US 8,505,797 B1 · Sound-suppressed, powder-actuated stud driver

Abstract

A sound-suppressed, powder-actuated stud driver may include a single-use cartridge assembly and a reusable handle assembly. The cartridge assembly may include a housing with a through-bore. The through-bore may include a firing pin retainer with a firing pin therein, an ammunition cartridge case adjacent the firing pin retainer, a piston at least partially disposed in the ammunition cartridge case, and a stud. The handle assembly may include a housing with one open end and a bore extending inwardly from the open end. A handle assembly firing pin may extend axially into the bore from a closed end of the housing. A pair of blocking pins may be movable into and out of the bore, for ensuring proper loading of the cartridge assembly into the bore. A spring-loaded locking pin may lock the cartridge assembly in the bore.

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Dependent claims

A handle assembly for a sound-suppressed, powder-actuated stud driver, comprising:

a housing with an open end and a closed end and a bore extending inwardly from the open end;
a firing pin extending axially into the bore from the closed end of the housing;
a first blocking pin movable into and out of the bore in an area near the closed end;
a second blocking pin movable into and out of the bore in an area between the first blocking pin and the open end of the housing;
a spring-loaded locking pin movable into and out of the bore;
a handle lever having one end engaged with the first blocking pin and an intermediate portion engaged with the second blocking pin;
and
a safety switch movable between unarmed and armed positions wherein in the unarmed position the safety switch prevents movement of the first blocking pin out of the bore.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Sound-suppressed, powder-actuated stud driver

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