workpiece, and wherein said drive probe is oriented perpendicular to the work surface.
A fastening tool comprising:
- a driver blade for driving a fastener into a workpiece;
- a power source for driving said driver blade;
- a housing enclosing said driver blade, said housing including a nosepiece for accepting said fastener and for axially guiding said driver blade in a driving direction toward impact with said fastener;
- a wire drive probe extending in the driving direction from said housing to a driving end;
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- a resilient work contact tip mounted to said driving end of said drive probe, said work contact tip having a body body including ends, a front side, a rear side opposite said front side, a work contact surface, and a trailing surface opposite said work contact surface;
- a pair of wings extending from said front side of said body at said ends;
- said pair of wings having resilient contact surfaces for contacting said workpiece, said wings forming a channel for said fastener while allowing for visually locating the position where said fastener will be driven into said workpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.