Parker Manufacturing Co.

Carson E Ahlman

Edward H Meisner

Michael P Ballone

Edward D Levy

Electrically heated tool for applying an anchoring fastener

An electrically heated tool for appyling an anchoring device having a forwardly protruding nose carrying a hot melt adhesive and a rear recess surrounded by a circular rim has a housing having a head portion and a handle. The head portion has a planar front wall provided with a front recess dimensioned to receive the anchoring device. An electric heater in the head portion has a platen, dimensioned to extend into the rear recess of the anchoring device, protruding into the front recess. The dimensions of the front recess and platen are such that the nose of an anchoring device received in the front recess with the platen extending into the rear recess of the device and in contact with the rear of the nose thereof protrudes slightly forwardly beyond the plane of the front wall so that the nose of the device can be firmly pressed against a surface to obtain secure bonding of the device after the heater has been energized to melt the adhesive. The head portion and the front recess therein have a maximum width dimension less than the diameter of the circular rim of the anchoring device whereby portions of the rim extend beyond the sides of the head portion to allow the user to easily and safely grip the anchoring device for placement onto the platen in the front recess.

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Oradell, NJ, United States of America

Carson E Ahlman